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Sun Feb-14-10 06:56 PM
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| 18. Remember the Jamaican bobsled team? |
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What happened to them. At least they offered a little diversity.
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| -Gumbel: Lack of Blacks Makes Winter Olympics 'Look Like GOP Convention' |
The Northerner |
Feb-14-10 06:00 PM |
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Sounds like an astute observation to me. |
KonaKane |
Feb-14-10 06:01 PM |
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Why? |
Renew Deal |
Feb-14-10 09:15 PM |
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Limbaugh: The lack of white faces makes the NBA finals look like an NAACP convention |
depakid |
Feb-14-10 06:04 PM |
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Indeed. |
HuckleB |
Feb-14-10 06:21 PM |
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I agree----God,can't we all just enjoy a sport and forget about color--please. |
virgogal |
Feb-14-10 06:30 PM |
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How long before he's forced to apologize due to a barrage of hate mail and corporate pressure? |
bluestateguy |
Feb-14-10 06:09 PM |
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I doubt he'll step down |
The Northerner |
Feb-14-10 06:11 PM |
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Because yeah, we don't have enough fresh controversies on DU |
Berry Cool |
Feb-14-10 07:29 PM |
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since he said it four years ago, I'm guessing it will be a while |
fishwax |
Feb-14-10 09:06 PM |
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That's why I'm rooting for the Ethiopians! |
Number23 |
Feb-14-10 06:14 PM |
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more about Robel Teklemariam |
mrs_p |
Feb-14-10 09:16 PM |
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Thanks so much for that info! |
Number23 |
Feb-15-10 12:30 AM |
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LOL is my thought. |
Forkboy |
Feb-14-10 06:17 PM |
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The Winter Olympics certainly contain plenty of sports |
RZM |
Feb-14-10 06:22 PM |
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Apparently, Gumbel is blind to the teams from China, Japan and South Korea... |
SidDithers |
Feb-14-10 06:26 PM |
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he didn't say that all the athletes were white |
fishwax |
Feb-14-10 09:26 PM |
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What lack of blacks? |
HeresyLives |
Feb-14-10 06:26 PM |
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Can't argue with the racial comparison but age wise there is a huge difference. |
nevergiveup |
Feb-14-10 06:27 PM |
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Sounds like something an idiot would say. |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-14-10 06:28 PM |
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And did..... |
dems_rightnow |
Feb-14-10 06:30 PM |
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GLURK...okay another keybbbbbbbbbboasrsrd bites the dussssssst |
farmout rightarm |
Feb-14-10 06:51 PM |
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Shani, Shani, Shani!!! |
CBR |
Feb-14-10 06:28 PM |
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Geez, I was oblivious to the fact that the USA does not let those of color |
indepat |
Feb-14-10 06:54 PM |
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Remember the Jamaican bobsled team? |
Cleita |
Feb-14-10 06:56 PM |
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Haven't watched TV for about 20 years... |
hayu_lol |
Feb-14-10 07:01 PM |
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Jamaican bobsled didn't qualify this time. |
Berry Cool |
Feb-14-10 07:32 PM |
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Winter sports have traditionally been "white" sports |
SoCalDem |
Feb-14-10 07:00 PM |
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Curling is expensive? |
Fumesucker |
Feb-14-10 07:03 PM |
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it's like chris rock said |
paulsby |
Feb-14-10 08:53 PM |
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Those small town Canadians have bags of money. |
Swede |
Feb-14-10 09:06 PM |
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You really need to do some research about hockey, especially in Canada |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Feb-14-10 09:34 PM |
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You mean Apollo Ono & JR Celski are white?? |
WolverineDG |
Feb-14-10 07:03 PM |
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Are Apollo Ono and JR Celski black? |
fishwax |
Feb-14-10 09:07 PM |
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Saying the Olympics look like a GOP convention = |
WolverineDG |
Feb-14-10 09:18 PM |
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no, the quote was "a paucity of blacks that makes the winter games look like a GOP convention" |
fishwax |
Feb-14-10 09:24 PM |
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I've always seen the Winter Olympics as sports for rich white people. |
asdjrocky |
Feb-14-10 07:04 PM |
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And yet you'll find many, many winter athletes who had to..... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Feb-14-10 09:29 PM |
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WIll he notice the larger number of black participants at the summer |
Obamanaut |
Feb-14-10 07:06 PM |
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how many blacksare on the swim teams? Rowing teams? |
KittyWampus |
Feb-14-10 07:16 PM |
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Probably not as many as the 100, 200, 400 meter, or the various |
Obamanaut |
Feb-14-10 08:58 PM |
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Feb-14-10 07:13 PM |
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Yeah,but the water is frozen in the Winter Olympics. |
Swede |
Feb-14-10 09:14 PM |
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Gumbel's remark made in 2006. Resurrected recently by wingers. nt |
Garbo 2004 |
Feb-14-10 07:15 PM |
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My dad grew up in Waupaca,Wisconsin (rant) |
w8liftinglady |
Feb-14-10 07:16 PM |
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Gumbel is a tool |
benld74 |
Feb-14-10 07:18 PM |
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Black people are too smart to be outside in the freezing cold! |
AnnieBW |
Feb-14-10 07:32 PM |
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no white or asian has ever broken 10 seconds in the 100 meter dash |
paulsby |
Feb-14-10 08:54 PM |
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Why do I keep hearing Paul Mooney and Wayne Brady laughing in my head? |
JVS |
Feb-14-10 07:33 PM |
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Well, my husband did say today to me, "Look at all those white Europeans skiing" |
Jennicut |
Feb-14-10 09:00 PM |
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I don't understand any racial hubbub about any activity unless certain races are excluded |
cbdo2007 |
Feb-14-10 09:04 PM |
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this is several years old now |
fishwax |
Feb-14-10 09:05 PM |
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And thus was born NBA All Stars versus Winter Olympics All Stars. |
TexasObserver |
Feb-14-10 09:09 PM |
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I get his point, but I disagree. |
Renew Deal |
Feb-14-10 09:14 PM |
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delete |
devilgrrl |
Feb-14-10 09:20 PM |
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He was wrong then, and wrong now |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Feb-14-10 09:35 PM |
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There was a black German guy figure skating tonight |
AnnieBW |
Feb-14-10 10:58 PM |
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Don't you all know that snow and ice are racist? |
fujiyama |
Feb-14-10 11:52 PM |
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"White people like Wayne Brady because ...." |
TexasObserver |
Feb-14-10 11:56 PM |
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"...he makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X" |
Earth_First |
Feb-15-10 12:01 AM |
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^^^As said by comedian Paul Mooney on Dave Chappelle. |
TexasObserver |
Feb-15-10 12:10 AM |
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+1 n/t |
Earth_First |
Feb-15-10 12:11 AM |
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