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Even without gold, Adam Rippon is an Olympic champion
Outsports: Courage is Contagious ^ | 2.16.2018 | Cyd Zeigler

Posted on 02/17/2018 8:53:09 AM PST by libh8er

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To: Gumdrop

“...who cares...”

You don’t get it. YOU WILL BE MADE TO CARE.


121 posted on 02/18/2018 2:23:51 AM PST by fwdude (History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

We already have “ice prancing.” It’s called male figure skating.


122 posted on 02/18/2018 2:27:15 AM PST by fwdude (History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
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Though butt surfing was for the Summer Olympians


123 posted on 02/18/2018 2:33:08 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: NetAddicted

Probably — also figure skating has always been an “It’s his/her turn” sport. The skating PTB have picked non medal winners to go to the Olympics before, and they usually tank. To her surprise, Ashley Wagner was passed over this year. Even though she didn’t medal, she still thought she should have been picked — her turn, don’t ya know?!


124 posted on 02/18/2018 7:46:49 AM PST by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: fwdude

Yeah, it’s always been super gay. I guess that’s still not enough for them. Eventually, they’ll have to abuse each other on the ice and make us watch and cheer to achieve “equality.”


125 posted on 02/18/2018 1:06:57 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: Kenny Bania

You don’t know Lombardi.

From https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sports/2013-02-03/the-nfl-beat-lombardi-and-kopay/

Kopay had two gay teammates on the 1969 Washington Redskins team, one was RB Ray McDonald and the other was TE Jerry Smith. Kopay described McDonald as being a little “foolish” in his flamboyant nature as it pertained to his career as an NFL player. “There were just things he did that you couldn’t do at the time under the microscope we were under, not from Coach Lombardi, but this was Washington D.C.”

Lombardi was anything but dismissive of McDonald, even given the fact that many obviously thought he was gay and a mediocre NFL player. Lombardi told running back coach George Dickson, ‘I want you to get on McDonald and work on him and work on him - and if I hear one of you people make reference to his manhood, you’ll be out of here before your ass hits the ground.”


126 posted on 02/18/2018 1:14:08 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: libh8er
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part

The cornerstone of the 'participation trophy' generation. Without this Rippon would just be another homo loser without a medal.

127 posted on 02/18/2018 1:18:35 PM PST by redcatcherb412 (Emerged intact.)
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To: 11th_VA

Did he win the Brown Metal or something?


128 posted on 02/21/2018 7:30:32 AM PST by fwdude (History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
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To: libh8er

I prefer to have athletes participate and win rather than losers who want to be political.


129 posted on 02/21/2018 7:32:46 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: tomkat
A feature in this morning's online paper entitled "Olympians America Fell In Love With" pictured him planting a wet one on his "partner."

I'm pretty sure that if he were straight, the story never would've been written.

130 posted on 02/21/2018 7:42:08 AM PST by daler
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