George Takei petitions: 'Move the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia' (video)

MSNBC ^ | August 7, 2013 | Evan Puschak

[EveningStar]

Actor and LGBT activist George Takei weighed in on Russia's harsh new anti-gay policies–and the news that those policies would be enforced on athletes and spectators at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.

"Given this position, the IOC must do the right thing, protect its athletes and the fans, and move the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia," wrote Takei on his blog.

[vetvetdoug]

I’m sure Obama will agree to giving Russians the same ultimatum toward the acceptance of Gays as he will the Muslim countries....

[cripplecreek]

Even knowing he was gay he could have been OK but no he’s got to be another in your face flaming turdburglar who wants to force his swashbuckling ways on the rest of us.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Beam yourself the F*** up. Georgie

[IronJack]

What??? That hunky, masculine idol Harvey Fierstein supports the boycott too??? Next thing you know, Liberace, Rock Hudson, and Richard Simmons will be stepping up.

[Proud2BeRight]

The balance beam the track events and everything?

[SMGFan]

Really George? “Oh my!”

[Mastador1]

Given this position, the IOC must do the right thing, protect its athletes and the fans, and move the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia,” wrote Takei on his blog.

Why? Are you saying that all the athletes and fans are gay, or that gay activists will be dangerous to Olympic athletes and fans?

[FlingWingFlyer]

I hope Russia stands tough on this. America should not be ramming homosexuality down the throats of the Russian people. Somebody has to stand up to the sexual deviants.

[markman46]

OH so old georgie has got his panty’s in a twist...

[EEGator]

[digger48]

....another in your face flaming turdburglar who wants to force his swashbuckling ways on the rest of us.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Hey Georgie! Why don’t you people do the athletes and the fans a favor and “boycott” the Olympics?

[Viennacon]

Can we get a barf alert on this. Makes me sick.

[trisham]

There are times that I wish that we could return to the days before modern technology. Well, except for the dishwasher, mobile phone, computer, air conditioning..

[DuncanWaring]

When is he going to stop traveling in vehicles that are fueled by petroleum products sold by Arab Muslims that stone homosexuals to death?

[Steve_Seattle]

Way too late to move it - the prep time for an Olympics is about five years, not five months. People can boycott it if they want, but it ain’t moving.

[Bigtigermike]

That’s Captain Sulu to you! He’s captain of the fastest piece of junk (The Excelsior) this side of the galaxy! Oops wrong genre

[JCBreckenridge]

Boycotts will be coming. *sigh*.

[cripplecreek]

Even Hitler got the Olympics and he was a slaughtering animal.

[Caipirabob]

George Takei petitions: 'Move the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia' (video)

Takei, how about you care more about your country first and move obama out of the White House? I mean, yeah, you place a priority on your fecal fascination, but people are suffering almost as much as you do from gender identity disorder.

[wku man]

George, shut up. We like you as Sulu, not Georgie Porgie, the newly self-proclaimed homosexual activist. STFU, and go back to autographing stuff at Star Trek conventions.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[max americana]

Like Putin is going to listen to one insignificant poofter.

[montag813]

Are the fags this internationally powerful yet? I say no. In 5 years, yes, they will be able to get their way on anything. But not yet.

[latina4dubya]

Oh please, pingaling

[Milton Miteybad]

From the linked article: “An athlete of nontraditional sexual orientation isn’t banned from coming to Sochi,” Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko said in an interview last Thursday. “But if he goes out into the streets and starts to propagandize, then of course he will be held accountable.”

Oh, my! I guess George missed this part. Gay athletes can attend and participate. They just can't propagandize or recruit. Upon closer inspection, these restrictions don't seem particularly onerous.

[CatherineofAragon]

Another fag who thinks his mewlings carry some kind of significance.

[liberty or death]

Parka sprints and ice diving.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

[liberty or death]

They won’t be powerful until they are accepted into the Muslim mainstream. Even though we all know what happens in Islamafagia, they will blow themselves up to keep their secrets.

[tumblindice]

The Russians are mean. We hate them. Obama, Takei, Graham and all the He-Man Woman Haters.

[Timedrifter]

Russia would be well advised to learn the lesson that any compromise with these activists will never be enough for them. Conservatives here tried to take the high road but we have wound up with open gay propagandizing in our taxpayer funded public schools.

Nothing seems to drive the gay lobby crazy faster than just saying no to them on any issue. For once I want to see them not get their way on something, a shame it has to be in Russia and not here but at least its something to be positive about in this glut of depressing news in our own country.I never thought I would see the day (and I am only 41) that it would be considered outrageous that children should not be exposed to homosexual information at a young age.

[lurk]

Quite a reversal from a generation ago when the Russians were thinking all wrong.

[Right Wing Assault]

The balance beam the track events and everything?

Yeah, I hear they've decided to switch summer and winter events based on Emperor obama's gaffe, since they don't want to contrdict him, which would make him look stupid.

Summer is going to have downhill grass skiing, figure skating in the pool, curling on the soccer field's parking lot, and bobsled on the mountain bike course.

We've been advised to expect lower scores and higher times since the athletes will take some time to adjust.

[Right Wing Assault]

I heard a rumor that George used the “N” word when he was 13.

Time to trash him.

[Tanniker Smith]

They won't be moved. It's too late. But they may get cancelled.

If Russia cannot and will not guarantee the safety of the athletes, then they need to give up the games.

In 1980, the US boycotted the Russia games because Carter was an idi-- because of Afghanistan or something. But at the same time, in the same year, we allowed Russian to send their athletes to Lake Placid, NY because the host country can't pick and choose which athletes it allows in.

So as a practical matter, don't move the Games. It's a 12-year process, and you're not going to get it done by next year.

The IOC needs to tell Russia to behave or they'll cancel the games and leave them holding the bag for all the expenses incurred so far.

Think this one through, guys.

[True Grit]

Someone needs to ask this grandstanding POS how many Russian’s have defected to this country and we refused to send them back.

[jodster36]

How much did Obama pay him to do this?

[Charles Martel]

[Tea Party Terrorist]

Yeah, I’m also wondering when the Qatar 2020 World Cup critics will pipe up.

[Timedrifter]

If Russia cannot and will not guarantee the safety of the athletes, then they need to give up the games.

If the athletes go to the games to compete in their respective sports than I am sure they will be fine. However they are under an obligation to respect and obey local laws. That means if they go out into the streets of Sochi among the local population and try to hold a Gay parade, then they face possible arrest,and rightfully so.

[boop]

Actually George speaks of his time in the internment camps in his autobiography "To the Stars".

Apparently there is a word in Japanese for white people that translates to "Hairy breed".

Not too much removed from the N-word.

But it doesn't matter. George was interned by his hero, FDR, and supports the political party that put his AMERICAN parents into said camps.

Geez, George, I don't care how liberal you are, I'd NEVER forgive the political party that did that to my family.

It would be like a concentration camp survivor voting for a socialist democrat.

And we know that doesn't happen, right?

[ejonesie22]

“Take her out Mr. Sulu...”

[Charles Martel]

The IOC needs to tell Russia to behave or they'll cancel the games and leave them holding the bag for all the expenses incurred so far.

I don't think the IOC wants to play hardball with Putin. Russia has a lot of clout in the winter events; its tough to predict how future games might be impacted. Intemperate actions here could permanently split the Olympic community.

[Right Wing Assault]

“Take her out Mr. Sulu...”

I call it "him," Captain. If I take him out, I will put him back in, and then take him out, and then...

[AllAmericanGirl44]

I feel for the athletes that trained and waited for years to be part of this. To have it destroyed in anyway due to gays and their freakin ‘feelings’ is the real disgrace.

I’m sick to death of hearing from these jerks who are among the most self centered arrogant obnoxious of them all!

[Pining_4_TX]

Don’t worry. The EPA is taking care of that for you. They have ruined appliances and toilets, and now they are considering energy standards for computers and related equipment. Pretty soon we’ll be sitting in cold caves doing our communications with chalk drawings on the walls.

[esoxmagnum]

“swashbuckling ways”

Now that’s funny, I don’t care what anyone says!

[hummingbird]

*HA HA HA*

[dfwgator]

Chekov won’t be happy about that.