2010 Olympic Rant #33 Vanoc, hands off my stuff · 16.09.09 by colin newell
Hello. My name is Colin Newell and I am Canada’s most notorious Anti-2010 ranter.
Not sure? Google it. Google “2010 Rant” and I am your man. On the job. Shouting out. Raging against the machine.
Will I be anywhere near the 2010 Olympic venues during the dreaded event?
No.
But you might. If you can get anywhere near the place. Dig this though:
Organizers of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics will send roving bands (read packs) of observers (read Brown shirts) with the power to confiscate non-Olympic material (and man-handle civilians) outside the venues if they feel it violates the Olympic experience.
Say it with me folks.
WTF.
Potential confrontation, the IOC (and VANOC) suggests, shouldn’t be overly aggressive, for fear of negative publicity. The director of commercial rights management for the organizing committee says the teams will balance protecting the brand and protecting free speech.
Let me get this straight. If I am walking down West Georgia in Vancouver (The Library square is a venue folks!) and some goons get in my face about the T-shirt I am wearing or whatever. They had better look the f*ck out.
Good thing I am not going to be there.
For the rest of you though – join me in saying…
No to VANOC-IOC Nazism.
No, hell no.
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Honest
— Colin Newell Sep 17, 01:36 pm #