Angry Bird Lindsey Graham Wants to Boycott the 2014 Russian Olympics if Snowden's Still There

"I would. I would just send the Russians the most unequivocal signal I could send them," the awful South Carolina Republican tells The Hill.

How bad is this idea? Even Sen. Graham's partner in saber-rattling, Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), isn't buying it:

"There's many things we can do, but I think the experience of cancelling the Olympics the last time around wasn't very good," McCain said. 

Link via the Twitter feed of John Avlon.

Comments

[Auric Demonocles]

There's many things we can do

Have they considered just not spying on everyone in the first place?

[RBS]

HAhahahaha

[Inigo M.]

Well, I am considering boycotting visits to Wash. DC as long as Graham and other such idiotic pols who think spying on everyone is somehow defensible are there.

[Paul41]

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[DJF]

Obviously Gram is a traitor to the USA since without the US at the Olympics then Russia has a chance to win the most medals and you know what that means. Yes, we will all be drinking vodka and eating borsht

[Killazontherun]

Graham is a commie motherfucker and I am ashamed of Lesser Carolina for electing him.

[Spiny Norman]

Time for some more Rocky movies.

[AlmightyJB]

The actual games may be a sideshow in Rio.

[Andrew S.]

If the South Carolina GOP does not primary this idiot next year I'm donating money to the democrat. I really don't care. Anybody in South Carolina would be better than Graham. Anybody. Just pick somebody randomly.

[Heroic Mulatto]

I can't wait until Graham dies from AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.

[Anonymous Coward]

"I would. I would just send the Russians the most unequivocal signal I could send them," the awful South Carolina Republican tells The Hill.

Launch yourself at the Kremlin with a cannon. I'm certain that would get their attention.

[Andrew S.]

People setting themselves on fire get lots of attention. Heck, somebody setting themselves on fire in Tunisia started the whole Arab Spring. Maybe Graham can do that on the steps of the Kremlin. I'll donate the gasoline and lighter.

[Art Vandelay]

I'll gladly pay for his airfare.

[Sevo]

I'll offer the matches!

[WC Varones]

There goes our chance for a men's synchronized swimming medal.

[PapayaSF]

I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that Republicans and conservatives can be just as stupid as Democrats and progressives in making everything about politics.

[Duke]

Does anyone else think of Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual when they hear Lindsey Graham? Or what about Cotton Hill when you see John McCain? I know I do.

[Lyle]

Ha, I don't even agree with Lindsey Graham. Boycott the Olympics? How stupid.

[Lyle]

By the way, what's wrong with a man being effeminate?

[Duke]

Not a thing Lyle. It can lead to confusion and some laughs, though. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-ni.....al/n10237/

[Lyle]

Not a thing really? Than why are you using it pejoratively with regards to me? Hmm?

[Calidissident]

Did you click the link? He's referring to an SNL sketch, not you

[Duke]

I think Lyle might be funnin' the both of us.

[Lyle]

Oh... he was referring to the SNL skit with the initial comment. Oh yeah. You're idiot Calidissident. What's new?

[Archduke Trousersenthusiast]

If I was an athlete I would boycott the olympics for being a leech on government monies

[Archduke Trousersenthusiast]

Speaking of boycott

[Tejicano]

Seems even more bizarre when you remember that Carter boycotted the 1980 Moscow olympics because the Soviets had invaded Afghanistan... which is actually on their border (the old Soviet border, not the current Russian border)...

[Jon Lester]

And in response to cross-border incursions, too, as well as Carter's own program to provoke the invasion by arming the Mujahedin six months prior.

[WC Varones]

Lindsey would just rather be in Afghanistan at that time:

http://www.wcvarones.com/2010/.....rt-in.html