NBC Vows It Won't Be PR Tool for Putin During Olympics

Breibart Sports ^ | 1-9-2014

[Sir Napsalot]

(Via AFP)

The National Broadcasting Co., which paid $775 million to cover the Sochi Olympics, insists it won't be used by Russian president Vladimir Putin when the 2014 Winter Games begin February 6.

Mark Lazarus, chairman of the NBC Sports Group, said the New York-based broadcasting giant won't shy away from reporting on human rights issues or threats of terror.

"We don't know what is going to happen in Sochi. We will cover anything that takes place during the Games," Lazarus told the USA Today newspaper.

Putin has championed these Games as a showcase for the modern post-Soviet face of the country.

But Russia has come under fire in the months leading up to the prestigious event -- often referred to a "Putin's Games" -- over human rights abuses, especially regarding anti-gay laws.

[SeminoleCounty]

I am sure all the Putin Haters here on FR will be happy...and the HomoPhiles as well

NBC gotta placate da Ghey

[matt04]

If only they would stop begin a PR tool for Obama.

[Sir Napsalot]

To: ALL

Backhanded admission that NBC didn’t have any problem praising the ChiComm?

[OrangeHoof]

The PR tool for Barack Obama said that? I’m astonished.

[fungoking]

Backhanded admission that NBC didn’t have any problem praising the ChiComm?

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True.
They'll stand up to Putin just like they did the Chinese.

[jeffc]

...over human rights abuses, especially regarding anti-gay laws.

Being anti-homo is a human rights abuse? What's next, being a white male will be a human rights abuse?

[upcountryhorseman]

“One at a time” they are already the PR tool of the Obama Administration.

[Hoffer Rand]

Pretty sure it’s going to be like all the previous Olympics; 5 minutes of actual sports coverage, then break for 10 minutes of commercials, 5 minutes of some human interest drivel that nobody cares about, 10 more minutes of commercials, 5 minutes of updating the medal count, 10 minutes of commercials, then finally back to 5 minutes of coverage of the sport you actually wanted to see.

[dfwgator]

Pretty sure it’s going to be like all the previous Olympics; 5 minutes of actual sports coverage, then break for 10 minutes of commercials, 5 minutes of some human interest drivel that nobody cares about, 10 more minutes of commercials, 5 minutes of updating the medal count, 10 minutes of commercials, then finally back to 5 minutes of coverage of the sport you actually wanted to see.

And you can bet it will be fag intensive.

[GeronL]

NBC is a PR tool for Obama, duh

[Rocky]

They won’t have time for Putin. They will be spending their time praising the gays and the Muslims.

[mrsmith]

‘Homos uber alles!’: NBC marches into the Russian winter...

[IamConservative]

Putin should tell NBC he registered as a Democrat and they will polish his shoes with their tongues.

[RichInOC]

If you have to say it, you’ve already lost.