John Gizzi

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John Gizzi @johngizzi

At '36 Olympics, runners Marty Glickman & Sam Stoller--both Jewish--were replaced on the 400-meter relay race by Jesse Owen's & Ralph Metcalfe. This was the last-minute decision of Olympic chief Avery Brundage--portrayed by Philip Kerr in the Bernie Gunther novels as antisemetic. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2019

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Contrary to popular lore, Jesse Owens insisted, Hitler did not snub him after he won '36 Olympics & in fact shook his hand & congratulated him. The person who did snub him, he said, was FDR, who never invited him to WH or congratulated him. That's why Jesse became Republican. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2019

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@TheGreatBundini No, after FDR snubbed him, wouldn't invite him to WH or meet w. him or congratulated him. "Hitler didn't snub me," he told Republican rallies, "The President of the United States snubbed me." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2019