The story of Peter Norman is amazing to me.

Norman wore a badge on the podium in support of the Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR). After the final, Carlos and Smith had told Norman what they were planning to do during the ceremony. As journalist Martin Flanagan wrote: "They asked Norman if he believed in human rights. He said he did. They asked him if he believed in God. Norman, who came from a Salvation Army background, said he believed strongly in God. We knew that what we were going to do was far greater than any athletic feat. He said, 'I'll stand with you'. Carlos said he expected to see fear in Norman's eyes. He didn't; 'I saw love.'"[10] On the way to the medal ceremony, Norman saw the OPHR badge being worn by Paul Hoffman, a white member of the US rowing team, and asked him if he could wear it.[11] It was Norman who suggested that Smith and Carlos share the black gloves used in their salute, after Carlos left his pair at the Olympic Village.[4] This is the reason for Smith raising his right fist, while Carlos raised his left.

Treatment after 1968 Edit
After the salute, it has been claimed that Norman's career suffered greatly. A 2012 CNN profile said that "he returned home to Australia a pariah, suffering unofficial sanction and ridicule as the Black Power salute's forgotten man. He never ran in the Olympics again."[13] Commentators say he was not selected for the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 despite recording qualifying times, and was not welcomed even three decades later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[14][15][16] Carlos later stated that "If we [Carlos and Smith] were getting beat up, Peter was facing an entire country and suffering alone."[15][16]

Norman died of a heart attack on 3 October 2006 in Melbourne at the age of 64.[11] The US Track and Field Federation proclaimed 9 October 2006, the date of his funeral, as Peter Norman Day. Thirty-eight years after the three made history, both Smith and Carlos gave eulogies and were pallbearers at Norman's funeral.[6] At the time of his death, Norman was survived by his second wife, Jan, and their daughters Belinda and Emma, his first wife, Ruth, and children Gary, Sandra and Janita and four grandchildren.[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norman

August 26, 2020

Milwaukee Bucks have boycotted PLAYOFF GAME #5 vs. Orlando

ESPN Reporting. Going to see if there’s news on how the NBA will handle this.
Replay the game or forfeiture?

UPDATE

The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 on Wednesday with the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Black in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

"We're tired of the killings and the injustice," Bucks guard George Hill told The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears.

The Bucks did not come onto the court before the 4 p.m. ET start time, prompting NBA officials to go into the Milwaukee locker room before news of the team's boycott was learned.

Top NBA executives were outside of the Milwaukee locker room, but haven't gone inside, a source told ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29747523/bucks-not-taking-court-game-5-vs-magic

August 26, 2020

RNC Convention Knight Too. #3

Thread two with link to won
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13971648

August 26, 2020

* RNC Convention Knight Too #2*

Thread numb burr won

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13971139

August 26, 2020

Who here lived through the dark the darkest of days?

The Obama years were so dark. Everyone was hungry.
Businesses crushed
Rights trampled
Churches closes but marijuana shops and abortion clinics were opened

This is my favorite - heard it at least 4 times - BIDEN HAS SAID HE WILL RAISE TAXES. That’s a tried and true way of getting elected I guess.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213971139

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