Republican pundits eager to praise Women’s World Cup soccer star Kelley O’Hara received a rude awakening when cameras caught her smooching her girlfriend in the stands.
Following the big win by the American team at the World Cup Finals, O’Hara received praise for picking up an American flag which had accidentally fallen to the field. Fox News’ Walid Phares called O’Hara a “new American heroine.” The network even ran a story on O’Hara’s teammates Megan Rapinoe and Allie Long dropping and accidentally stepping on the flag. Rapinoe, in particular, has hotly criticized Donald Trump‘s anti-LGBTQ policies.
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As the far right singled out O’Hara for praise, few pundits noticed that after picking up the flag, she rushed across the field to her girlfriend and locked lips. That makes her the 42nd identifiable LGBTQ player in the Women’s World Cup.
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The US team has earned as much attention for its wins in recent days as for its harsh criticism of the Trump Administration. Rapinoe rejected an invitation by Trump to visit the White House, as a have several other players. No doubt the folks over at Fox had hoped O’Hara might break rank with her teammates, though if we had to place bets, we think she’ll skip out too.
Cam
With Republicans it’s all about symbolism and not about actually doing anything.
They were all set to call her a hero for what…..she picked up a flag. THAT is where Republicans set the bar now. Next they’ll be calling for people to get the Presidential medal of honor for tying their shoes or winning a golf game…..oh, wait….
ryan8502
Lol she is from my hometown, a highly Christian conservative place…no one here gives a shit about the kiss..in fact there are many calling for an parade for her
Cam
@ryan8502
Sweetie, if you’re going to lie and try to claim that “The Left” are bigots for pointing out actual bigotry, try not to use the same cut and paste comment over multiple platforms.
At least this screename is more believable than your last 5.
charity2448
Who gives a crap who or what she sleeps with. It’s the blatant disregard for the country that made her dreams possible. None of them deserve the respect of the offer to even visit the White House. Just because they’re great a kicking a ball around the field and into a net does not make them people to look up to or God forbid bestowing the honor of visiting the White House. I hope they have a blast on Capitol Hill. Lolol
Another thing, they actually get a higher percentage of the purse than the men do. It’s not the the men’s fault that the world is not as interested in woman’s soccer as they are the men’s. Why should they USMNT pay the USWNT just because they are woman?
The majority of Republicans could give two craps about who sleeps with who? It’s the Democrats who are obsessed with what goes on behind closed doors and who keep racism alive and well in this country. If they were really concerned about equality then they would actually let it happen instead of cooking the books so to speak. The Democrats are nothing but a bunch of miserable people who always have to find something to complain about and blame everyone else for their shortcomings Even when they are in charge they balme the other side for their policies that clearly don’t work. Is there ever a time they are just happy people? Because they are miserable they have to take to the streets and use bodily harm against anyone who dare to appose them or take to the airways and spread lies and completely skip over the great things that are happening in this country, even for the very people they say they represent.
Now it’s your turn to rip me apart verbally because you don’t agree with me. Please prove me right!
Zvifflemeyer
lol…so republicans are stupid for calling her a hero for picking up a flag, but democrats are perfectly sane calling bruce jenner a hero for pretending to be a woman? well ok then.
SportGuy
LMAO, love it. Suck it trumptards.
ryan8502
Lol, she is from my home town, a highly Christian and conservative place…no one is even mentioning this kiss, in fact many are calling for a parade in her honor…it amazes me how the left has become the bigoted
porque_loco
@ryan8502 Really? The left is “the bigoted”
Guess the Alternative Facts crowd is in the house…
Hussain-TheCanadian
@Ryan8502
Here trolly trolly trolly, want a cookie?
Harley
Must be like the time some straight republican picks up a cute chick in the bar and when they get back to the hotel room he discovers something additional in the taco he didn’t expect. Priceless.
fcgillman83
Okay, so I am Trump supporter. Actually I am part of the #walkaway movement, and I just want to say that Kelly O’Hara being gay is not a problem at all with me. One of my best friends in the world is a gay man, who happens to be a minister who performs marriages for his gay friends in Cleveland, Ohio.
So while the left keeps preaching these lies about how the right is such bigots we just keep sitting back laughing at how they are the ones keeping the bigotry alive. We are not the racist, homophobic, bigots that the MSM portrays us to be. We are actually a very open and welcoming group of diverse individuals who just love our country and want everyone to live in peace and freedom.
I myself live a major city with a large population of lgbtq people and actually even participated in the pride parade to support my before mentioned friend. So before you keep on writing articles about how intolerant we conservatives are, maybe you should get to know a few of us and walk a few days in our shoes. Because I can assure you that we are not what the MSM has made us out to be.
Have a great day everyone!!!
Signed,
Conservative in Columbus, Ohio
Kev57
Maybe you want to consult your conservative friends in the last day or so. Looks like now that the team has said they would not accept an invitation from the White House, an invitation that the White House says it was going to offer but never did, the right is going out of their minds. For them, to not support Trump is to not be patriotic. That is the definition of a cult.
sprizz324
If you’re a traitor trump supporter, that doesn’t make you a bigot per se. However, it does make you a hippocrit by association with Herr Drump. You can’t have it both ways. Besides, just exactly why do you support Herr Drump?
Cam
I see we have two new screenames now attempting to change tactics. Now trying the “Right wingers aren’t bigots”.
How interesting, then by all means, explain Trump stating he would appoint judges to get right of LGBT rights laws, and Mike Pence hating us so much that he was willing to tank the economy of his entire state. And the bathroom bills all put in place by Republicans, and the fight to keep LGBT people from adopting all fought by Republicans, and Republicans supporting businesses saying they should be allowed to discriminate.
But don’t get me wrong, I LOVED your line about all of you right wingers just sitting back and laughing about being called bigots. It was fake, but it was a good try.
charity2448
Supposedly the left is tolerant and stick up for the underdog BUT ONLY if they act and think exactly like them. They are a bunch of robots acting out like a bunch of 5 year olds that didn’t get their way?Let them keep doing and saying what they so because they show the world who they truly are with every physical and verbal assault they hurl at those that actually have a mind of their own.
It’s not the fact that they don’t want to go to the White House and rather go to Capitol Hill, lol, it’s their behavior off the field while representing the very country that made their Dre’s a reality? Personally I used to love and support woman’s soccer but this team has ruined it for me. They don’t deserve a parade, applause or acclaims from the people of this AMAZING NATION! I wish another team would have won because at least they are proud of their countries.
Dimples girl
And one of my best friends is straight!
rvstheiii
these people either know nothing about conservatives or they’re pulling a Jussie Smollet… either way this is manufactured bull crap.is meant to do nothing but divide Americans and further hatred.
Conservatives do not give a rats-ass about the fact that she’s gay, nor do we care that she’s kissing another woman.
What we do care about are the people that represent our country in any type of event do so with the utmost amount of respect to their coaches, teammates, competitors, and the fans back home… or in other words, be the best embassadors humanly possible, without regard to personal political or ideological bias.
It’s evident you want us to care, cuz like Smollet you’re out there manufacturing bullshit, but we don’t! Kiss away, tongue each other, hell… fist yourselves we don’t care!
But don’t disrespect the symbols to the greatest country on the planet!
Capitalist Moose
I can fap to this!
HenryCameron
What rude awakening did she receive? The article just says that right wingers praised her for picking up the flag, then she kissed her girlfriend, then — nothing. So the rude awakening is the lack of outrage?
LullabyLilly
I thought it was sweet and I kinda got turned on. And I’m a Trump girl, I have no problem with it.
iThinkiWin
Just more false hate claims, I follow a lot of rightwing/farright media and not a single person has made any negative claim towards her, they only have praised her for grabbing the flag off the ground, didn’t even know this kiss occurred until this fake-hate click bait was posted.
Plenty of gay folk on the right as well.
truthseeker
Don’t supporters and many many others don’t even watch women’s soccer or other all women’s sports
That’s why these ladies are crying so much about the fake “pay gap”. The majority of people are actually just not supporters of women’s soccer
Felecia
The reason the Ancients invented the sports Olympics was to AVOID war and politics yet allow different countries to show pride and competition. Like those NFL players, the soccer ladies are now being called ‘unpatriotic’ for MORE flag-foolishness on the field. When did America decide that it’s citizens no longer had the right or freedom to choose to protest unfair government policies..? The Constitution and Bill of Rights gives me the option of saluting the Stars and Stripes; or not, if I decide that way….THAT is the freedom I fought for overseas. To be able to have a voice even if no one agrees with you, is what makes us great. Not simply because some idiot in the White House orders a bunch of stupid hats, moron GOP…your rhetoric of all this ‘disrespect Old Glory and die’ smacks of Hitler’s insane speeches to WWII Germany, and you’re so dumb that you don’t even realize that most American flags are made in CHINA, because the labor and cheap-ass materials cost less over there. So your precious Red, White, and Blue is keeping communists in their jobs by paying the rent for them; fukkin’ HILARIOUS, and I’ll bet the Trump MAGUS caps came from some factory in Asia as well…..before anyone tells me ‘America; love it or leave it’, I am Sioux..MY people were here first. Why don’t YOU get the hell out, worthless squatters from European dens of smallpox and syphilis, lol….oh, hey, Democrats; you aren’t much better, but I’m still voting for you anyway…..lol
boyolo
I’d like to thank all of you Trumpists for your approval of my “lifestyle,” as you put it. I’m sure that your token gay friend is real proud of you.
Just a suggestion, if you please… Before you go about suggesting that the Trumpist Party has “no problem” with LBG or T people, you might want to take a look at the policies enacted by and suggested by Your leaders. Because despite the words of support, the actions are “yes problem.”
So, once again, thank you for allowing lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transexual to marginally exist in American society. We are all in your debt for your graciousness. Now, would you please stop supporting policies and politicians like Trump that/who seek to undermine our lives? Thank you.
ShowMeGuy
^^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^
nycbklyn
All you queers worship the left, they pander to us like they do to all other minorities meanwhile they dont give a shit about us … im by no means a Republican but I’m also not a Democrat.
Zvifflemeyer
^^^^^^THAT^^^^^^