New USA Gymnastics chief Mary Bono 'deeply regrets' anti-Nike tweet

Washington Times ^ | 10/14/18 | Valerie Richardson

[SoFloFreeper]

Newly named USA Gymnastics head Mary Bono apologized Saturday for a month-old tweet showing her blacking out a Nike logo after the post was slammed by Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles.

“I deeply regret posting the Tweet because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,” said the former Republican congresswoman from California in a statement.

[SoFloFreeper]

Sonny Bono's widow is now the head of USA Gymnastics. And apparently the official policy there is to praise America haters like Colin K.

I hope their funding dries up.

[SoFloFreeper]

RINO Mary Bono said something RIGHT then rolled over when some punk spoke out. Weak kneed and frail Mary.

[mindburglar]

That should win her friends. Is there a loser factory somewhere I never heard of?

[riverrunner]

Stand up for what I believe in until it hurts then back down.

[libh8er]

Their money comes from Nike. You don’t bite the hand that feeds.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I will never understand why republicans fold at the first whiff of criticism. Trump has given them the template on standing up for beliefs and policy.

[Hatteras]

“I deeply regret posting the Tweet expressing my views because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,... except my own.”

[PeteB570]

“....I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them.....”

“Except my own views” she said.

[glock rocks]

said the former Republican congresswoman from California in a statement.

said the former Republican from California in a statement.

[ZULU]

Mary Bono was always a libtard.
Not like her husband at all.

[nonsporting]

Rule #6.

[Galatians328]

I hope their funding dries up.

The majority of their funding comes from corporate donors who's marketing departments have decided there's more money to be had from blue households than red. After a brief bout of virtue signaling and burning Nike's people go back to their usual habits , there are no consequences to corporations that take political stances.

Until that changes these shenanigans will continue

[A_Former_Democrat]

Simone can go to Hell

Especially appropriating white gymnastics culture

[Phillyred]

Trump rule number one. Do not apologize for your opinion.

[NorthMountain]

“I deeply regret posting the Tweet because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,”

For leftists, tolerance only goes one way.

[Altura Ct.]

“I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,”

That’s a lie or you would have never apologized.

[ThunderSleeps]

I deeply regret posting the Tweet because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them..

And yet here she is, allowing someone to guilt her into taking back a view she freely expressed. So what she is really saying is she supports the right of people to express ideas in line with the leftist agenda. But any alternative, opposing, or genuinely diverse views must be suppressed, walked-back, and apologized for...

Today's socialist/leftist/fascist only say they support diversity and freedom. The truth is quite the opposite.

[Carriage Hill]

Nike sucks. I wouldn’t wear that logo, even at gunpoint.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Sonny Bono's widow is now the head of USA Gymnastics.

She'll win the Gold Medal for rhetorical contortions and back flips.

[Pollster1]

“I deeply regret posting the Tweet because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,”

I respect everyone's fundamental right to express their views, but some views are moronic, and I do not respect those views. #ThugLivesMatter is a stupid position to take. "All Lives Matter" is the non-racist stance, and those lives that matter include the police who defend themselves against thugs and the innocent civilians whose lives are saved when thugs are deservedly shot down. The lives that matter also include the rare innocent people shot by police, but those cases are (as they ought to be) prosecuted.