Bill O’Reilly: U.S. Olympic Dominance Proves Racism Is Over

[Chakab]

The fact that American athletes dominated at the 2016 Rio Olympics proves the United States does not have an issue with how it treats minority populations, said Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. On Monday afternoon, the 66-year-old gasbag tweeted this head-scratcher of a take: “US dominates Olympics - how can this be if we are a terrible country that persecutes minorities? Press is deceiving world about the US.” While O’Reilly never explicitly mentioned minority U.S. medal winners—such as Simone Biles, Simone Manuel, and Gabby Douglas—his point was seemingly implied: How could a country that “persecutes minorities”—via highly publicized incidents of police abuse and racial injustice—have so many of them winning big on the global stage? The Soviet Union and East Germany dominated at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, making us wonder whether O’Reilly believes that fact absolved the two countries of their respective (and numerous) domestic issues.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/22/bill-o-reilly-u-s-olympic-dominance-proves-racism-is-over.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl

I guess the fact that Jesse Owens won four gold medals in 1936 proves that America was totally bereft of racism at that time too.

[underpants]

1. Um Bill, success in sports is completely merit based

At the end there is a scoreboard that tells you who did what. The best that day wins.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Have You Lost Your Mind?

Like O'Reilly would get what you're talking about! Your comment is WAY too complicated for that fool.

[underpants]

4. I may be a little dizzy

Earlier today I falafel my chair.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Very Punny!

Smarty pants.

[Orrex]

3. Well that's a relief

Silly me, I thought that racism was persistent and pervasive at almost every level of society.

Shows what I know.

[Johonny]

5. If Obama's America is the Dystonpian hell hole Trump and Billo promote, why did we just win more

medals than any Olympics since 1984 when everyone boycotted?

I'm sure Billo will get right on explaining that.

[Chakab]

7. Yeah, Trump said almost nothing about the Olympics while they were in progress because it didn't

fit his narrative about America being kicked around by the rest of the world.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/donald-trump-olympics-twitter-214176

[lame54]

6. But sexism is alive and well