U.S. Olympic Athletes Need to Stay Out of Politics

[00:00:00] It feels amazing. I love representing [00:00:03] the US. I freaking love living there. I [00:00:06] love it. And I'm so happy I get to [00:00:08] represent USA. [00:00:14] >> Blake, isn't it just so nice that all of [00:00:16] our Olympians are just, you know, [00:00:18] honoring the flag, Patriots, just being [00:00:21] so gracious in their interviews in [00:00:24] Milan. Isn't it amazing? [00:00:25] >> If only if only that were the case, [00:00:27] Andrew. [00:00:29] if [00:00:30] >> Oh man, why don't you start us off, [00:00:31] Blake? What What the What's the most [00:00:33] offensive this year? [00:00:35] >> First of all, I'm going to say the real [00:00:36] the real villain here, of course, are [00:00:38] the press because they're the ones who [00:00:39] ask the questions. I don't think it's [00:00:41] not like the Oscars where everyone goes [00:00:43] up on stage and like they're instantly [00:00:44] they're chomping at the bit to go out [00:00:46] and be like, "By the way, screw [00:00:47] America." It's that every single person [00:00:50] after they compete, after they win a [00:00:52] medal, there's some hack with a media [00:00:54] badge who's like, "How does it feel [00:00:56] awkward to compete for your evil demon [00:00:59] fascist country?" Which they'll never [00:01:01] ask anyone in any other country. So, the [00:01:03] one that's been in the news lately uh [00:01:05] that stood out is freestyle skater [00:01:07] Hunter Hess, who had some negative [00:01:10] vibes. Uh we'll show that clip 310 [00:01:13] >> up mixed emotions to represent the US [00:01:16] right now, I think. Um, it's a little [00:01:18] hard. Um, there's obviously a lot going [00:01:21] on that I'm not the biggest fan of and I [00:01:23] think a lot of people aren't. If it [00:01:25] aligns with my moral values, um, I feel [00:01:27] like I'm representing it. Uh, just cuz [00:01:29] I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean I [00:01:31] represent everything that's going on in [00:01:33] the US. Um, so yeah, I just kind of want [00:01:36] to do it for my friends and my family [00:01:37] and the people that support me getting [00:01:38] here. [00:01:42] >> And it's all such a it's all such a [00:01:44] rigged thing. There's there's an [00:01:46] American-born skier, Eileen Goo. She's [00:01:49] uh she competed in uh in China the ch [00:01:52] last Winter Olympics were in China. She [00:01:53] competed in those as an American-born [00:01:56] individual but of Chinese descent. She's [00:01:58] competing for China again. And what [00:01:59] she's like the perfect example because [00:02:01] she's opined. Oh, oh, we need legal [00:02:03] abortion in America. We need She [00:02:06] supports Black Lives Matter. And anytime [00:02:08] Chinese internal policy of any kind [00:02:11] comes up, she's like, I just I do not [00:02:12] comment on internal matters within the [00:02:14] People's Republic of China. Like 100% to [00:02:17] double standard. 100% nonsense. Nobody's [00:02:19] ever going to badger her. Oh, how do you [00:02:22] feel about internal events in Hong Kong, [00:02:24] this or that treatment of dissident, [00:02:26] this or that political action by the [00:02:29] Chinese government, which is vastly more [00:02:31] authoritarian than anything going on [00:02:33] under President Trump. Pure nonsense. [00:02:35] But instead, we get more of this. We [00:02:37] have another clip. Uh this is skater [00:02:39] Amber Glenn. Uh clip 311. [00:02:42] >> It's been a hard time for the community [00:02:45] overall under this administration. Uh it [00:02:48] isn't the first time that we've had to [00:02:49] come together as a community and try and [00:02:53] fight for our human rights. And now [00:02:57] especially, it's not just affecting the [00:02:59] queer community, but many other [00:03:01] communities. I hope I can use my [00:03:03] platform and my voice throughout these [00:03:05] games to try and encourage people to [00:03:09] stay strong uh in these hard times. Uh I [00:03:14] know that a lot of people will say [00:03:16] you're just an athlete like stick to [00:03:17] your job, shut up about politics, but [00:03:20] politics affect us all. Uh it is [00:03:23] something that I will not just be quiet [00:03:25] about because it is something that [00:03:28] affects us in our everyday lives. [00:03:32] Deport. That's my word for them. Deport. [00:03:36] >> I don't I don't even care. [00:03:38] >> It's so obscene that clip. We've played [00:03:40] that one before because it was from pre [00:03:42] before [00:03:44] this this is so offensive to so many [00:03:46] people because Blake, can you riddle me [00:03:48] this like one policy from the Trump [00:03:51] administration that is affecting LGBTQ [00:03:54] plus IIA whatevers? One policy. As [00:03:57] America turns 250 this year, we want to [00:04:00] help good ranchers take a moment to [00:04:02] remember the people who helped build it. [00:04:03] Not the ones in the history books, but [00:04:05] the ones who woke up before the sun, [00:04:07] season after season, without seeking any [00:04:09] sort of applause. And those people are [00:04:11] America's ranchers. For over 250 years, [00:04:13] ranchers have worked tirelessly to feed [00:04:15] America through every kind of storm, [00:04:17] through droughts, wars, recessions, [00:04:19] pandemics. That's the kind of legacy [00:04:21] Good Ranchers was built on. 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Obviously, [00:05:00] they're not doing anything on uh [00:05:02] certainly not their right to exist or [00:05:04] whatever hyperbolic rhetoric you'll find [00:05:06] online. It [00:05:07] >> it's it's so offensive to me because uh [00:05:10] listen, all these people enjoy wonderful [00:05:12] lives. They have amazing opportunities [00:05:14] because of this country. Just if you [00:05:16] can't say nothing nice, just don't say [00:05:18] anything at all. And you're right, [00:05:20] Blake. It's these media villains that [00:05:22] come in and they try and bait athletes [00:05:24] that have no media training, that don't [00:05:26] know how to kind of weave out of a of a [00:05:28] stupid question. They were doing this, [00:05:30] by the way, at the Australian Open as [00:05:32] well. It was one guy who kept going [00:05:34] around saying, "What is it like in this [00:05:36] terrible time in your fascist [00:05:37] dictatorial country?" And it's [00:05:39] completely a rigged game. They're not [00:05:41] asking anybody else this. I mean, why [00:05:43] don't they go ask uh British athletes [00:05:45] say, "Well, what does it feel like to [00:05:46] have your whole country invaded by [00:05:48] Muslims? What's what's it is it really [00:05:50] hard to represent your country?" No. No [00:05:52] questions about that. What about the [00:05:54] cover up of the rape gangs? No. None of [00:05:56] it. Uh and and this is part of, you [00:05:59] know, we're victims of our own success [00:06:00] here. And Blake, you've probably [00:06:02] experienced this. When when you travel [00:06:03] abroad, the foreign media covers like [00:06:06] half of their own country and then half [00:06:08] of their programming is just devoted to [00:06:09] anything that's going on in America. So [00:06:11] the entire world feels like they're [00:06:13] entitled to opine on American domestic [00:06:15] politics. [00:06:16] >> Oh yeah. Which is [00:06:17] >> we are 100% victims of our own success [00:06:20] and like and just how fascinating we are [00:06:22] there. I've seen people [00:06:24] joke where it's like Canadians [00:06:26] notoriously follow often follow American [00:06:28] politics more than their own politics. A [00:06:32] lot of Europeans as you say it's 50/50. [00:06:33] And I guess we're also just victims of [00:06:36] the nature of modern sports media. If [00:06:37] you're if you're a sports journalist, [00:06:40] probably no one's going to care that [00:06:42] much about your curling athletes unless [00:06:44] oh, if you can get them to say something [00:06:46] bashing ice, bashing the administration, [00:06:48] it's now a general story, which they [00:06:50] were completely successful at. We have [00:06:52] clip 361. [00:06:54] >> But we'd be remiss if we didn't at least [00:06:56] mention what's going on in Minnesota and [00:06:57] what a tough time it's been for [00:07:00] everybody. I am a lawyer as you know and [00:07:03] we do the con we we have a constitution [00:07:06] and it it allows us to freedom of the [00:07:08] press and freedom of speech [00:07:11] uh protects us from unreasonable [00:07:14] searches and seizures [00:07:16] and makes it that we have to you know [00:07:20] have probable cause to be pulled over [00:07:24] and what's happening in Minnesota is [00:07:26] wrong. There's no shades of gray. [00:07:30] It's clear. [00:07:32] >> Yeah. You know what's it is wrong what's [00:07:34] happening in Minnesota because these [00:07:36] agitators should stop harassing law [00:07:38] enforcement. You dunce [00:07:41] >> man. They really anyone can become a [00:07:43] curler is what I got from that video. [00:07:45] It's like oh this like 45year-old lawyer [00:07:47] looking guy. Uh but to make sure we get [00:07:49] this in uh Vice President Vance had a [00:07:52] very good response to Hunter Hess's [00:07:54] comments that we showed a few minutes [00:07:55] ago. We need to play that. [00:07:57] >> Uh 363. [00:07:59] Olympic athletes were unbelievable and I [00:08:01] know the entire country is rooting for [00:08:03] them. Yes, you're going to have some [00:08:04] Olympic athletes who pop off about [00:08:06] politics. I feel like that happens every [00:08:07] Olympics. My advice to them would be to [00:08:10] try to bring the country together and [00:08:12] when you're representing the country, [00:08:14] you're representing Democrats and [00:08:16] Republicans. You're there to play a [00:08:18] sport and you're there to represent your [00:08:19] country and hopefully win a medal. [00:08:21] You're not there to pop off about [00:08:22] politics. So, when Olympic athletes [00:08:24] enter the political arena, they should [00:08:26] expect some push back. But most Olympic [00:08:28] athletes, whatever their politics, are [00:08:29] doing a great job, are are uh certainly [00:08:32] enjoy the support of the entire country [00:08:34] and I think recognize that the way to [00:08:35] bring the country together is not to [00:08:37] show up in a foreign country and attack [00:08:38] the president of the United States. [00:08:41] >> Let me translate that for you. Shut up [00:08:44] and dribble. [00:08:46] That's it. That's all we want you to