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Re: Olympic boycott! :Iain

Posted By: don witt (c-98-240-214-203.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 10:03 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Olympic boycott! :Iain (Don McCauley)

The Olympic Games are supposed to be apolitical. I agree with most of my fellow forum posters. A strong 'NO' to a boycott. Let the athletes have their day without politicians interfering!

Messages In This Thread

• Olympic boycott!
  Iain Douglas (24.244.248.8) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 12:04 p.m.
  • Re: Olympic boycott!
    Dave Chiu (c-67-186-233-128.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 12:12 p.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott! *LINK*
      Paul LaDuke (pool-72-70-172-186.hrbgpa.fios.verizon.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 6:52 p.m.
      • Re: Olympic boycott!
        merlin (host-207-254-228-189.classicnet.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 8:28 p.m.
  • Re: Olympic boycott!
    Mark Cameron (ip68-14-142-178.ri.ri.cox.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 12:30 p.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott!
      Jack Dluzen (70.44.78.32.res-cmts.brd2.ptd.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 12:59 p.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott!
      JOE DUBE (c-71-203-158-118.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 2:57 p.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott!
      Quentin Zuniga (cpe-70-112-191-72.austin.res.rr.com) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 4:57 p.m.
    • Such a boycott would hurt ATHLETES!
      Mike Phillips (firewall.nafclibrary.org) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 8:22 a.m.
      • Those are all South Korean or Japanese *NM*
        Ian Gallimore (87-194-193-138.bethere.co.uk) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 9:04 a.m.
  • No!! *NM*
    mike rinaldi (pool-70-111-64-52.nwrk.east.verizon.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 12:43 p.m.
  • No. *NM*
    Mike McKenna (63.168.45.209) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 1:07 p.m.
  • Re: Olympic boycott!
    Mike Graber (devo-encode.cit.buffalo.edu) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 1:20 p.m.
  • no *NM* *LINK*
    Lincoln Brigham (12.144.246.129) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 1:36 p.m.
  • No!
    Santi Briglia (ool-44c1c587.dyn.optonline.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 2:59 p.m.
  • Re: Olympic boycott!
    Mark Haz (c-98-210-48-116.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 3:51 p.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott! *LINK*
      Alan McGrath (12.32.89.121) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 4:27 p.m.
      • Which is more valuable?
        Aaron Balbo (198.109.220.6) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 4:44 p.m.
        • Re: Which is more valuable?
          Alan McGrath (12.32.89.121) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 4:51 p.m.
          • Re: Which is more valuable?
            Laurent Goyette-Demers (modemcable253.255-57-74.mc.videotron.ca) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 8:46 p.m.
            • Re: Which is more valuable?
              Alan McGrath (c-71-194-5-155.hsd1.il.comcast.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 9:49 p.m.
            • Re: Which is more valuable? *LINK*
              Shaun Le Conte (d39-107-210.home1.cgocable.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 4:31 a.m.
            • It is obvious to me . . .
              aaron balbo (198.109.220.6) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 1:33 p.m.
            • Re: Which is more valuable?
              James Campbell (h-68-165-147-46.dllatx37.covad.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 3:46 p.m.
            • Dalai Lama: International Man of Mystery
              Mark Haz (c-98-210-48-116.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 4:50 p.m.
              • Re: Dalai Lama: International Man of Mystery
                Carl Spackler (c-98-195-204-120.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 5:12 p.m.
                • Agent Spackler
                  Dalai Lama (c-98-210-48-116.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 5:45 p.m.
                  • ball washer
                    Carl Spackler (c-98-195-204-120.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 6:55 p.m.
              • Re: Dalai Lama: International Man of Mystery
                Laurent Goyette-Demers (modemcable253.255-57-74.mc.videotron.ca) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 8:38 p.m.
              • Re: Dalai Lama: International Man of Mystery
                Jack Dluzen (70.44.78.32.res-cmts.brd2.ptd.net) -- Saturday, April 12, 2008, @ 2:59 p.m.
        • Yeah. And the time to make that choice . . .
          Dan Bell (orwcm-204-92.orwell.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 10:12 p.m.
      • Re: Olympic boycott!
        Dave Chiu (c-67-186-233-128.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 8:57 p.m.
        • Re: Olympic boycott!
          merlin (host-207-254-228-189.classicnet.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 9:48 p.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott!
      Walter Bailey (cnq16-39.cablevision.qc.ca) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 6:11 p.m.
  • Re: Olympic boycott!
    Drew Cobb (70.151.150.153) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 4:10 p.m.
  • America competed in the Berlin Olympic's
    Scott Tusic (pool-71-182-39-224.clrkwv.east.verizon.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 7:28 p.m.
    • I agree ... NO (both 80 & 84 were screwed) *LINK*
      Les Kernodle (adsl-4-254-73.mem.bellsouth.net) -- Thursday, April 10, 2008, @ 8:35 p.m.
    • America competed in the Berlin Olympic's
      Mark Haz (c-98-210-48-116.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 4:54 p.m.
      • Re: America competed in the Berlin Olympic's
        James Campbell (h-68-165-147-46.dllatx37.covad.net) -- Monday, April 14, 2008, @ 4:01 p.m.
        • Re: America competed in the Berlin Olympic's
          Dave Chiu (c-67-186-233-128.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) -- Monday, April 14, 2008, @ 5:42 p.m.
          • Re: America competed in the Berlin Olympic's
            James Campbell (cache-mtc-ah03.proxy.aol.com) -- Monday, April 14, 2008, @ 9:26 p.m.
    • (Message Deleted by Poster)
      Leo Temoshenko (sj-natpool-220.cisco.com) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 6:40 p.m.
      • Re: Jesse Owens - 1936 Olympics
        Scott Tusic (pool-71-182-41-205.clrkwv.east.verizon.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 7:38 p.m.
      • Re: Jesse Owens - 1936 Olympics
        Gus Seford (ip68-0-226-157.ri.ri.cox.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 8:41 p.m.
      • Re: Jesse Owens - 1936 Olympics
        steve gough (65-19-244-43.dsl.3rivers.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 9:24 p.m.
  • Re: Olympic boycott! :Iain
    Don McCauley (76.29.201.139) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 12:01 a.m.
    • That is why I like you, Don . . .
      Dan Bell (orwcm-204-92.orwell.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 6:10 a.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott! :Iain
      don witt (c-98-240-214-203.hsd1.mn.comcast.net) -- Friday, April 11, 2008, @ 10:03 a.m.
    • Re: Good post, Don! *NM*
      Marty Schnorf (12-203-85-22.client.mchsi.com) -- Saturday, April 12, 2008, @ 9:42 a.m.
    • Re: Olympic boycott! :Iain
      Daniel McDermott (Paawc.gbis.com) -- Monday, April 14, 2008, @ 1:04 p.m.