Gabby Douglas Isn't Jingoistic Enough for Fox News

[Crabtownboy]

Is Fox crazy or just stupid? She isn't patriotic because she does not wear red, white and blue?

Did they call Nastia Liukin unpatriotic for wearing a shocking pink outfit when she won the gold medal in Beijing in 2008?

Hmmm, our soldiers do not wear red, white and blue either ... I guess to Fox they are not patriotic either.

The Olympic gold medalist was one target of criticism in a segment that included the dumbest remarks on American exceptionalism yet broadcast.

One curse of American life, dramatized in the following clip, is the fact that American exceptionalism and patriotism are invoked most often by people who've reflected on them least:

Says satellite radio host David Webb, remarking on the fact that Olympic gold medal winner Gabby Douglas wasn't outfitted in American flag-themed attire when competing or standing on the podium:

What's wrong with showing pride? What we're seeing is this kind of soft anti-American feeling, that Americans can't show our exceptionalism. And frankly, if they are offended about us showing our exceptionalism, then they have that right and I don't care. And neither do most Americans.

That's a fact.
Host Alisyn Camerota suggests that perhaps Americans are less vociferous than we once were about draping ourselves in the flag because our exuberance made other countries uncomfortable. "Do you buy that theory?" she asked:

No, I don't. And frankly, why should we? Every country has the right to cheer for their team. I've been to English soccer matches. And I'm sure that the English men and women are out there cheering loudly in the pubs, and having a great time. And they should. Spain to their team, Greeks for their team, any country. But America is America, and we are a very nationalistic nation.

We've also lost over time that jingoistic feeling. You know, the National Anthem, we sing it at baseball games. I think the National Anthem should be followed with, "Play ball." It's kind of an American thing. We've lost a little of that, you know, saying The Pledge of Allegiance. And I think that plays over into some of this soft acceptance. You know what? Red, white and blue -- wear it. Wave it. Be proud to be an American. It's not a political issue. But they make it a social issue.

So to sum up, this guy thinks that "American exceptionalism" can somehow be shown by displaying our flag more at the Olympics; and at the same time, he thinks it's absurd to object, because all the other countries do this thing that we should do in order to demonstrate we're exceptional.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...-isnt-jingoistic-enough-for-fox-news/260720/#

 

[InTheLight]

Is Fox crazy or just stupid? She isn't patriotic because she does not wear red, white and blue?

At no point in the video clip you linked to did anyone say that Gabby Douglas wasn't patriotic for not wearing red, white, and blue. Most of the video was complaining about U.S. fans that aren't chanting U. S. A. !! There was a short bit about the guest lamenting the fact that the U.S. athletes are not wearing red, white, and blue. But nothing about Gabby being unpatriotic.

You've really got to quit posting trollish comments like this.

 

[Crabtownboy]

At no point in the video clip you linked to did anyone say that Gabby Douglas wasn't patriotic for not wearing red, white, and blue. Most of the video was complaining about U.S. fans that aren't chanting U. S. A. !! There was a short bit about the guest lamenting the fact that the U.S. athletes are not wearing red, white, and blue. But nothing about Gabby being unpatriotic.

You've really got to quit posting trollish comments like this.

Note, the title was not mine. I cut and pasted it.

There are others who disagree with you. Here are some article titles:

Fox News Trolls, Questions Patriotism of Gabby Douglas and Other US Olympians

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...otism-of-gabby-douglas-and-other-us-olympians

Fox News Doesn’t Think Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Is Patriotic Enough
http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/201...d-medalist-gabby-douglas-is-patriotic-enough/

Fox Complains Gabby Douglas And Other American Olympians Not Showing Enough Patriotism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85w6362CrG0

Fox News Thinks Gabby Douglas Isn’t Patriotic Enough

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2012/08/fox-news-thinks-gabby-douglas-isnt-patriotic-enough/

I guess that is enough. So I ask again, "Is Fox crazy or just stupid?"

 

[InTheLight]

Note, the title was not mine. I cut and pasted it.

There are others who disagree with you. Here are some article titles:


I guess that is enough. So I ask again, "Is Fox crazy or just stupid?"

You may post as many links as you wish. Actually reading and viewing the content instead of the headlines is crucial, however.

In the context of the accusation "Fox News says Gabby Douglas not Patriotic" they are neither crazy or stupid since they didn't say anything like it.

 

[Arbo]

The article gave me the impression that it was written to meet some anti- Fox News quota.

 

[mandym]

Note, the title was not mine. I cut and pasted it.

There are others who disagree with you. Here are some article titles:

Fox News Trolls, Questions Patriotism of Gabby Douglas and Other US Olympians

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...otism-of-gabby-douglas-and-other-us-olympians

Fox News Doesn’t Think Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Is Patriotic Enough
http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/201...d-medalist-gabby-douglas-is-patriotic-enough/

Fox Complains Gabby Douglas And Other American Olympians Not Showing Enough Patriotism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85w6362CrG0

Fox News Thinks Gabby Douglas Isn’t Patriotic Enough

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2012/08/fox-news-thinks-gabby-douglas-isnt-patriotic-enough/

I guess that is enough. So I ask again, "Is Fox crazy or just stupid?"

Goodness gracious look at that list of extremists links. :laugh:

 

[Magnetic Poles]

Although many say they are for rugged individualism, they really want conformity to their vision of what an American should be. Same as those who day they want smaller government, but cry for the nanny state to police personal intimate behavior and individual morality. Freedom to do as I say, is not freedom at all, but yet another form of tyranny.