Hammon and Kaman aren't traitors

joe denver co — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:00:54 GMT

bunk

Hammon and Kaman aren't traitors

L. Edwards — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:18:50 GMT

I think people seem to forget...esp. those who are not Americans...unless you are an American Indian...you or someone in your familiy has immigrated here from some other country.. I personally think I can claim, Ireland, Poland, Russia, the Ukraine....my children can also add into that Italian, English...etc etc etc...I don't walk around saying that I am an Irish, Polish, Russian etc American..I am an American...a mutt....I of course cheered for the USA, but when the USA did not happen to be in the medal contention..I cheered for someone else- usually the underdog. All I could think of was how proud they must feel. How proud their family and friends are and of course, the Country that they represented. If the Country that you were born in can't place you on team..then feel free to represent the Country of your parents, grandparents etc. We know where your heart is...

Hammon and Kaman aren't traitors

R.E. Zimmerman, Pickett,WI — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:14:30 GMT

It's all very well to say that Hammond and Kaman are just living their dream but what about the dreams of the woman and man in Russia and Germany who didn't have an open spot on their own national team because of this ? I guess they don't count.

Hammon and Kaman aren't traitors

su — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:17:05 GMT

what's this about personal freedom? America is in a mess with laizee-faire (oops spelling, french really).

look at filipinos, chinese, japanese, vietnamese, everyone has double id. the Dad is not catching up.

GO KAMAN GO !!! it's just a game called Olympics, ya of the world..GO KAMAN GO..hav fun

Hammon and Kaman aren't traitors

William Mueller, SLC, UT — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:24:25 GMT

Well written story. Many countries don't have the professional sports opportunities that we do so why shouldn't they be able to use the professional players that Team USA passed over? It's not like we ban players from other countries from coming over here and playing professionally because of ideals like "what about the dreams of Americans who could play in their spot?" Also, why can't we identify with the mother-country of our ancestors? I can't think of myself as a German-American simply because the last person in my family who lived in Germany was my great-grandmother? I know quite a few (million) people who were born in the USA but still refer to themselves as African-American... would you label them unpatriotic as well because they identify themselves with Africa despite not having been born there? Would you protest if they played for Africa in the Olympic games? Or would it just be a matter of letting the Olympic Teams do what every single one of our Professional Sports Teams do... pick the very best of those that are qualified and seek the opportunity? If America is truly "The Land of Opportunity", then nothing could be more American than realizing your dream by pursuing an opportunity.