There is a lot of talk about an Olympics Boycott for the Sochi winter games in Russia. Russia has passed some legislation restricting the promotion of gay lifestyles. OK, they are not into gays and if we boycott these Winter Olympics--they will change their political beliefs............really?? When has an Olympic boycott ever worked????
The US boycotted the summer games in Moscow in 1980 because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Jimmy Carter made us the laughing stock of the world. The only way the Soviets left Afghanistan is the US provided shoulder fired missiles to the locals and all the Soviet helicopters were turned into flaming scrap metal. That caused a hasty retreat and the "war' was over. I have very little use for Carter, he meant well but could not delivery on anything during his Presidency. The Soviets and Iranian laughed at him. Let's not repeat this sham.
The 1980 boycott also screwed some of the world's best athletes out of good living--these people are professionals--they make money off winning and competing in the world championships and Olympics. If you trained for most of your life for an Olympic dream and them some idiot, and I mean idiot politician, or some pressure groups gets a boycott in place for the Olympics, you just got the screwing of a lifetime. So lay off the boycott crap. Let's boycott the Yankees, they hire cheaters.
You may think I am anti gay. Well, I am not. My daughter is gay and we are going to have a same sex marriage next Fall. I am very excited about the pending nuptials and look forward to a fun event. The gay agenda can be better promoted in countries that accept the gay lifestyle. Messing with Russian politics is not something that we need to do. It is a non starter and they will only laugh at whomever promotes the boycott folly. Enough said.
As a side note, Tulsa is cursed for me. I am heading back today on Southwest Airlines--I am still pissed at Delta-- and my flight in from St. Louis is delayed. You can't go there or leave there. This crap has gotta change of the mill in Muskogee is going to be on their own.
The US boycotted the summer games in Moscow in 1980 because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Jimmy Carter made us the laughing stock of the world. The only way the Soviets left Afghanistan is the US provided shoulder fired missiles to the locals and all the Soviet helicopters were turned into flaming scrap metal. That caused a hasty retreat and the "war' was over. I have very little use for Carter, he meant well but could not delivery on anything during his Presidency. The Soviets and Iranian laughed at him. Let's not repeat this sham.
The 1980 boycott also screwed some of the world's best athletes out of good living--these people are professionals--they make money off winning and competing in the world championships and Olympics. If you trained for most of your life for an Olympic dream and them some idiot, and I mean idiot politician, or some pressure groups gets a boycott in place for the Olympics, you just got the screwing of a lifetime. So lay off the boycott crap. Let's boycott the Yankees, they hire cheaters.
You may think I am anti gay. Well, I am not. My daughter is gay and we are going to have a same sex marriage next Fall. I am very excited about the pending nuptials and look forward to a fun event. The gay agenda can be better promoted in countries that accept the gay lifestyle. Messing with Russian politics is not something that we need to do. It is a non starter and they will only laugh at whomever promotes the boycott folly. Enough said.
As a side note, Tulsa is cursed for me. I am heading back today on Southwest Airlines--I am still pissed at Delta-- and my flight in from St. Louis is delayed. You can't go there or leave there. This crap has gotta change of the mill in Muskogee is going to be on their own.
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