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Nonsense. Vast majority of them are over 21, especially at the winter games which he promoted.
No they are not. In the olympics if you're over 21 you're generally though of as too old. Skiing may be the exception there, but skating is like gymnastics, if you're 16 you're over the hill. But either way doesn't matter, they still have everything paid for by someone else, so the point is still valid.
Who paid for the building of the Utah Olympic Park, Soldier Hollow and the Utah Olympic Oval? Those were tax-payer funded venues which those athletes used free of charge.
By the way, in case you're unclear about it, tax payer funded means....government.
Well, by your own admission the government wouldn't exist without taxpayers. Your problem is that you and Obama have the two backwards, LOL!
Romney is correct. Olympians haven't entered the paid workforce and haven't paid taxes. Business owners have paid for the infrastructure that everyone enjoys. They also pay for those that don't work and contribute nothing!
Big difference between the two. For one thing,everyone knows that no man/woman/transgender is an island. of course they had people who helped them succeed/ PEOPLE,not the government. You know,like their employees,people who loaned them money,customers. If you can't see the difference you are either stupid or a partisan.
Correct answer, but the left loons with make up stuff to make themselves feel better. If they had any common sense, they wouldn't be democrats.
They are about to see their beloved communist-in-chief get dethroned and they can stand the facts..
Unfortunately, he is and they are. I've been saying that he'd be a disaster as the nominee since the day he threw his hat in, but I got shouted down for it on this board. The base didn't want Huntsman (because he wouldn't pander to the tea party) and no one else with any substance would run, so here we are.
Supporting such complete nonsense makes you look very foolish, but being a democrat, it's probably something you are used too.
Try to find the good in Romney, it will help you through eight long years of Romney's successful time in office
No they are not. In the olympics if you're over 21 you're generally though of as too old. Skiing may be the exception there, but skating is like gymnastics, if you're 16 you're over the hill. But either way doesn't matter, they still have everything paid for by someone else, so the point is still valid.
It took me 5 seconds to find that average age of an olympian is 27. In the winter games it is probably even older, considering the cross country skiing, luge, bobsled, alpine sports, hockey, curling etc where athletes are typically older and there are more team-sports where team member are older. The only really young ones are the summer game female gymnasts.
Like you say, either way the point about Romney and his speech is still valid. I can also guarantee Romney was interested in the 2002 games only because he is a mormon, and the money was going to a mormon city.
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In obama's world, there will be no gold metals and no bronze metals, everyone who participates will get a silver metal. It's the only fair way to do it.. We have to share and make everyone equal..
Supporting such complete nonsense makes you look very foolish, but being a democrat, it's probably something you are used too.
Try to find the good in Romney, it will help you through eight long years of Romney's successful time in office
You could only wish I was a democrat. I hate to tell you this, but taking a dig at me vs. making an intelligent comment on the issue itself (perhaps because you can't) doesn't make you look like the sharpest tool in the shed either.
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I hate to tell you this, but taking a dig at me vs. making an intelligent comment on the issue itself (perhaps because you can't) doesn't make you look like the sharpest tool in the shed either.