By Matt Lombardi He wasted no time addressing a controversial aspect of the Games being held in Beijing. View the original article to see embedded media. The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing have officially begun, as has NBC’s coverage of the event. On Thursday night, host Mike Tirico wasted no time addressing a controversial aspect of the Games being held in China. Tirico, before mentioning anything about any of the athletes or competitions, spoke about the alleged genocide of the Uyghur Muslim population in the western Xinjiang region of the country. He noted that multiple countries, includin…