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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 01:04 PM Original message |
Gumbel's Comments About Olympics |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I didn't see his comments...sort of heard about it...but come on, |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 01:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Huffington Post |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thanks...I'll go have a look now! |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. Here's another take on the Gumbel flap. . . |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just read what AOL has to say, and I'd like to have seen everything he |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Not "Best" |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. As I said, I need to see the whole ting...AOL just picked 4 quotes, |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Too bad for Gumbel.... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. more than first African American |
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Princess Turandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Incorrect...first black man, not first black person.. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. thank you, I was incorrect |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. If you didn't cry during that personal story about her deaf son |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Summer Olympics have black and white selfish individualists. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. there is no doubt that the Winter Games are elitist |
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dr.zoidberg (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. ^This is pretty much correct^ n/t |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-24-06 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. Gumbel's comments had very little to do with race. |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Actually |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I think black people ARE a big part of the world. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
17. an interracial romance means you can't speak about racial injustice? |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-25-06 10:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Odd |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I reread your post. I still don't get it. |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. We're Cool |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 12:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. i'm an olympic junkie |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. Gumbel missed the mark |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 05:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. He never said they weren't diverse or racist. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 12:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. exactly |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. What defines "the best athlete" |
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