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(319,560 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:48 PM Jan 2014

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Olympics Official Slams US for Including Gay Athletes in Delegation~MLK Weighs In.. [View all]

Olympics official slams US for including gay athletes in delegation

"A senior IOC member has slammed the US for including gay athletes in its official delegation to the Olympics next month. Mario Pescante, former vice president of the International Olympics Committee, is reported to have said the US should not be ‘promoting’ gay rights while in Sochi."

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/olympics-official-slams-us-including-gay-athletes-delegation160114

Yeah, we should hide them away.. like we're not proud of our brilliant Gay athletes.

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Olympics Official Slams US for Including Gay Athletes in Delegation~MLK Weighs In.. [View all] Cha Jan 2014 OP

fuck him and the horse he rode in on dlwickham Jan 2014 #1

I was going to say New Jersey, TexasTowelie Jan 2014 #2

However Corrupt is Corrupt.. Cha Jan 2014 #12

Corruption Olympics. Team NJ Gov. vs. IOC. IOC claims deep bench and years of experience. NJ Gov okaawhatever Jan 2014 #28

Exactly. Thank you, dlwickham.. Cha Jan 2014 #11

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They are on Putin's payroll. William769 Jan 2014 #4

He's a disgrace for saying such a thing, William.. Cha Jan 2014 #5

What would the world be like without a little color? William769 Jan 2014 #6

Very Dull, William! Cha Jan 2014 #9

The guys saying absurd are using the playbook the ones calling same sex marriages fake. ARGH! n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #7

Yes, it ugly and it's Cha Jan 2014 #10

Fuck you, IOC! Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #8

And, the horse it rode in on.. Cha Jan 2014 #13

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I wish our Olympic uniforms were rainbow colored KauaiK Jan 2014 #15

That would be something, KauaiK! Cha Jan 2014 #16

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Fuck the Olympics "Official"... ReRe Jan 2014 #18

Thanks for helping to get obscene ignorance Cha Jan 2014 #19

Really! ReRe Jan 2014 #21

So he's all for promoting (and profiting from)..... DeSwiss Jan 2014 #20

K&R Cha Jan 2014 #22

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We need some of this ----> napkinz Jan 2014 #25

Mahalo for this, napkinz.. Cha Jan 2014 #26

it would be nice if there were some universal gesture ... napkinz Jan 2014 #31

I still haven't had time to Cha Jan 2014 #32

The Olympic Committee is a right wing group. Read up on the predulde to Berlin. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #27

They're just pissed the US has stopped insanely bribing them at the rate we used to Johonny Jan 2014 #29

Kick for those who don't have Cha Jan 2014 #30

Fishy Mario's comment is, frankly, OBSCENE. The little shitheel should be ASHAMED of himself. MADem Jan 2014 #33

Righteous Rant, MADem! Cha Jan 2014 #34

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