Mitt Romney has intervened on Joey Cheek's behalf:

Former governor Mitt Romney urged Chinese officials yesterday to reconsider their sudden decision to revoke the visa of Joey Cheek, a former Olympic speedskater and human rights activist who had been planning to attend the Beijing Olympics to draw attention to the bloody ethnic conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

Romney, who was en route to Beijing yesterday for today's start of the Games, personally intervened in Cheek's case, writing a letter to top Chinese government officials and the Chinese Olympic committee president.

Of course Romney's experience with the Olympics is vital here. In fact, depending on how the Beijing games turn out, it could get a lot more coverage.