Posted on 08/08/2016 5:36:17 PM PDT by mandaladon
CNN host says Michael Phelps shouldn’t carry US flag, but a ‘Muslim’ should . . . Americans are furious (Full Title)
Liberals wanted U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps to give up the honor of carrying the American flag and leading his country’s athletes at the opening ceremony for the Rio Olympic games Friday night.
He’s the wrong color and the wrong sex.
After Phelps was chosen by his fellow Olympians, the U.S. Olympic Team tweeted:
But coming in a close second to Phelps in the team’s vote was Ibtihaj Muhammad, a woman, an African-American and a Muslim to boot.
What could be better, some thought. Diversity, you know.
Leading the pack of naysayers was W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN’s “United Shades of America.” In a CNN op-ed, he described the swimming sensation as a “tall, successful, rich white guy” who clearly didn’t “need the honor.”
“With 22 Olympic medals, you are already the most decorated athlete in Olympic history,” he said.
But American fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is a different story.
“Muhammad carrying the flag would be much bigger than your one moment,” Bell writes. “It would be a symbol for our country in this moment when we are mostly known for one of the most contentious, controversial, scandal-ridden, hateful, xenophobic, jingoistic, and just generally unlikable presidential elections in recent memory. This is at a time when we could use some more symbols of unity and togetherness.”
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“No offense, but right now America has enough tall, successful, rich white guys hogging the spotlight trying to make America great,” he said, in an obvious reference to Donald Trump................What we need are more losers...according to the left!
When she wins 19 Gold Medals she will likely get her turn.
Sure, because sharia law so closely follows the freedoms symbolized by the American flag. /sarc
I wonder how many people at CNN will be able to keep their heads should sharia take over here?
The upcoming election will send them a message they won't forget.
Politically diversity, barf, barf,barf!
He should carry ISIS flag.
Don’t know how many events Ibtihaj Muhammad was to be in, but I heard on the radio news this morning that she won her first bout, lost her 2nd, and left the venue in tears.
The event was fencing.
Ibtihaj Muhammad = 0 medals
Michael Phelps = 19 medals
She is good at fencing. Muslims are good with swords. Yeah, it fits. She really is making a propheic statement for Allah that she is going to cut the heads off of all infidels.. I think she should carry the flag.
The DemocRats need people to stay poor for their voter base. They don’t want you moving up from the lower class because you would stop voting DemocRat.
She’s already been eliminated from the games.
Inshallah.
These PC morons have no ability to be embarrassed by their own stupidity.
Peaceful Muslims aren’t fully qualified to be held high in America because they have provided no help in rounding up the violent ones in our midst.
Perhaps they need to have organizations with leaders to give them a voice that tells us that they want to help America, and that they want the violent ones destroyed.
The peaceful Muslims here in America can do better. They are too passive.
New Jersey Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad Hijab-wearing American fencer says she doesn’t feel safe in America
Why does CNN hire this trash?
He’s a left wing stand up comedian looking for some free pub. Don’t give him any. He couldn’t carry Michael Phelps’ jock strap.
Liberals have become such good Nazis!!!
He’d probably like to sniff it, though.
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