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Last edited Tue Jul 9, 2019, 03:04 PM - Edit history (1)
By David Reddish 1 hour ago
Republican pundits eager to praise Womens World Cup soccer star Kelley OHara 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, OHara received praise for picking up an American flag which had accidentally fallen to the field. Fox News Walid Phares called OHara a new American heroine. The network even ran a story on OHaras teammates Megan Rapinoe and Allie Long dropping and accidentally stepping on the flag. Rapinoe, in particular, has hotly criticized Donald Trumps anti-LGBTQ policies.
As the far right singled out OHara 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 Womens World Cup.
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 OHara might break rank with her teammates, though if we had to place bets, we think shell skip out too.
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