And of course , the Daily Show was all over the media 's being all over it , and produced a segment on this topic in quite fanciful style : ( thanks Susie for the link ! ) But I digress a bit . An oppression olympics of a much more frightening kind ( and one that the mainstream media is n't all over ) is the Summer Olympics in Beijing . Let 's just put it bluntly -- shit is going down , but what we 're seeing is just the QUITE FANCIFUL show they 're putting on .

Question: What would have happened if the event had not been conducted so fancifully ?
Answer: The world might have had an even more negative impression of BeijingAthletes may have decided to not go to the event because of the poor quality of facilitiesThe world might have been more impressed with the lack of wasted money on unnecessary thingsAthletes may have decided that they would support the event to help show the world that wealth does n't effect talent