Olympic torch relay descends into chaos as torch is extinguished 5 times
Organizers canceled the final leg of the Olympic run through Paris after chaotic protests Monday, snuffing out the torch and putting it aboard a bus in a humiliating concession to protesters decrying China's human rights record.
Worried officials extinguished the torch and placed it on the bus five times throughout the day as protesters tried to grab the torch and block the relay. At least two activists got almost an arm's length away before they were seized by police.
Another protester threw water at the torch but failed to put it out before being taken away.
Here, in the land of the free where we enthusiastically take on a trillion dollars in debt and eagerly sacrifice thousands of our best and brightest to force a country into a religious civil war in the name of freedom, the greatest fear authorities have concerning the Olympic torch is that some brave Wal-Mart shopper will attempt to cook a hotdog over it.
