EPSN has taken a lot of heat lately for the prominence of left-wing politics on their telecasts, but they’re not the only ones combining politics and sport. This week, an NBC Sports personality attacked the presence of American flags at baseball games.
One would think that other networks would have learned from ESPN’s troubles. For many, the outrage against the ESPN began with Collin Kaepernick. When the 49er QB sparked controversy for kneeling during the national anthem, one ESPN personality called the protest “a wonderful thing.” In December, it was revealed that the network lost half-a-million subscribers, much of which was attributed to the network’s far-left politics.
NBC Sports writer Craig Calcaterra doesn’t appear deterred by ESPN’s woes. Instead, he seems to be emulating the behavior that has gotten his colleagues at ESPN in so much trouble. In fact, his comments were so anti-American, it could be argued that his views are even more controversial.
Read what he said about the American flag on the next page:
This guy is an idiot moron socialist liberal
What a stupid stupid man. He should be deported until he learns to truly appreciate the freedom of America. He should also be fired from NBC Sports because a lot of people refuse to watch some one so un-American.
You and NBC should be removed!
Then get the$#%&!@*out of America you ungrateful$#%&!@*
What else would you expect from NBC? Disgracefull.
No, he should be removed. This is America if he has a problem with that, he is free to leave at any time.
Are you crazy? Do you even know what that beautiful flag stand’s for? Freedom for all. It is a show of patriotism. You are really dumb to make a comment like that.
Our flag is the symbol of America and should be flown everywhere.
He should be sent overseas…cover the beheadings, complain about the ISIS flag they fly when they do that…let me know how that works out for ya.
A countries flag has never been political, reporters have made it political.