It's Patt

By Todd on December 28, 2007 12:31 AM | | Comments (4) |

From KPCC.org:

China's Float a Lightning Rod for Critics (Real Audio required)

For the first time in the 119 year history of the Rose Parade, China will have its own float. But critics of that country's human rights record are objecting and want to mount their own march down Colorado Boulevard. When California tradition and China's politics collide, where should the line be drawn?

Bill Bogaard, Mayor of Pasadena
Shizhong Chen, spokesman for the Pasadena Coalition for Human Rights and president of the Conscience Foundation, a Chinese human rights group headquartered in San Diego.

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4 Comments

anonymouse said:
Interesting interview. It's just amazing how Mayor Bogaard continues to dodge questions and responsibilities. TURN YOUR BACK to the Beijing Olympics Float of Shame!!!!
December 28, 2007 9:18 AM
AP said:
Or, do what I do, and just leave town and don't watch the Rose Parade.
December 28, 2007 8:56 PM
not popular said:
So what do we do after the parade?
December 28, 2007 9:57 PM
Tran, Phuc huu said:
No human rights : Not any parade for them!! Turn my back to the Beijing Propaganda of Olympics Float because of this humiliation. Rose is for HUMAN RIGHTS only!
December 29, 2007 10:04 AM

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