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Olympic gold hero accuses Bush
sport.guardian.co.uk ^ | Denis Campbell and Helena Smith in Athens | Sunday August 29, 2004

Posted on 08/28/2004 10:50:57 PM PDT by crushelits

America's biggest Olympic hero yesterday accused George Bush of exploiting the Athens Games for his own political advantage in the run-up to the presidential election.

Carl Lewis, who won nine Olympic gold medals in athletics in a record-breaking career, condemned Bush for using the presence of Iraqi and Afghan teams in Athens in a television advertisement to boost his chances of re-election.

(Excerpt) Read more at sport.guardian.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 08/28/2004 10:50:58 PM PDT by crushelits
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To: crushelits

Well isn't that special!


2 posted on 08/28/2004 10:55:00 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler ("Lieutenant Ricebottom reporting for duty.")
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To: crushelits

There is nothing in the article to substantiate your headline. Can you clarify this?


3 posted on 08/28/2004 10:56:34 PM PDT by Khurkris (Proud Scottish/HillBilly - We perfected "The Art of the Grudge")
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To: crushelits

Carl, shut up an run.


4 posted on 08/28/2004 10:57:10 PM PDT by My2Cents (http://www.conservativesforbush.com)
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To: crushelits

Carl who?


5 posted on 08/28/2004 10:58:19 PM PDT by Casloy
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To: crushelits

Carl Lewis Sucks. Literally.


6 posted on 08/28/2004 10:58:21 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: dc-zoo

Is Carl a homosexual? If so, that explains everything.


7 posted on 08/28/2004 11:00:53 PM PDT by Crispy
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To: My2Cents
Carl, shut up an run.

He's a bit old for that. He's kind of petered out.

8 posted on 08/28/2004 11:02:09 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Hey Carl -- STFU


9 posted on 08/28/2004 11:02:15 PM PDT by BurbankErnie
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To: crushelits
Criticising Bush for linking his foreign policy with the two countries being allowed to compete here, Lewis said: 'I felt that was disingenuous. It is funny that we boycotted the 1980 Games [in Moscow] in support of Afghanistan, and now we're bombing Afghanistan,' he told the Athens News yesterday

I guess he missed that whole 9/11 thang huh?

10 posted on 08/28/2004 11:02:37 PM PDT by Mo1 (FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
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To: crushelits
More HERE
11 posted on 08/28/2004 11:03:46 PM PDT by Netizen (Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
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To: crushelits

You're so right. Carl was always too morose and too femme to get endorsements.


12 posted on 08/28/2004 11:04:45 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: Crispy; crushelits
Supposedly, but this article mentions nothing about that. Also, crushelits changed the title of the article from the one it had in the Guardian.
13 posted on 08/28/2004 11:05:07 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: crushelits

Yeah, unless you got pictures or videotape, I ain't believing that Carl Lewis is gay.


14 posted on 08/28/2004 11:07:27 PM PDT by thegreatbeast (Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
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To: Mo1

I guess he missed the Taliban.


15 posted on 08/28/2004 11:09:03 PM PDT by Bogey78O (John Kerry: Better than Ted Kennedy!)
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To: Crispy

Yes he most certainly is.


16 posted on 08/28/2004 11:10:39 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: crushelits

First he is not a HERO!! as far as I am concerned police, fire fighters, military and civilans that save lives are hero's. Also I saw an interview with a women named Carl Lewis, is that the same person? I just wondered.


18 posted on 08/28/2004 11:11:02 PM PDT by Brimack34
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faster


19 posted on 08/28/2004 11:11:23 PM PDT by Geronimo
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To: Bogey78O
I guess he missed the Taliban

Do ya think Carl forgot about how the Taliban for sport, use to shot women in the head at their stadiums ?

20 posted on 08/28/2004 11:38:25 PM PDT by Mo1 (FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
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