Video Games in the 2008 Olympics?

Video Games in the 2008 Olympics?

Ted Owen of the Global Gaming League is trying to get video games into the Olympics:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060601-6968.html

My first thought was "whuh... ?" But then I realized that it's not any sillier than including all the screwball sports they have in the Olympics right now.