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Spider Jerusalem

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8. He was never sponsored by the USPS? I have no idea where you got that from.

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 07:53 PM

Feb 2013

On edit: the USPS is suing Lance Armstrong for fraud over their sponsorship. Pistorius, who was never sponsored by the USPS, has lost sponsorship in the wake of being charged with his girlfriend's murder. These two things are totally unrelated even though they may both appear in the news next to each other.

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Can someone explain to me why the USPS sponsored a foreign athelete for 30 mil.? nt [View all] kelliekat44 Feb 2013 OP

Can you explain what you're talking about?. . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #1

Oscar Pistorius. South African "Blade Runner." nt kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #6

He was never sponsored by the USPS? I have no idea where you got that from. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #8

presumably to get more people to use their services Enrique Feb 2013 #2

Boo! Post Office! Booooooo!!! Iggo Feb 2013 #3

Because they got a return of 100 mil jberryhill Feb 2013 #4

How, when, where? nt kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #7

. jberryhill Feb 2013 #9

"Foreign athlete"? You mean Lance Armstrong? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #5

Uhmm. Some people here consider Texas to be a foreign country!! madinmaryland Feb 2013 #11

yeah, but he won in France undeterred Feb 2013 #12

USPS does not need to be sponsoring anyone, they don't need to round up business Fight2Win Feb 2013 #10

huh? grasswire Feb 2013 #13

The recipient doesn't get to decide that... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2013 #14

It's not tax dollars but otherwise I feel ya elehhhhna Feb 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Feb 2013 #16

Posting falsehoods I see. Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #17

lol Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #19

Because it earned them a profit? EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #18