Posted on 05/16/2004 4:14:05 AM PDT by tjwmason
I am not overly keen on those 'Don't Tread on Me' flags personally, but perhaps they could be issued to athletes.
Thank goodness our Olympic Committee have not done this yet, we're usually the first on these loony leftist schemes.
Best bet ~ don't send any American athletes to this one.
Then the funny little foreign people can wave their own flags in front of empty seats and TV cameras that link up to a network of disinterest.
The warning should be made to the funny little foreign people that if they get out of hand at the awards ceremonies they will, of course, be penalized. I can think of a few ways to do that too!
Patriotic display = jingoism
Well that's just rich.
Wonderful idea. I have one left over from my days in the militia -- I'd be glad to loan it to them!
Carolyn
They should hang their heads in utter shame for living in the land of the free and the home of the brave, defender of the entire world against people who hack off peoples heads for religious reasons.
As a matter of fact, the Olympic committees should make our athletes start every race with their shoes tied together just to appease the people who will be offended.
Why? What the hell do we have to feel humble about...especially if we win a medal?
Fire this Moran idiot...NOW!
I recall the press lionization of the two US trackmen raising clenched fists on the awards stand twenty some years ago.
Time for some good ol' American nationalism, I say...
Be out front, in-your-face proud and loud!
The Olympics are for strutting your stuff, not cowering and whimpering!
Let the rest of the world wallow in fear...I'm not buying it!
If this appeasement insanity keeps up my head's going to explode! If we can't carry our flag, then our athletes should stay at home. They're going to be targets anyway and goodness knows we can't count on our spineless "allies" not to give them up in a hostage crisis.
Please, will the AHs who propose that the US flag not be displayed by US athletes go to hell.
"It is only a matter of time until the many other Nick Bergs happen..on our own soil..by the [fictional] "moderate" islamonazis who allegedly live in the US. We can not say we weren't warned."
At the risk of getting WAY off topic on this thread....
I think about that stuff too. Well, not that stuff, I think about suicide bombers in New Jersey shopping malls and NYC subway stations. But what I want to know is what will happen then? Will the gov't start to round up all Muslims? Will they shut down the Mosques? Will there be mass deportation of Muslims who are foreign nationals? If these things do not happen, will non-Muslim Americans take to the streets and demand them?
And if we can't display the flag proudly after a win, we should just run arol
Go pound sand, lefty.
It will be VERY interesting to see how the Iraqi soccer team reacts to the Americans.
The world will finally have a chance to see how the Iraqi people really feel about Americans, minus the media filter.
If the Iraqi soccer team boos/spits at Americans (I seriously doubt it), then the world's opinion will be confirmed.
But if the opposite reaction occurs, the world just might have to wonder....
Ironic name.
THIS WILL NOT STAND.
We need to let our USOC and Olympians know that we are proud of them and they need to take their flags and wave them proudly.
I haven't had my Saturday coffee yet but we need to do our best Freeping on this.
PS: I offer a bounty for every flag waved directly into the face of a Frenchie lol.
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