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Fidel Castro: Corrupt judges hurt Cuban Olympians
AP ^ | August 25, 2008

Posted on 08/26/2008 9:09:26 AM PDT by george76

Fidel Castro says corrupt judges are to blame for Cuba's sub-par showing at the Beijing Olympics.

Castro alleges that judges blatantly stole semifinal fights from two Cuban boxers, and that a judge must have been bribed in the case of Angel Matos, who kicked a referee in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal taekwondo match.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Cuba; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: 2008olympics; beijing; beijingolympics; castro; fidel; fidelcastro; havana; officiating; olympics

1 posted on 08/26/2008 9:11:08 AM PDT by george76
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To: george76

For once I agree with Fidel that the judges were corrupt. Specifically the gymnastics judges.


2 posted on 08/26/2008 9:14:50 AM PDT by diverteach (http://foolishpleasurestudio.com/eyewool/slap_hillary.html)
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To: george76

Wow.

I find myself agreeing with Castro!


3 posted on 08/26/2008 9:15:13 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: diverteach

I heard one commentator say that judges from a country where there are competitors in a specific competition are not allowed to judge. So when there are a number of competitors from major countries, they have to get judges from minor countries that by definition have much less experience. And now we know they judge poorly.


4 posted on 08/26/2008 9:25:09 AM PDT by twigs
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To: george76
Fidel Castro ... another on a long list of Communists, and assorted human terrorists like Mao, Stalin & Arafat that are allowed to breath until they die of old age.


Some people just need killing ... for the sake of humanity.

Problem is it's scum like these that are doing the killing.

5 posted on 08/26/2008 9:30:11 AM PDT by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: diverteach

If his folks brought homes medals, Fido would have NO problems with “corrupt judges”. Fido simply got a taste of his own corrupt, lying medicine.


6 posted on 08/26/2008 9:45:26 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: george76

Fidel?

Is Franco still dead?


7 posted on 08/26/2008 9:46:22 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (I'm Right Guard, here to prevent B. O.)
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To: george76

You’d think there’d be more unity in Commieland with Barack getting seated at the DNC convention.


8 posted on 08/26/2008 10:10:41 AM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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To: nmh

Maybe his bribes “didn’t take” and he is upset.


9 posted on 08/26/2008 10:11:51 AM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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To: weegee

The ChiComs can bribe like no other.


10 posted on 08/26/2008 10:20:08 AM PDT by Azeem (The world will look up and shout "Save us!"... And I'll whisper "No.")
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To: Azeem

It is hard to beat the “house” in a fixed game.


11 posted on 08/26/2008 10:30:28 AM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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To: george76

Wow, Fidel, are you just now getting the whole “honesty” thing?


12 posted on 08/26/2008 10:38:41 AM PDT by TChris (Vote John McCain: Democrat Lite -- 3% less liberal than a regular Democrat!)
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So Fido thinks his athlete should be rewarded for kicking that frickin guy in the face?
13 posted on 08/26/2008 10:41:39 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: george76

In wrestling at least, you will see Cubans take huge dives after being bribed. They would be some of the best in the world without communism.


14 posted on 08/26/2008 10:44:53 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: diverteach

hey Castro - it is your Communist buddies who are the criminals who hosted all of this mess...

Maybe now you see what the rest of the world has known - the Olympics are just as corrupt and irrelevant as the UN.


15 posted on 08/26/2008 11:06:49 AM PDT by TheBattman (Vote your conscience, or don't complain about RINOs!)
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To: diverteach
For once I agree with Fidel that the judges were corrupt. Specifically the gymnastics judges.

Happens at every Olympics in all sports, but I can't recall --ever-- a "losing" athlete violently attacking a referee or judge.

There is something about the "classless" society...

16 posted on 08/26/2008 12:03:21 PM PDT by Publius6961 (You're Government, it's not your money, and you never have to show a profit.)
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