2008-09-10T07:14:38-04:00 Politics and Olympics? 2008-08-11T12:59:02-04:00 2 2008-09-10T06:39:58-04:00 1 1 10 2008-08-21T13:23:37-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/229/979/thumb/AF.jpg 6 NY J46 New York 230279 Hard to avoid such conflicts with the competitve spirit of sports and the dynamic landscape of politics. Adding into the mix is also Religion... 2553922 2008-08-19T09:56:28-04:00 29 NY cohen1271 New York 3167 Ideally the shouldn't mix, but ultimately they do. With national pride comes the perception to some extent, a certainl level of perceived power. Government run countries can't help but stick their nose in the way of pure sport. 2528542 2 <font size="2">The &quot;Blood in the Water&quot; water polo match between Hungary and the Soviets in 1956 was perhaps the first Olympic contest to have such high-stakes political overtones. Since then, there have been boycotts -- the 1980 and &#39;84 Games being the prime examples -- protests and controversies galore. That raises the question: Do the Olympics and politics mix?</font> 2375 0 CT MomentsInNBA Canton 413594