Finally, the Olympics get interesting

By now, I'm sure you've heard the news out of Paris (and yes, I love writing that just to cheese off The Truth) that protesters were successful in dousing the Olympic flame on four separate occasions as it makes its path to China for the 2008 festival of shame. Jon Stewart does the honors, especially around the 1:51 mark. Wow.



Elsewhere, some have called for a boycott of the opening ceremonies, as if that were any kind of meaningful act, really. But before this one slides into the next round of protests, check out these following jaw-dropping quotes.

“The general public is very angry at this sabotage by a few separatists.” -- Wang Hui, some mouth jobber who draws a paycheque from Paris's Olympic organizing committee

Actually, very angry is kind of overselling the point here, ol' Wang. For the most part, especially once you've reached "Daily Show" notice, it's gone beyond anger and straight into ridicule.

“Violence for whatever reason is not compatible with the values of the torch relay and the Olympic Games." Jacques Rogge, chairman of the IOC

Um, wait a minute. Wasn't the point of the Games originally to give the tyros in Sparta, Athens and the 'burbs a chance to let loose their testosterone in sport, rather than combat? Anyone who thinks violence has nothing to do with the Olympics has never seen an IOC member who didn't get their bribe... or, as Stewart notes, hasn't read the history of the torch relay, started by Adolf Hitler.

San Francisco gets this mess next. Make us proud, hippies!