NPR
by Howard Berkes
July 17, 2013

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sent a shudder through the Olympic world Wednesday when he told American Olympic network NBC that the United States should consider boycotting the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics if Russia grants the asylum request of "NSA leaker" Edward Snowden.

"I love the Olympics but I hate what the Russian government is doing throughout the world," Graham told NBC. "If they give asylum to a person who I believe has committed treason against the United States, that's taking it to a new level."

An American boycott of the $52 billion Sochi games would diminish the symbolic power of the world's biggest sporting event. Graham apparently sees a boycott as a threat Russian President Vladimir Putin could not ignore. Graham even threw in a comparison to the 1936 Berlin Olympics that Adolf Hitler promoted as a demonstration of Aryan superiority.

"If you could go back in time, would you have allowed Adolf Hitler to host the Olympics in Germany?" Graham asked, referring to the Berlin games as a "propaganda coup."

"I'm not saying that Russia is Nazi Germany," Graham added, "but I am saying that the Russian government is empowering some of the most evil, hateful people in the world."

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"If you could go back in time, would you have allowed Adolf Hitler to host the Olympics in Germany?"

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Absolutely you little insignificant fag...

Call me crazy. I think it is great that our team went over there (esp Jesse Owens) and trashed Hitler's crew on the track. I am glad they went to those Olympics.

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Call me crazy. I think it is great that our team went over there (esp Jesse Owens) and trashed Hitler's crew on the track. I am glad they went to those Olympics.

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My mom told me that the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were her favorite because of Mary Lou and because it was like the country was coming back to life.

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My mom told me that the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were her favorite because of Mary Lou and because it was like the country was coming back to life.

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