Fox News: Gabby Douglas sucks for not wearing a US flag!

[Ovisterra]

At least they report most of the news are are overall unbiased. Unlike some other networks...

I see all you can do is make a snide remark against something he didn't say, as a response.

I love the smell of burning strawmen in the late afternoon.

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

And how is wearing a leotard that is pink unpatriotic? In this nation we value self-expression, individualism, and self-determination. Why should some propaganda machine come down on a young woman who is doing her damndest to represent our country with class, diligence, and excellence for the stupid outfit? Seems to me that some of the blonde harpys on that network have jealousy issues.

At least they report most of the news are overall unbiased. Unlike some other networks...

FOX? Unbiased and quality news?



Here are some gems:

"The Left Launches Attack on Bachmann’s Husband" - this is relation to a man who called gays "barbarians".

(hint: Look at what Iraq's now called)

And saving the best until last:

Fox, fair, balanced, quality news.

[Ifreann]

That dirty communist! Next she'll be saying that we should be nice to foreigners!

Are the US Olympians even trying to poison their competitors? Where's the patriotism?!

[Northern Dominus]

:palm: How about they get up there and they do it...

That's what my initial thought was.

My thought is that Catty Blonde (take your pick, they clone them at Fox after all) was infuriated that some teenage black girl was getting more attention than she did for doing something truly remarkable, and scribbled the "issue" into that day's notes. Of course this is how the machine works there anyway. Who wants to bet there will be a burning cross in Gabby's front yard when she gets back because some schmuck took this kind of drivel at face value?

[Ruridova]

I never said it was unpatriotic, I just said that it's not patriotic. Patriotism is certainly not defined in my book by how much red white and blue you can apply to your body..... A 16 year old working and training their ass off to win medals for the US in a nation vs nation competition.... now there is patriotism. Some wet cunt blabbling about how there's not enough red/white/blue in the uniforms of someone who just won a medal for our nation..... that's unpatriotic.

"Where's the American exceptionalism? Those cheering fans, and those althletes who've decidated their lives to represent America standing on a podium with their hands over their hearts fighting back the tears while the US flag ascends to the rafters and our national anthem echoes throughout the arena just don't seem that into it."
- Steven Colbert

[Ovisterra]

I never said it was unpatriotic, I just said that it's not patriotic. Patriotism is certainly not defined in my book by how much red white and blue you can apply to your body..... A 16 year old working and training their ass off to win medals for the US in a nation vs nation competition.... now there is patriotism. Some wet cunt blabbling about how there's not enough red/white/blue in the uniforms of someone who just won a medal for our nation..... that's unpatriotic.

"Where's the American exceptionalism? Those cheering fans, and those althletes who've decidated their lives to represent America standing on a podium with their hands over their hearts fighting back the tears while the US flag ascends to the rafters and our national anthem echoes throughout the arena just don't seem that into it."
- Steven Colbert

I like that quote. It sums it the situation beautifully.

[Liriena]

I never said it was unpatriotic, I just said that it's not patriotic. Patriotism is certainly not defined in my book by how much red white and blue you can apply to your body..... A 16 year old working and training their ass off to win medals for the US in a nation vs nation competition.... now there is patriotism. Some wet cunt blabbling about how there's not enough red/white/blue in the uniforms of someone who just won a medal for our nation..... that's unpatriotic.

"Where's the American exceptionalism? Those cheering fans, and those althletes who've decidated their lives to represent America standing on a podium with their hands over their hearts fighting back the tears while the US flag ascends to the rafters and our national anthem echoes throughout the arena just don't seem that into it."
- Steven Colbert

In Argentina we consider you a patriot if you know the lyrics of the National Anthem and singed "Aurora" every morning at school while the flag was lifted up the mast.

You get bonus points if you like beef and drink mate.

[Ifreann]

"Where's the American exceptionalism? Those cheering fans, and those althletes who've decidated their lives to represent America standing on a podium with their hands over their hearts fighting back the tears while the US flag ascends to the rafters and our national anthem echoes throughout the arena just don't seem that into it."
- Steven Colbert

In Argentina we consider you a patriot if you know the lyrics of the National Anthem and singed "Aurora" every morning at school while the flag was lifted up the mast.

You get bonus points if you like beef and drink mate.

Meat and drinking? I would do well in Argentina...

[Tekania]

I see all you can do is make a snide remark against something he didn't say, as a response.

I love the smell of burning strawmen in the late afternoon.

Yes, I've developed TLAM mission data packages specifically for targeting strawmen...... they have a nearly limitless range and an accuracy of plus or minus three pixels.

[Liriena]

In Argentina we consider you a patriot if you know the lyrics of the National Anthem and singed "Aurora" every morning at school while the flag was lifted up the mast.

You get bonus points if you like beef and drink mate.

Meat and drinking? I would do well in Argentina...

And if you join the pro-government youth group/mob squad La Campora, you'll instantly earn a good, high-paying job at any state-owned company.

[Northern Dominus]

I love the smell of burning strawmen in the late afternoon.

Yes, I've developed TLAM mission data packages specifically for targeting strawmen...... they have a nearly limitless range and an accuracy of plus or minus three pixels.

...So that's where the unused hull of one of those Seawolf-class subs went... does it have wifi?

[Everbeek]

Meat and drinking? I would do well in Argentina...

And if you join the pro-government youth group/mob squad La Campora, you'll instantly earn a good, high-paying job at any state-owned company.

Would that require me to call the Falklands "Malvinas"?

[Franklin Delano Bluth]

It's not like patriotism has any place in a free society anyway, as the displays of Internet Preziosillas like Arcultia demonstrate pretty clearly.

[Liriena]

And if you join the pro-government youth group/mob squad La Campora, you'll instantly earn a good, high-paying job at any state-owned company.

Would that require me to call the Falklands "Malvinas"?

Yep. And you must call British people "pirates", and worship Nestor Kirchner like a god...and think of Cristina as a feminine version of Jesus Christ...give or take potential insanity and absurd wealth.

[Tekania]

Yes, I've developed TLAM mission data packages specifically for targeting strawmen...... they have a nearly limitless range and an accuracy of plus or minus three pixels.

...So that's where the unused hull of one of those Seawolf-class subs went... does it have wifi?

Wifi and bluetooth..... everything is better with bluetooth.

[Northern Dominus]

...So that's where the unused hull of one of those Seawolf-class subs went... does it have wifi?

Wifi and bluetooth..... everything is better with bluetooth.

At least nobody can pull up next to you and think "what an asshole" for having the earpiece. No windows.

[Beldonia]

I think that both poll options are correct. If her teammates are doing it and people are going to react negatively if she doesn't, then yeah, she probably should wear a patriotic leotard so that no one makes a big federal case out of it. But should it matter? No.

Big federal case? If someone tried to take this to court they'd face murder charges after the judge died laughing.

It's a figure of speech.

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

I think that both poll options are correct. If her teammates are doing it and people are going to react negatively if she doesn't, then yeah, she probably should wear a patriotic leotard so that no one makes a big federal case out of it. But should it matter? No.

Freedom.
Of.
Expression.

She has a right to it.

[Farnhamia]

I think that both poll options are correct. If her teammates are doing it and people are going to react negatively if she doesn't, then yeah, she probably should wear a patriotic leotard so that no one makes a big federal case out of it. But should it matter? No.

Freedom.
Of.
Expression.

If it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This whole thing is just manufactured outrage on the Right.

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

Freedom.
Of.
Expression.

If it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This whole thing is just manufactured outrage on the Right.

It's Fox, it's either manufactured outrage, slurring 'commies', 'the Left', 'liberals', the liberal hivemind, justifying shooting Arabs, justifying Israel or laying emphasis on Obama's middle name.

[Beldonia]

I think that both poll options are correct. If her teammates are doing it and people are going to react negatively if she doesn't, then yeah, she probably should wear a patriotic leotard so that no one makes a big federal case out of it. But should it matter? No.

Freedom.
Of.
Expression.

She has a right to it.

Yeah, she sure does. She can do what she wants. But if she wants Fox News to shut up, then it'd be easier to wear a patriotic leotard. In this case, it isn't really costing her much.

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

Freedom.
Of.
Expression.

She has a right to it.

Yeah, she sure does. She can do what she wants. But if she wants Fox News to shut up, then it'd be easier to wear a patriotic leotard. In this case, it isn't really costing her much.

In which she's caved in to a load of xenophobic, stupid, uninformed, nationalistic, tub-thumping, sabre-rattling, 'Murikan patriot news anchors.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

This is the same Faux News that was demanding that we not let athletes from other countries come to the USA to train.

I mean, really, I know the olympics is an international dickwaving competition, but I thought it was generally acknowledged that people would at least PRETEND it wasn't.

[Tekania]

Freedom.
Of.
Expression.

If it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This whole thing is just manufactured outrage on the Right.

Which shouldn't be too surprising, as we also have people criticizing this multiple gold-medal winning history settings American gymnast for her hair as well.

[Auremena]

Ummm, that's ridiculous. Faux Noise strikes again.
Honesty I want whoever is best to win, not whoever is weeping an American flag. Soni wore a pink swimsuit, why aren't they criticising her too? They probably say that Liu Ciang deserved to loose. I think he's an exceptional athlete, and his injury is unfortunate.
Honestly, the Olympics are about having fun, not winning.