International Olympic Committee Asks Fans to Not Boo JD Vance at the Opening Ceremony

[BaronChocula]

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Story from yesterday so I'm posting in GD

Leading the U.S. delegation in Milan for the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony will be Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived in Italy amid ongoing political unrest at home over killings in Minnesota. In fact, members of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit are set to provide security for the Games, leading to massive protests in Milan last week.

The Guardian reported today that “Olympic officials have quietly expressed hope the ceremony will unfold without political demonstrations directed at American athletes or officials.” Whether or not that’s the case remains to be seen.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/international-olympic-committee-asks-fans-210451359.html

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Watch the ceremony at 2p ET to see the if fans throw ice at him and Boobio.

[Johonny]

1. Can they spit?

[BaronChocula]

2. As judges say in movies and tv

I'll allow it.

[malaise]

3. That's a signal to boooo

😀

[sop]

4. Like waving a red flag in front of a bull.

[DFW]

5. If the USA wanted the world to cheer us

If they wanted cheers, all they had to do was to send Kamala Harris or the Obamas. Sending Vance and Rubio is an in-your-face provocation practically saying, “we double dare you to boo us!”

[durablend]

6. Expletives it is then.

[Diamond_Dog]

7. How about the middle finger salute?

[mitch96]

11. that works too..nt

[Solly Mack]

8. Yes. Let's not be rude to people who champion murdering others.

[AZJonnie]

9. Vance and Rubio may be in Milan, but I'd bet the camera feeds projecting to any big screens

will avoid showing their faces for this very reason. They'll be boo'd mercilessly.

[tavernier]

10. Good luck with that.

[MagickMuffin]

12. I already saw vd vance at the Figure Skating event

And the camera became fixated on his maralogo facial adjustments!

[sakabatou]

13. Here's hoping they boo harder

[doublethink]

14. Watching Opening Ceremonies ...

They introduced the head of Italy, the Olympic Committee, some other dignitary or two going from right to left. Vance and wife were last on left don't think the MC said their names? NBC announcers were saying something but don't think they were introduced to the live audience. Anyone else catch that?

[BaronChocula]

27. I did catch a glimpse of VD and suffering spouse (I assume)

Now I'm just waiting for the consequences like in the movie "The Ring." Maybe I'll get smothered in my sleep by a sofa cushion or something.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Wait A Second

Immigration & Customs Enforcement is providing security in another country?
Why?

[BaronChocula]

28. To see how much they can get away with

"Let's see how far our privilege gets us."

[C_U_L8R]

16. Just hurl upholstery

[maxsolomon]

17. "Please clap"

Nope.

[struggle4progress]

18. "There's no need to be rude: you can just pee into a balloon, freeze it solid, and throw it":

[Initech]

19. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Worst VP in US history!

[Raven123]

20. Why? Trump will just claim the world respects us "like never before"

Which would be fake news

[3catwoman3]

21. I don't give a rat's a$$ if Vance or Rubio are booed. They deserve it.

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I do hope the athletes are not. They do not.

[Spazito]

25. The athletes weren't booed, it was only when....

Vance and his wife were shown that the boos were heard. The audience showed great restraint and class, imo, and didn't take out their disgust on them and, instead, made it clear who they intensely disliked.

[Emrys]

22. Posted without comment:

On 14 February 2025, U.S. vice president JD Vance delivered a speech at the 61st Munich Security Conference. In his speech, Vance argued that Europe's principal danger came from erosion of democratic norms — especially censorship, suppression of dissent, and exclusion of populist voices ...

Vance warned that the U.S. would condition its support for Europe on whether its governments actually uphold free speech, press freedom, and political legitimacy, and criticized European governments for 'running in fear of their own voters'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_JD_Vance_speech_at_the_Munich_Security_Conference

[senseandsensibility]

23. Too late! JD was just loudly booed (a couple of minutes ago)

according to a post by Ron Filipkowski. So sad.

[malaise]

24. As predicted

Sweet😀

[Blue Owl]

26. Who says it's political?

Could just be that nobody likes a giant asshole who fucks couches