Thursday, August 14, 2008

Little Girl Lies

Remember last week's opening ceremonies of the Olympics, the adorable the little girl who sang China's national anthem? Adorable with a voice like a precious hummingbird! Well, it turns out the pretty little girl was a charlatan! She lip-synced the whole thing! She's the Zelma Davis of China!
Chinese officials confirmed that they decided at the last minute to pull 7-year-old Yang Peiyi (above right) from the opening ceremonies, because they felt her teeth were too crooked to represent their country. They replaced her with 9-year-old Lin Miaoke (above left) who lip-synced to Yang's voice.
The ceremony's music director said, "The main consideration was the national interest. The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings and in her expression. When we had the dress rehearsals, there were spectators from various divisions, including above all a member of the politburo who gave us his verdict: we had to make the swap."
Washington Post
report HERE

That wasn't the only fraud about the opening ceremonies. The 29 fireworks footprints were digitally added later. A cameraman in a helicopter filmed the fireworks as they were happening live, but producers thought the footage might be too shaky.
CNN report HERE
AP video HERE

Gee, the Chinese offering 'knock-off's' to the public? HOW UNUSUAL...!

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