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LeftishBrit

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16. Wow. I knew Brundage was something of an antisemite, but not all these details. Wow again.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #14)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 10:01 AM

Jan 2014

In any case, I don't trust Putin further than I could throw him. I think he's just another big organized crime leader AND a bigot. We wouldn't trust the Godfather of the Mafia in charge of the Olympics, so why trust Putin?

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Russia slams European Union's 'promotion of sexual minorities' [View all] Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 OP

Now, there's another oxymoron: ReRe Jan 2014 #1

Gawd forbid that Human Beings... SoapBox Jan 2014 #2

If the US and Europe had any balls... Archae Jan 2014 #3

Nah, our gay Olympians are a much bigger smack in the face. joshcryer Jan 2014 #5

i think we shouldnt go over safety... iamthebandfanman Jan 2014 #10

But I was told EU was no better than Russia. joshcryer Jan 2014 #4

That doesn't surprise me. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #7

Oh, I bet I know how that rhetoric went. joshcryer Jan 2014 #9

Yup. Doesn't even matter that many of us HAVE commented. Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #11

Then you're forced to dig up those posts. joshcryer Jan 2014 #12

Ugh LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #6

It would be awesome! Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #8

Let's acknowledge the fullness of Berlin, shall we? Did we have Jewish Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #14

Wow. I knew Brundage was something of an antisemite, but not all these details. Wow again. LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #16

it sometimes seems as if it's getting worse JI7 Jan 2014 #13

Yes Russia is getting worse as Putin's dictatorship uhnope Jan 2014 #18

Putin is an NBC Star Performer at this point, Michael J Fox promoting Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #15

If one is a gay Ukrainian, this might affect whether you want your country to associate with the EU pampango Jan 2014 #17

Russia/Putin's misuse of the world "neo-liberal" uhnope Jan 2014 #19

russia is trying to become what was the Soviet Union William769 Jan 2014 #20

Is it sad that my first thought was, hey Russia is getting better. They referred to LGBT as a okaawhatever Jan 2014 #21