Hammer thrower Gwen Berry turns away from flag while national anthem plays at Olympic trials (education system, states)
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This is great. Can't wait until you right wingers hear about Armand Duplantis. He is really gonna get your knickers in a knot. LOL.
All Americans should be outraged. Not just right wingers. But since Leftists like yourself have made it clear that you don’t like this country, the only people who do care about the country (and it’s flag) are the only ones that are voicing their displeasure for this person. At one time not even long ago, a traitor like her would be so publicly humiliated and be hated that they wouldn’t even be allowed on the team.
The irony is that this is one of the few countries in the world where she can pull a stunt like that and not be vilified. If she were to go to many other countries and disrespect their flag, the things they would do to her...
The irony is that this is one of the few countries in the world where she can pull a stunt like that and not be vilified. If she were to go to many other countries and disrespect their flag, the things they would do to her...
She and the fast-growing numbers like her today are playing us for fools. And, collectively, that's exactly what we are. Looking the other way from this is just another reflection of our ongoing PC suicide.
Free speech is one thing....and we all agree with the importance of protecting it. But there is no right to represent our country on an Olympic team, much less publicly disgrace it as part of that team. She ought to be booted and replaced....and without hesitation.
Sheesh, just when you thought you had enough of football and basketball players acting like fools during the national anthem, now you have Olympic qualifying athletes starting to do the same. And she thinks it was a set up.
Our country now sux, we are a crap country so I wouldn't even compete for the USA if it were me. White athletes should treat the USA flag and anthem with the same respect black athletes did in the 1968 Mexico Olympics since we are now a racist nation against white people.
Our country now sux, we are a crap country so I wouldn't even compete for the USA if it were me. White athletes should treat the USA flag and anthem with the same respect black athletes did in the 1968 Mexico Olympics since we are now a racist nation against white people.
I feel bad for our country and what the democrats have done to segregate us by race. It is a shame as we just had a black man as president for 8 years and our country is over 72% white. We sure did great in our country and should be so proud. Seems we can't with democrats controlling our media feeds.
She sure didn't mind taking the MONEY America paid for her to train and to be there!
What money does anyone get from hammer? Throws in the USA are a niche events where, unless you’re Ryan Crouser, you’re lucky to get a shoes only contract. IIRC, Berry did something similar at Pan Ams a few years back and USATF knows exactly where she stands already
As for throwers in general, they’re typically a pretty smart and fun crowd that are a blast to go have a beer with if you don’t mind a bit of a Mos Eisley Cantina vibe.
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Originally Posted by camaro69
Pull her off the team.
I agree. The Olympics is an international celebration of the human spirit, and countries send teams. If she doesn't want to represent the United States team, the she can go represent another country. It IS done sometimes, when athletes can't make their own country's team, or if their country doesn't field a team of what that athlete wants to participate in.
If you go to the Olympics, you go under your country's flag.
An aside, who the hell even knew HAMMER THROWING was an olympic sport? ??
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