http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/ China and Other things Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/#comment-9 Paul Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:27:59 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/#comment-9 Not all of it... but there was a good amount of time spent (beer in hand, of course) mesmorized, more than anything else, at why CCTV would be forced to do this. Was this an upper managment directive, or did it come straight from the inner bowels of the party itself? That was the part that was facinating. Not the automotonic looking CPC members being flashed up on the screen. Truely the perfect conclusion to a completely ridiculous week of politics in this country! Not all of it… but there was a good amount of time spent (beer in hand, of course) mesmorized, more than anything else, at why CCTV would be forced to do this. Was this an upper managment directive, or did it come straight from the inner bowels of the party itself? That was the part that was facinating. Not the automotonic looking CPC members being flashed up on the screen. Truely the perfect conclusion to a completely ridiculous week of politics in this country!

]]> http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/#comment-7 rob Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/#comment-7 You watched it ALL???!!! You watched it ALL???!!!

]]> http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/#comment-6 Paul Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:00:57 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2007/10/20/warmly-welcoming-the-successful-conclusion-of-the-17th-party-congress/#comment-6 That was, by far, the most boring piece of television I have ever seen. The ironic part, though, was that I was sitting in a pub in Beijing watching the damn thing! Perhaps it's the curiousity surrounding the party, or some sort of sadomasochistic inkling, but I sat there and watched that scroll of humanity roll by for at least half an hour! It's still better than Supergirls, though! That was, by far, the most boring piece of television I have ever seen. The ironic part, though, was that I was sitting in a pub in Beijing watching the damn thing! Perhaps it’s the curiousity surrounding the party, or some sort of sadomasochistic inkling, but I sat there and watched that scroll of humanity roll by for at least half an hour! It’s still better than Supergirls, though!

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