Fox Nation Spews Venom at Olympic Athlete who Carried US and Mexican Flags, and at the Country of His Birth

There’s nothing like the Olympics to bring out the jingoism and racism in some people - like some people who post at the Fox Nation. Its readers have gotten quite exercised over a post about Leo Manzano, the Mexican-born silver medallist in the 1500 metres, who competed for the US but displayed both the Mexican and American flags during his post-race lap. The Nation's post was based on a disapproving commentary by Ruben Navarette on cnn.com. “Sooner or later,” Navarette lectured Manzano, “you have to choose which country you're going to represent. And you did. You made that choice, when you put on the jersey for Team USA. …This country took you in during your hour of need. Now in your moment of glory, which country deserves your respect -- the one that offered nothing to your parents and forced them to leave or the one that took you all in and gave you the opportunity to live out your dreams?”

Some Fox Nation readers went way beyond disapproving – seeing Manzano's apparent slight to the US as a chance to bash Mexicans, they took full advantage of it. Like this:

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And you know what’s particularly ironic, gentle reader? Over on Fox News Latino, Maria Burns Ortiz is praising Manzano for his two-flags gesture, which she sees as a moving tribute to his roots. “It is possible to love more than one country. It is possible to represent more than one people. The United States is built upon a nation of immigrants, and continues to evolve as a nation of immigrants. Leo Manzano understands this concept. Hopefully, someday soon, more people will understand it as well." It'll be a long time before Fox Nation readers understand that.

Oh, and by the way - the Nation doesn't even seem happy that the US topped the Olympic medal standings – 104 to China’s 87. If China had won the medals race, then the Nation could have had yet another something to blame Obama for, and then they would have been happy. Not to be cheated of the opportunity, they went ahead and slammed Obama anyway.

Sigh. The Olympics are over. Time for the dirtiest and most brutal of blood sports - election campaigning.

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commented 2012-08-15 01:28:51 -0400 · Flag

Our progressive Latino friends are very familiar of what Hate Nation and Fox “News” spews.

Ruthless Rupy will hear from this group.

commented 2012-08-14 23:29:02 -0400 · Flag

- Come on. You live for it. And love it. – joshua
Yes YOU do Josh, yes you do …

commented 2012-08-14 19:37:28 -0400 · Flag

J’agree, Margarita!

commented 2012-08-14 14:36:55 -0400 · Flag

And the Fox Nationeers still don’t realize that Mitt Romney’s father was born in Mexico and Mexican Romney the elder ran for the GOP presidential nomination without any screaming Birthers on the scene.

commented 2012-08-14 14:22:28 -0400 · Flag

“This man would be found guilty of hate speech in any other country in the world, way to hide behind freedom of speech you coward. think iâll go to his website and spew the same hatred he does and see if Iâm allowed.”

Wha? I feel bad for people who live in other countries then. While what he wrote might be disagreeable, I do not think it is “hate speech”. If you would get arrested for that anywhere is a thought that frightens me. I hope you never have a position of power if you feel this guy should be arrested.

commented 2012-08-14 14:13:22 -0400 · Flag

“Sigh. The Olympics are over. Time for the dirtiest and most brutal of blood sports – election campaigning.”

Come on. You live for it. And love it.

commented 2012-08-14 12:20:25 -0400 · Flag

Navrette is just like Malkin in that he hates his own heritage. He seems embarrassed that he is Latino, always striving to show how “American” he is. What a joke.

commented 2012-08-14 01:46:54 -0400 · Flag

One has to wonder how the FoKKKs (White) Nation folks feel about the numerous foreign-born members of the NBA who choose to represent their native countries in the Olympics but then come back to the USA to rake in the big bucks?

Sigh……..I suppose they’re more forgiving of all those white, East Europeans with the funny (vowel-deficient) names than they are of the guys with “darker” skin tones and all the “wetback” names.

commented 2012-08-13 20:37:15 -0400 · Flag

Every time I find myself hoping we get the Olympics again one day I stop myself and decide that America is going to have to mature quite a bit before we are trusted with the Olympic movement. All my money says that if the Olympics had been awarded to us in 2016 we would have made a fool out of ourselves and Fox would have been in the lead.