Comments on: Why boycotting the 2008 olympics in Beijing would be a complete waste of time http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/why-boycotting-the-2008-olympics-in-beijing-would-be-a-complete-waste-of-time/ African-American culture, news commentary, politics Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Duane http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/why-boycotting-the-2008-olympics-in-beijing-would-be-a-complete-waste-of-time/#comment-6285 Duane Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:59:35 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2008/02/27/why-boycotting-the-2008-olympics-in-beijing-would-be-a-complete-waste-of-time/#comment-6285 Yes, I would be plenty pissed if I spent years training to compete only to be denied the opportunity for some political statement. I could not imagine the anger the folks on that track team must have felt. Yes, I would be plenty pissed if I spent years training to compete only to be denied the opportunity for some political statement. I could not imagine the anger the folks on that track team must have felt.

]]> By: DarkStar http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/why-boycotting-the-2008-olympics-in-beijing-would-be-a-complete-waste-of-time/#comment-6284 DarkStar Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:50:11 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2008/02/27/why-boycotting-the-2008-olympics-in-beijing-would-be-a-complete-waste-of-time/#comment-6284 When I first went to college, there were a few people on the track team who had made the U.S. Olympic team but didn't participate because of the boycott. They were pissed. In all cases, it was their only shot at being on that stage. One woman stopped running altogether. One man had injuries the next year and dropped out of the world class level. I don't agree with the boycott calls either. When I first went to college, there were a few people on the track team who had made the U.S. Olympic team but didn’t participate because of the boycott. They were pissed. In all cases, it was their only shot at being on that stage. One woman stopped running altogether. One man had injuries the next year and dropped out of the world class level.

I don’t agree with the boycott calls either.

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