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There's Opposition To The Trump Administration Even Among Our Olympians
Topic Started: Feb 13 2018, 06:38 PM (578 Views)
La Pasionaria
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It just goes to show you how far the opposition and resistance to Trump & Co has seeped into every pore of our national life, it's even evident on the U.S. Olympic Team.

To quote one blogger, "When Olympic athletes make it brutally clear how ashamed they are of their current administration, it shows the world that these Olympians love their country, are competing for their country and are there for their country. It also shows that they're not there to represent or support the current U.S. administration in any shape or form."

First there's skiing superstar and gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, who said: "she'll be representing the "people of the United States, not the president. I take the Olympics very seriously and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in the opening ceremony."

"Vonn continued her criticism of the president, saying she wants to "represent our country well. I don't think that there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that..Asked if she would accept an invite to the White House to meet with President Trump if she were to win a gold medal in February, Vonn replied "absolutely not."

Skier Lindsey Vonn says she'll represent U.S. at Olympics, not Trump https://www.cbsnews.com/news/skier-lindsey-vonn-says-shell-represent-united-states-not-the-president-at-olympics/

Then there's the LBGTQ Olympians who have publicly stood up to and snubbed V.P. Mike Pence.

"Adam Rippon, the first openly gay U.S. Winter Olympian. He criticized the selection of Vice President Mike Pence to lead the 2018 U.S. Olympic delegation to South Korea and said that he didn't plan to meet with Pence during the meet-and-greet that happens between the delegation and the athletes right before the opening ceremony.

In a USA Today article, he's quoted as saying, "You mean Mike Pence, the same Mike Pence that funded gay conversion therapy? I'm not buying it."

Rippon added, "I don't think (Pence) has a real concept of reality... To stand by some of the things that Donald Trump has said and for Mike Pence to say he's a devout Christian man is completely contradictory. If he's okay with what's being said about people and Americans and foreigners and about different countries that are being called 'sh*tholes,' I think he should really go to church."

Then there's "Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy also criticized Mike Pence recently, saying that Pence was a bad fit for the U.S. delegation, as the 2018 Olympics are all about inclusion and that Pence, with his anti-LGBTQ-stance, definitely isn't. I'm so proud of both these men who aren't afraid to stand up and speak their truth to power."

Give these U.S. Olympians a medal for sticking it to Trump, by @marciasirota http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/marcia-sirota/give-these-u-s-olympians-a-medal-for-sticking-it-to-trump_a_23356709/

The Crazy Politics Of This Year's Winter Olympics http://on.digg.com/2snIQ6K

Real Americans Are Standing Up For True American Values By Standing Up To Trump!





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Edited by Coast2coast, Feb 13 2018, 07:42 PM.
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Robertr2000
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Olympians don't matter.

(outside of the Olympics)
"if that **** wins we'll all hang from nooses"
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The Inquisitor
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Incorrect Format for Op-Ed board....Again

"For the OpEd board we would like all outside Opinion content placed there but please title the topic the same as you would a News Board topic. In other words, there should be a linked opinion article and the title of that article should match the title of your topic. If you have an news article (from a news board eligible source) that does not qualify for the News Board due to age of the news item then you may place it in OpEd"

Three links used...none with the same title
Edited by The Inquisitor, Feb 13 2018, 07:05 PM.
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Tha's pretty funny coming from a guy who tried a dozen times to post a News Board item only to have them closed for incorrect formatting.

Nice snitching, Inq! :biggrin:
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Lindsay Vonn makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year skiing, what the hell is she doing in an amateur competition? The Olympics are becoming essentially meaningless.
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La Pasionaria
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Robertr2000
Feb 13 2018, 06:49 PM
Olympians don't matter.

(outside of the Olympics)
That's just your opinion du jour as in this case the exercise of Free Speech doesn't suit your politics!
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RaiderNation
Feb 13 2018, 07:10 PM
Tha's pretty funny coming from a guy who tried a dozen times to post a News Board item only to have them closed for incorrect formatting.

Nice snitching, Inq! :biggrin:
Just keeping you amused....Wilma

3 times that I have counted La Pasionaria has done the same thing since the new rule....If I had....I'm sure that this thread would have been closed with a

warning issued.....not just moved....

You would have said nothing....because you only snitch on selected members....

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Feb 13 2018, 08:01 PM
RaiderNation
Feb 13 2018, 07:10 PM
Tha's pretty funny coming from a guy who tried a dozen times to post a News Board item only to have them closed for incorrect formatting.

Nice snitching, Inq! :biggrin:
Just keeping you amused....Wilma

3 times that I have counted La Pasionaria has done the same thing since the new rule....If I had....I'm sure that this thread would have been closed with a

warning issued.....not just moved....

You would have said nothing....because you only snitch on selected members....
You're not that amusing, Inqy. Comical? Yes. In a 3 Stooges kinda way. Not amusing. Sad.

Will Munny: "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it..."
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this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Edited by clone, Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM.
Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Robert Stout
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La Pasionaria
Feb 13 2018, 07:27 PM
Robertr2000
Feb 13 2018, 06:49 PM
Olympians don't matter.

(outside of the Olympics)
That's just your opinion du jour as in this case the exercise of Free Speech doesn't suit your politics!
I'm surprised most of your posts weren't banished to MFAB................... :oyvey
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Sorry but Lindsey Vonn, the most vocal Olympian criticizing Trump, isn't gay.

At some point you Kool-Aid guzzlers have to come to terms with reality.
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ringotuna
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Breaking News!

People have opinions!!!

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated.
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ringotuna
Feb 14 2018, 08:39 AM
Breaking News!

People have opinions!!!

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Please let me know how many Olympians on the Team USA have actually, publicly, endorsed Trump!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :box:
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clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Behind Adam Rippon's charm is a man on a skating mission http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22449843
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La Pasionaria
Feb 14 2018, 08:04 PM
ringotuna
Feb 14 2018, 08:39 AM
Breaking News!

People have opinions!!!

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Please let me know how many Olympians on the Team USA have actually, publicly, endorsed Trump!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :box:
As the purveyor of petty information, that's your responsibility.

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :rotflmao:
Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated.
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La Pasionaria
Feb 15 2018, 05:15 PM
clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Behind Adam Rippon's charm is a man on a skating mission http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22449843
More La Paz homo-erotica....?

:dunno:
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clone
Feb 15 2018, 08:29 PM
La Pasionaria
Feb 15 2018, 05:15 PM
clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Behind Adam Rippon's charm is a man on a skating mission http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22449843
More La Paz homo-erotica....?

:dunno:
Nope just more reality delivered to folks like you:

Gay US Olympians dig in on feud with vice president: 'Eat your heart out, Pence'; http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/373201-gay-us-olympians-continue-feud-with-vice-president-eat-your-heart

"The first two openly gay male U.S. winter Olympians are doubling down on their feud with Vice President Pence over his record on LGBTQ rights.

Freeskier Gus Kenworthy posted a photo on Instagram of himself and figure skater Adam Rippon with a caption that calls out Pence, who is leading the U.S. delegation to the 2018 Olympics, by name. Rippon was named to the U.S. Olympic team first, making history as the first openly gay man to represent the country in the Winter Olympics. Kenworthy was named to the team a few weeks later.

“The Opening Ceremony is a wrap and the 2018 Winter Olympic Gaymes are officially under way!” Kenworthy wrote. “I feel incredibly honored to be here in Korea competing for the US and I'm so proud to be representing the LGBTQ community alongside this amazing guy! Eat your heart out, Pence.”


Openly gay winter Olympian says silver lining in broken thumb is not having to shake Mike Pence's hand http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/16/openly-gay-winter-olympian-says-silver-lining-broken-thumb-not/

"Gus Kenworthy, a US freestyle skier, has celebrated the fact that breaking his thumb means he will not have to shake the hand of Mike Pence, who lead the US delegation to the Winter Olympics.

The Olympian, who came out as gay in 2015, tweeted: "Broke my thumb yesterday in practice. It won't stop me from competing (obvi) but it does prevent me from shaking Pence's hand so... Silver linings!

"Will be giving my teammates (and literally everyone else) an enthusiastic "thumbs up!" of encouragement the rest of the trip."

:booboo: :booboo: :booboo: :booboo:

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clone
Feb 15 2018, 08:29 PM
La Pasionaria
Feb 15 2018, 05:15 PM
clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Behind Adam Rippon's charm is a man on a skating mission http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22449843
More La Paz homo-erotica....?

:dunno:
She's very excitable.
Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated.
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ringotuna
Feb 16 2018, 06:39 PM
clone
Feb 15 2018, 08:29 PM
La Pasionaria
Feb 15 2018, 05:15 PM
clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Behind Adam Rippon's charm is a man on a skating mission http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22449843
More La Paz homo-erotica....?

:dunno:
She's very excitable.
You Kool-Aid guzzlers just can't abide free speech, unless you hear what pleases you!
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La Pasionaria
Feb 16 2018, 10:33 PM
ringotuna
Feb 16 2018, 06:39 PM
clone
Feb 15 2018, 08:29 PM
La Pasionaria
Feb 15 2018, 05:15 PM
clone
Feb 14 2018, 12:19 AM
this thread is gay propaganda.......which ironically is against our most pro gay President ever...

Sad to see these lispy kids used as tools...



Behind Adam Rippon's charm is a man on a skating mission http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/22449843
More La Paz homo-erotica....?

:dunno:
She's very excitable.
You Kool-Aid guzzlers just can't abide free speech, unless you hear what pleases you!
See what I mean about excitable? ^^^
Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated.
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