The patriotic Daily Mail lol... "In 2015 he took over a World Athletics in turmoil and set about draining the swamp"
"draining the swamp"?? He went from vice president to president, i.e. was part of the swamp and maintained the swamp tradition. Ardent Diack supporter and friend, on Nike payroll as VP and P, insisted successfully on handling the IAAF scandal in-house behind closed doors, limited to super shoe height to Nike's super shoes, and of course there's Eugene. Coe is and was a clear swamp member and lover.
He knew that he had to sacrifice some of his reputation to get in before he could clean house. Unfortunately, his Nike ties have greatly compromised his work. The IOC gets Thomas Bach's pick here despite Bach having not only supported the Russians in bids and participation, but also having a male boxer banned by the boxing federation competing against women.
Everyone goes down weird rabbit holes late at night but anyone with sense is not posting it to their literal business public forum under their own name.
I perhaps should have led with the Athletic article instead of explaining how I got to starting this thread as I think that confused some people.
I perhaps should have led with the Athletic article instead of explaining how I got to starting this thread as I think that confused some people.
I have rewritten the first post to this:
It looks like there was a nasty smear campaign online with fake AI audio and fake news reports to smear Seb Coe as a racist and visitor of Epstein Island before the IOC presidency vote. Pretty disgusting stuff.
The Athletic (NYTimes) had an article before the IOC Election titled "Strange Race to Lead Olympic Sports Gets Stranger" that talked about a smear campaign against some of the candidates. It said it was the talk of the IOC gathering:
"This past weekend, social media posts and little-known websites spread lurid claims of previous actions by two of the candidates, without providing evidence or citing sources — suggestions of personal wrongdoing serious enough to sink their campaigns. Neither the I.O.C. nor the candidates have commented publicly, but the allegations became grist for gossip at the I.O.C. gathering."
With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of the International Olympic Committee has turned increasingly harsh.
I didn't think too much of it but now it looks pretty clear that one of the smear campaigns was against Coe and it was really nasty stuff. FAKE allegations that he visited Epstein Island and FAKE audio implying he was a racist.
This video which got millions of views on X alone claims Coe visited Epstein island 11 times and was one of Epstein's closest associates:
By Lazarus Odenge Recent reports have sparked controversy as newly surfaced documents from the U.S. Department of Justice suggest that Sebastian Coe, a
Pretty clear one of the smear campaigns was against Coe. Pretty disgusting. Love to hear your thoughts. Surprised this hasn't been reported anywhere. I can see how the Athletic didn't want to give credence to it, but it's already out there and Seb is already being smeared with it being viewed millions of times. When the stuff in the videos is fake, and the allegations false, combatting it seems the better way to go.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Russians are behind this. They knew there was no way of them being readmitted under Coe whereas they had a much better chance with Coventry and some of the other candidates. They also have a track record of running exactly these kind of online disinformation campaigns.
The reason why Coventry won was quite simple. ITA is the brainchild of Thomas Bach. Coventry is the board member of, guess what, ITA. So, by choosing Coventry, the IOC gets to keep control over the ITA and can dress it under the guise of first female president. Clearly Coe was the best candidate in terms of benefiting the athletes, Bach was not supposed to have influence on the election, but do you think these people care about benefiting the athletes? Nope.
The "leaked" audio sounds like AI. That is nothing like his usual cadence when he talks.
Coe would have to answer the Epstein issue. Not a good thing for him to have logged that many flights to the Island. Of course, he is on a very long list with a lot of others who have been able to shrug off the association.
Given Coventry won and some of the sources, it looks like some Africans wanted to keep Coe out.
It's obviously AI, and you'd have to be dumb to believe that Coe visited Epstein island just because some loon on X said he did.
Obviously fake news.
A visit to Epstein's island will get you votes, if not a landslide win.
Like I said, the vote results mean that if the evil IOC doesn't like you, its a sign that your on the right track morally and in designs.
Coe can now go to war on the IOC, with their abysmal track record and surely most corrupt future actions.
Did an Epstein, racist smear campaign cost Seb Coe the IOC presidency?
Honestly, I think he campaigned too hard on his intention to further exclude DND women and trans women. For some reason he started promising to add testosterone limits for women.
He mis-read the room, knowing this is a popular position among many (certainly among many commentators in the UK and US).
But perhaps IOC delegates are sick of everything Olympic turning into a culture war battle fueled by people who want to work it for their own personal and political gain?
Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason
The reason why Coventry won was quite simple. ITA is the brainchild of Thomas Bach. Coventry is the board member of, guess what, ITA. So, by choosing Coventry, the IOC gets to keep control over the ITA and can dress it under the guise of first female president. Clearly Coe was the best candidate in terms of benefiting the athletes, Bach was not supposed to have influence on the election, but do you think these people care about benefiting the athletes? Nope.
Coventry is as much of an establishment candidate as you can get- will not threaten or try to challenge the status quo. Will not try to implement needed reforms or root out bad actors. I would not be surprised at a bot campaign from NGBs that would benefit from ma do nothing president.
Coe has been pretty anti-Russia (banning athletes and being harsher than the IOC). I'm sure a lot of this stems from russian troll farms. The newly elected IOC leader got a personal congratulations from Putin, clear sign of her stance on Russian and Belarusian athletes and a "F U" to Coe.
I mean, the NYT picked it up. So it’s not like it’s not being reported anywhere. This is the future we’re grappling with for AI. Lots of cool stuff, a lot more awful stuff.
Coe would have to answer the Epstein issue. Not a good thing for him to have logged that many flights to the Island. Of course, he is on a very long list with a lot of others who have been able to shrug off the association.
This may be the dumbest thing you've ever posted on this board.
