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howard stateman ([personal profile] howeird) wrote2008-04-09 04:49 pm

Torched

I don't know which makes me madder, the bait and switch which hid the Olympic torch from thousands of people who had come long distances and endured lots of hassles to see it, or corrupt jive-turkey Willie Brown chosen to be one of the torch bearers.

[identity profile] cinchntouch.livejournal.com 2008-04-10 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Willie Brown! Gack, its a good thing they changed the torch route- he is a turd and all the demonstrators with their Chinese flags would have bopped him on the head. Talk about all those worthy souls who have waited their entire life to carry a stupid torch up the Embarcadero and they give it to that dude - WTF!!!!!

You can still make the closing ceremony - the last I heard it was at the airport.

Flamin' Willy Brown

[identity profile] bagelfather.livejournal.com 2008-04-10 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
Willy was very important to the route. He could set his hat on fire and run through the street in case the torch was taken by those protesting the route.

[identity profile] scendan.livejournal.com 2008-04-10 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Was he really? I read about other torch bearers but didn't see his name go by!

Wow.