• Athletes Who Exercise Their Freedom By Hating On America

    Hot dogs, apple pie, fireworks and anti-patriotism-- it's the perfect excuse for a July 4 gallery. Now go celebrate America!

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    From all accounts, Carl Lewis is a perfectly patriotic gentleman. He won 10 medals, nine of them gold, for the Red, White and Blue, and after all of those times he ascended the Olympic podium, he listened to Francis Scott Key's magnum opus. Chances are, he even memorized it. If only he could have hit the notes at a 1993 NBA game. His rendition is slightly offensive, and entirely enjoyable. Who said schadenfreude was German?

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