What wonderful common sense Fred shows us in this post. The incident at the award ceremony in Shanghai was in remarkably bad taste and completely inappropriate. I certainly don't want to squelch free speech. Freedom to speak out doesn't mean you can speak anytime or anywhere. The WBF and the USBF will have to address this issue. I am informed that the WBF did meet about this issue and the minutes will be posted on the WBF site when they are approved. I fully expect the USBF to address this issue. They cannot permit every awards ceremony to be turned into a political rally. I have frequently bragged to my non bridge playing friends that competitive bridge is a world unto itself where no one cares about your nationality, politics, income, religion or skin color....they only care if you can put the right card on the table. I hope I won't have to alter that statement in the future.
