Obama's Sochi Representatives

[spence]

While its a nice middle finger I'd assume Putin is more concerned with terrorists blowing up the games.
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[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Bronko

It's a direct FU to Putin and I love it. I despise Obama, but this is a pretty good dig.
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Originally Posted by spence

While its a nice middle finger I'd assume Putin is more concerned with terrorists blowing up the games.
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It is an action that I would expect from a high school kid as opposed to our POTUS, sophomoric at best. Think Reagan would have been satisfied with flipping the bird with a gay messenger corps? "Oh, hi. I'm here from the US to annoy you, just a little..." Nothing less than a "tap" and twist where the sun don't shine would have been sent by a great leader, IMO......

[JohnR]

We've seen at best, lukewarm leadership & foreign policy with this administration. So once you orientate your expectations down you can take this passive aggressive move for what it is, a mildly impressive dig at Pooty.

[nightfighter]

My firm stand is that orienting down, as you say, or the general acceptance of lower standards across the board by Americans in today's society, is extenuating the demise of America from its era of gold into rust.... I won't be around to see it, thank God, but the fall is not too far off, IMO.

[spence]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

My firm stand is that orienting down, as you say, or the general acceptance of lower standards across the board by Americans in today's society, is extenuating the demise of America from its era of gold into rust.... I won't be around to see it, thank God, but the fall is not too far off, IMO.

Wait, tolerance and acceptance of gay people is lowering our standards???

-spence

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by spence

Wait, tolerance and acceptance of gay people is lowering our standards???

-spence

No, Mr Spinmeister. Having to promote and defend that, as a priority and worthy of front page values is what I question as being representative of what America stands for. Go look at CL personals and see how many men for men ads there are and tell me that is what we need to be discussing, promoting, defending, and pretending that having all this in full view is contributing to a better society.

[spence]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

No, Mr Spinmeister. Having to promote and defend that, as a priority and worthy of front page values is what I question as being representative of what America stands for. Go look at CL personals and see how many men for men ads there are and tell me that is what we need to be discussing, promoting, defending, and pretending that having all this in full view is contributing to a better society.

What does any of this have to do with CL personals?

-spence

[likwid]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

It is an action that I would expect from a high school kid as opposed to our POTUS, sophomoric at best. Think Reagan would have been satisfied with flipping the bird with a gay messenger corps? "Oh, hi. I'm here from the US to annoy you, just a little..." Nothing less than a "tap" and twist where the sun don't shine would have been sent by a great leader, IMO......

So how many world championships and olympic events have you won again?

[nightfighter]

The answer is none, dip chit.... Not quite sure what that has to do with it. Being a champion was just one of the qualifications to be considered. To make the short list, there was clearly another determining factor, one which I find outrageous to decide the make up of a group being sent to represent the leader of the country.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

The answer is none, dip chit.... Not quite sure what that has to do with it. Being a champion was just one of the qualifications to be considered. To make the short list, there was clearly another determining factor, one which I find outrageous to decide the make up of a group being sent to represent the leader of the country.

So who would you suggest exactly?

What should be the determining factor? How much money they have? How many retarded plastic made in china things they've endorsed?
How many crappy piss water beer logos they have on their competition gear?

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by likwid

So who would you suggest exactly?

The Mahre brothers, Tamara McKinney, Picabo. All great American winter champions who re-entered mainstream America without being in the tabloids and police reports.
As for factors, I would hope they would at least be American VALUES... I don't know what that list of yours is meant to represent, but it sure as hell isn't me...
What should be the determining factor? How much money they have? How many retarded plastic made in china things they've endorsed?
How many crappy piss water beer logos they have on their competition gear?

...You really want to do this? I have been down a different, but similar road with you before......

[likwid]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

The Mahre brothers, Tamara McKinney, Picabo. All great American winter champions who re-entered mainstream America without being in the tabloids and police reports.
As for factors, I would hope they would at least be American VALUES... I don't know what that list of yours is meant to represent, but it sure as hell isn't me...

So what exactly are Brian Boitano's values? You seem to be an expert.

Only one of the Mahre brothers took gold.
McKinney never won an olympic medal.
Picabo is a spokesperson for the US Olympic ski team already. (and makes money commentating on the ski events, making money off the olympics! american values!)

So I'm going to guess from your statements, a: you have zero reason to think he's a bad rep other than because he's gay b: you associate being gay with being in a "scandal"?