The Big Shoulders swim, held in Chicago Sept 6th. Offered the new look in USMS sanctioned swims, political partianship. For a link to the discussion go here http:/.../showthread.php This is the same organization that is running next years Nationals. USMS, you need to address this.
Banning shirts? What's next, banning books? Oh, sorry--my bad.
Who said anything about banning shirts? If you want to support Obama or anyone else for that matter, go for it. My point is that a USMS sanctioned swim race is not the appropriate place to interject politics. And yes, I think USMS would agree with me.
Oh good grief, find another tree to bark up, it's a swim meet tshirt. Just go swim and stop the geo political whine session.
Geek, as to your offer stated above, I'll respectfully decline! I, like you and anyone else on this thread, have the RIGHT to agree or disagree with any statement made on this forum. And can express said opinion here as I deem necessary.
Woof - Woof!!!!
Between the whiners who won't let their kids play against a better pitching kid and those of you who'd rather argue about a tshirt than swim, it's really amazing that there is any actual sporting being done in America these days. This makes me respect meet volunteers and organizers even more knowing they have to suffer through stuff like this. Seriously, get a life and a grip. Or, better yet, show up at your next swim meet and do the 200 yard protest. All that hot air you are spewing is disrupting my swimming chi.
I paid my money and swam. I really enjoyed the swim. I didn't like the political statement made by the shirt. If that makes me a whiner, so be it - I've been called worse.
I paid my money and swam. I really enjoyed the swim. I didn't like the political statement made by the shirt. If that makes me a whiner, so be it - I've been called worse.
Ditto.....if I know my money is going to promote something I don't believe in. Not gonna do it! LOL
Give me a break Holy Roller, the entry fee was for the event. I've never seen such angst over a tshirt but I guess you gotta whine about something these days to be a true American.
Why is it when we put our ideas forward here we are whining? But, it's not whining when you do? Sounds a bit hypocritical to me!
Get over yourself already....other people can have different opinions then you without you being an %ss to them.
And it should not have been allowed.
I agree, call the cops!
Seriously, who cares, it's a meet t-shirt. Did anyone really enter for the stupid t-shirt?
I paid my money and swam. I really enjoyed the swim. I didn't like the political statement made by the shirt. If that makes me a whiner, so be it - I've been called worse.
What statement is that exactly? Obama looks like anyone else in goggles?
This has really been blown out of proportion. I agree with Geek, though I wouldn't put it with his same delicacy.
Oh and enough about correcting spelling. It does not matter on a message board.
My shirt went directly into the trash.
That's pretty wasteful, don't you think? How about telling them you didn't want the shirt or maybe giving the shirt to someone else if you didn't like it?
About the USMS card thing, I brought mine because I saw the email, but no one asked to see it when I checked in. It's too bad they had sporadic enforcement of that. I would have been pretty mad if I had to pay an extra $20 to swim. That would be something that would make me question whether to swim the event again next year, unlike the shirt design.
