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Barack Obama

DinahMoeHum

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8. Agreed. Never underestimate the power of embarrassment

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 11:05 AM

Dec 2013

and the subsequent desire to save face.

These gestures are better than a boycott.

Still, I'd love to see some athlete/s pull a Tommie Smith/John Carlos gesture on the podium.

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