Obama, Biden, Top U.S. Officials To Stay Away From Sochi Olympics

[LeftofObama]

Neither President or Mrs. Obama nor Vice President or Dr. Biden will be a part of the U.S. delegation to the Sochi Olympics. Instead, Janet Napolitano, the president of the University of California and former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, will lead the delegation to the opening ceremony.

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The Presidential Delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will include Napolitano; Nabors; Michael A. McFaul, the United States ambassador to the Russian Federation; Billie Jean King, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, as well as a former Olympic tennis coach; and Brian A. Boitano, an Olympic gold medalist in figure skating.

The Presidential Delegation to the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games on February 23, 2014, led by Burns, will also include McFaul; Bonnie Blair, five-time Olympic gold medalist and one-time bronze medalist in speed skating; Caitlin Cahow, Olympic silver medalist and bronze medalist in women’s ice hockey; and Eric Heiden, five-time Olympic gold medalist in speed skating.

Both King and Cahow are out members of the LGBT community.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/top-us-officials-will-be-staying-away-from-sochi-olympics

[uriel1972]

2. Hmmm. Cautious approval.

I like this and it sends a message, but I can't help feeling there's a kick in the pants coming. Maybe it's just me and the fact that I've been kicked in the head so often I feel like a whack-a-mole.