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The conversation shifts to the recent Winter Olympics, specifically the American hockey teams. Carolla criticizes outlets like HuffPost for posting images of American athletes celebrating with flags, suggesting these displays are often superficial and divorced from actual patriotism. He laments that these celebratory moments are often exploited politically, turning innocent victories into battlegrounds for partisan rhetoric. For Carolla, celebrating a hockey victory should be a unifying, apolitical act—something purely about pride rather than policy or ideology.