As far as bad PR goes, the Beijing Olympics and the Chinese government are on a planet of their own. First, before, I continue, let me say I haven’t actually watched any of the Olympics this year for numerous reasons – China’s (lack of) human rights and the convenient way that the big sponsors of the games side-stepped this issue tainted them for me before they even began. Yet I do follow the news, and one thing that is apparent is that when it comes to offering lessons in bad PR, the Beijing Olympics win hands down.

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