To: inkling
You make a very good point. These athletes acted shamefully that day.
IIRC another American athlete, who happened to be black, brought a small American flag to the podium when he (or was it she) won the gold medal in those same Olympics.
THAT moment is worth recreating in bronze!
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19 posted on
10/16/2005 2:29:57 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: BenLurkin
IIRC another American athlete, who happened to be black, brought a small American flag to the podium when he (or was it she) won the gold medal in those same Olympics. That wasn't just some athlete, that was the Mauler of Marshall, George Foreman.
20 posted on
10/16/2005 2:31:47 PM PDT by
Clemenza
(Gentlemen, Behold!)
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