1. Author: tailgater | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 8:24PM EST | |
First off, Gus Kenworthy is a world class athlete. Bravo. America might appreciate you as an athlete.
You're gay? So what. Get over yourself. And your fans waving a rainbow flag instead of an American flag when you race? Poor form.
But none of that makes you a POS.
Your tweet regarding the daughter of our sitting President? Yep. THAT makes you a worthless POS. Ivanka visits and watches and enjoys the games to represent the First Family. She did nothing to disrespect our nation nor the games. The same can not be said for you.
Shameful. Keep your petty comments to yourself while you're in a position to represent our country.
http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/ivanka-trumps-olympic-presence-slammed-by-gus-kenworthy.html
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2. Author: Whistlebritches | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 8:33PM EST | |
tailgater wrote:First off, Gus Kenworthy is a world class athlete. Bravo. America might appreciate you as an athlete.
You're gay? So what. Get over yourself. And your fans waving a rainbow flag instead of an American flag when you race? Poor form.
But none of that makes you a POS.
Your tweet regarding the daughter of our sitting President? Yep. THAT makes you a worthless POS. Ivanka visits and watches and enjoys the games to represent the First Family. She did nothing to disrespect our nation nor the games. The same can not be said for you.
Shameful. Keep your petty comments to yourself while you're in a position to represent our country.
http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/ivanka-trumps-olympic-presence-slammed-by-gus-kenworthy.html
Agreed.........who the **** do they think funded this shindig? |
3. Author: teedubbya | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 8:36PM EST | |
Ivanka? |
4. Author: teedubbya | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 8:39PM EST | |
I don’t even know who this Guy guy is, and am less than impressed by Ivanka so I’m at somewhere between defcon 0 and 0.5
Donald says Ivanka is a hot piece of ass. That’s inappropriate. |
5. Author: MACS | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 8:46PM EST | |
teedubbya wrote:I don’t even know who this Guy guy is, and am less than impressed by Ivanka so I’m at somewhere between defcon 0 and 0.5
Donald says Ivanka is a hot piece of ass. That’s inappropriate. Meh. Can't seem to muster any outrage over the gaythlete's comments. Until I looked at this post, I didn't know who he was. |
6. Author: Speyside | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 8:55PM EST | |
Yeah, POS yes, meh don't care who he is or what he does. |
7. Author: HuckFinn | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 9:04PM EST | |
Was dumb. Part of the price we pay for living in a country with free speech.
Can't seem to care here. |
8. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 9:28PM EST | |
HuckFinn wrote:Was dumb. Part of the price we pay for living in a country with free speech.
Can't seem to care here. I'm not real moved either, may have missed it entirely if I did not waste my life here. Though I have no desire to learn the political opinions of athletes and celebrities in general, I dislike Ingraham's comment 'shut up and dribble' more than the opinions expressed...simply because they are Americans with that right. Shut up Laura, and defend that right. But...yawn. Maybe boycotting Head and Shoulders would make a statement? |
9. Author: teedubbya | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 9:55PM EST | |
So you are refusing to focus on anything above the nipples? |
10. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 11:41PM EST | |
yeah, I guess so. Is that wrong? |
11. Author: teedubbya | Date: Sun, 2/25/2018, 11:46PM EST | |
If you are going by my judgement of right or wrong you have bigger issues. |
12. Author: shaun341 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 6:43AM EST | |
Disrespect? Maybe, but that was about as nice as you can be when disrespecting someone. Honestly, don't see a problem with it...he didn't call her any names and simply stated she put nothing into the Olympics and was there. Big deal, grow up and move on....shouldn't even have been news. |
13. Author: rfenst | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 6:48AM EST | |
so what |
14. Author: tailgater | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 10:19AM EST | |
I gotta make a mental note to be sure I comment more often on subjects I don't care about.
Seems a lot of people are fully committed to their apathy.
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15. Author: teedubbya | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 10:27AM EST | |
Meh.
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16. Author: Hank_The_Tank | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 10:57AM EST | |
What pizzed me off was his family's flags that had the stars but replacing the red and white stripes was the rainbow.....ridiculous. |
17. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 12:48PM EST | |
shaun341 wrote:Disrespect? Maybe, but that was about as nice as you can be when disrespecting someone. Honestly, don't see a problem with it...he didn't call her any names and simply stated she put nothing into the Olympics and was there. Big deal, grow up and move on....shouldn't even have been news. She was a spectator cheering on the athletes.......didn't she put as much into being there as all the other spectators in attendance?? |
18. Author: teedubbya | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:03PM EST | |
How much did cost her to get there and back? |
19. Author: DrafterX | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:06PM EST | |
She flew commercial... Prolly first class tho... |
20. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:14PM EST | |
teedubbya wrote:How much did cost her to get there and back? I don't have that answer, to be honest that point didn't factor that into my question. |
21. Author: dstieger | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:16PM EST | |
Watched a lot of Olympics last couple weeks....I've never even heard of this guy....maybe I wasn't paying attention, IDK
I'm mostly sick of tweets becoming news....unless it's Trump, because we've established that Trumptweets are 'policy'....anyone else? I couldn't gaf....I don't even care how 'outrageous' they are...not composed...no context...stream of thought...bam....I'd call them nothingburgers...if I didn't hate that term worse than tweets |
22. Author: tailgater | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:28PM EST | |
Dude was praised for being "First openly gay winter olympian".
And here I thought figure skating was already an olympic event.
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23. Author: dstieger | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:31PM EST | |
no kidding
Early in the Olympics, I thought I heard the same claim about Adam Rippon; I turned and said to my wife the exact same thing about male figure skating
there were probably straight males in pairs over the years...and maybe even in skate dancing....but I doubt there have been many in 'men's figure skating' |
24. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 1:47PM EST | |
tailgater wrote:Dude was praised for being "First openly gay winter olympian".
And here I thought figure skating was already an olympic event.
Don't forget Johhny Weird(Weir).......I'm almost positive he wasn't trying to hide being gay |
25. Author: delta1 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 2:10PM EST | |
define "openly gay"...you guys are right about men's figure skating being known for having gay athletes, it was always a backstory...so who gave Kenworthy the "first openly" title?
but as far as commentary: if Kenworthy tweeted, "Trump is making America great again, especially producing a daughter like Ivanka, who is hotter than her dad says she is" ... you'd be OK with him speaking out and would change your mind about calling him a POS. He'd be celebrated as a con hero.
Cons, like Laura Ingraham, don't like public figures (athletes like Kenworthy and LeBron, entertainers and celebrities or other public figures not in politics) who speak out about political matters...they should all stay in their lanes, except if they support the cons agenda...Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston were embraced for speaking on behalf of the GOP... |
26. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 2:24PM EST | |
delta1 wrote:define "openly gay"...you guys are right about men's figure skating being known for having gay athletes, it was always a backstory...so who gave Kenworthy the "first openly" title?
but as far as commentary: if Kenworthy tweeted, "Trump is making America great again, especially producing a daughter like Ivanka, who is hotter than her dad says she is" ... you'd be OK with him speaking out and would change your mind about calling him a POS. He'd be celebrated as a con hero.
Cons, like Laura Ingraham, don't like public figures (athletes like Kenworthy and LeBron, entertainers and celebrities or other public figures not in politics) who speak out about political matters...they should all stay in their lanes, except if they support the cons agenda...Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston were embraced for speaking on behalf of the GOP... But Kenworthy would probably never say that.......being openly gay and such |
27. Author: tailgater | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 5:08PM EST | |
delta1 wrote:define "openly gay"...you guys are right about men's figure skating being known for having gay athletes, it was always a backstory...so who gave Kenworthy the "first openly" title?
but as far as commentary: if Kenworthy tweeted, "Trump is making America great again, especially producing a daughter like Ivanka, who is hotter than her dad says she is" ... you'd be OK with him speaking out and would change your mind about calling him a POS. He'd be celebrated as a con hero.
Cons, like Laura Ingraham, don't like public figures (athletes like Kenworthy and LeBron, entertainers and celebrities or other public figures not in politics) who speak out about political matters...they should all stay in their lanes, except if they support the cons agenda...Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston were embraced for speaking on behalf of the GOP... Actually, since an Olympic athlete represents not himself, but the country that he competes for, you're right. I would be OK with an athlete complimenting the sitting President. Not sure why you'd even mention that. |
28. Author: tailgater | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 5:13PM EST | |
delta1 wrote:define "openly gay"...you guys are right about men's figure skating being known for having gay athletes, it was always a backstory...so who gave Kenworthy the "first openly" title?
but as far as commentary: if Kenworthy tweeted, "Trump is making America great again, especially producing a daughter like Ivanka, who is hotter than her dad says she is" ... you'd be OK with him speaking out and would change your mind about calling him a POS. He'd be celebrated as a con hero.
Cons, like Laura Ingraham, don't like public figures (athletes like Kenworthy and LeBron, entertainers and celebrities or other public figures not in politics) who speak out about political matters...they should all stay in their lanes, except if they support the cons agenda...Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston were embraced for speaking on behalf of the GOP... And by the way: LOL! Conservatives don't like athletes speaking out? You gonna own that one? Because that's a joke. Back in 2011 when the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup, goalie Tim Thomas chose not to visit the Obama White House. The city practically ran him out of town. In fact, they even (get ready for it) played the RACE CARD! |
29. Author: HuckFinn | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 5:20PM EST | |
Aw cmon, talk about double standard! Trump has insulted everyone and anyone who has hasn't kissed his ring!
Including past presidents and heads of state.
But that's okay? |
30. Author: Krazeehorse | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 6:30PM EST | |
delta1 wrote:
but as far as commentary: if Kenworthy tweeted, "Trump is making America great again, especially producing a daughter like Ivanka, who is hotter than her dad says she is" ... you'd be OK with him speaking out and would change your mind about calling him a POS.
I remember my mother telling me a long time ago that if I didn't have anything nice to say about someone to keep my mouth shut. Doesn't always work that way but I adhere to that pretty strictly in public. |
31. Author: delta1 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 6:36PM EST | |
tailgater wrote:Actually, since an Olympic athlete represents not himself, but the country that he competes for, you're right. I would be OK with an athlete complimenting the sitting President.
Not sure why you'd even mention that. Putin: The years of treatment have made you a very amenable citizen, Comrade tail...you make me proud... |
32. Author: delta1 | Date: Mon, 2/26/2018, 6:50PM EST | |
tailgater wrote:And by the way: LOL!
Conservatives don't like athletes speaking out? You gonna own that one? Because that's a joke.
Back in 2011 when the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup, goalie Tim Thomas chose not to visit the Obama White House. The city practically ran him out of town.
In fact, they even (get ready for it) played the RACE CARD!
Were you outraged by his anti govt stand when Thomas decided not to attend, like you are now over Kenworthy and your perception that he insulted America? |