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luzribeiro.livejournal.comObama includes openly gay athletes in 2014 Olympic delegation
"King and Cahow are both openly gay athletes. Gay rights groups have urged the Obama administration to use the delegation selection to make a point about Russia's treatment of gays and lesbians."
"In what may be another slight to the Russian president, Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the opening ceremony. This marks the first time since the 2000 Summer Olympic Games that a president, vice president, first lady or former president won't be part of the opening ceremony." (source)
That'll surely show 'em bad Russkies! I can see from now what's gonna happen next, tovarisch Putin appointing Edward Snowden head of the Russian Olympic delegation in Sochi and going all-preachy about transparency and honesty in international politics. And the shit'll keep rollin' rollin' rollin' baby. ;)
( And here's where things get extremely principled )
"King and Cahow are both openly gay athletes. Gay rights groups have urged the Obama administration to use the delegation selection to make a point about Russia's treatment of gays and lesbians."
"In what may be another slight to the Russian president, Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the opening ceremony. This marks the first time since the 2000 Summer Olympic Games that a president, vice president, first lady or former president won't be part of the opening ceremony." (source)
That'll surely show 'em bad Russkies! I can see from now what's gonna happen next, tovarisch Putin appointing Edward Snowden head of the Russian Olympic delegation in Sochi and going all-preachy about transparency and honesty in international politics. And the shit'll keep rollin' rollin' rollin' baby. ;)
( And here's where things get extremely principled )
