{"id":2404208,"date":"2025-02-19T11:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-oregon-lib-rages-at-guys-american-flag-cap-mocks-dead-mother-demands-call-me-sweetheart\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:53:12","slug":"watch-oregon-lib-rages-at-guys-american-flag-cap-mocks-dead-mother-demands-call-me-sweetheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-oregon-lib-rages-at-guys-american-flag-cap-mocks-dead-mother-demands-call-me-sweetheart\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Oregon Lib Rages at Guy&#8217;s American Flag Cap, Mocks Dead Mother, Demands &#8216;Call Me Sweetheart&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-oregon-lib-rages-at-guys-american-flag-cap-mocks-dead-mother-demands-call-me-sweetheart%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404208&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-leaders-agree-to-impose-sanctions-on-belarus-after-forced-flight-diversion\/\" title=\"EU Leaders Agree To Impose Sanctions On Belarus After Forced Flight Diversion\">recent incident involving<\/a>\u200c a woman at a rally for Democratic Senator Ron Wyden in Portland, oregon, who confronted a conservative man, David Medina, over his U.S. flag hat. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-george-santos-rages-about-pro-palestinian-protester-in-the-halls-of-congress\/\" title=\"George Santos expresses anger over pro-Palestinian protester in Congress during Israel war.\">exchange quickly escalated<\/a> into a bizarre \u2064and theatrical \u200dconfrontation, with the woman accusing Medina\u200c of being politically motivated for wearing \u200bthe hat, which he insisted was just\u200c a brand \u200cand not \u200dpolitical. Throughout their interaction, she made several dramatic statements,\u2064 including inappropriate remarks about \u200chis deceased mother and demanded \u2062to be called &#8220;sweetheart,&#8221; adding a layer of absurdity to the confrontation.\u200b Medina \u200ddocumented the \u2064exchange in two viral \u200dvideos, which showcased the woman&#8217;s erratic behavior and critiques of figures such\u2063 as Dr. Anthony Fauci.\u200d The \u200cauthor reflects on the woman&#8217;s behavior, questioning\u200d the \u2062effectiveness and rationale behind such confrontational tactics, referring to it as an example of &#8220;Trump Derangement Syndrome,&#8221; highlighting a broader societal issue of extreme\u2063 reactions in political discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, you certainly have to say this much for the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd: They&rsquo;ve lost none of their theatricality over the past eight years.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of viral videos from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-flyers-ivan-provorov-jerseys-continue-to-sell-out-amid-media-attacks-for-his-refusal-to-wear-lgbtq-pride-jersey\/\" title=\"Philadelphia Flyers\u2019 Ivan Provorov Jerseys Continue To Sell Out Amid Media Attacks for His Refusal To Wear LGBTQ+ Pride Jersey\">conservative social media personality<\/a> at a rally for Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden in Portland, Oregon, a woman managed to make a caricature of herself by going on a rant against the man&rsquo;s American flag hat, insulting the man&rsquo;s dead mother, and demanding he &ldquo;call [her] sweetheart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah, normal stuff all around.<\/p>\n<p>The videos were posted by David Medina, one of Portland&rsquo;s few conservatives. To be fair to the unidentified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-admits-trump-derangement-syndrome-really-starting-taking-toll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TDS-affected<\/a> woman in the clip, the beginning of their interaction isn&rsquo;t available on either his YouTube channel or on X, so there might have been a bit of a more pleasant exchange before things turned truculent.<\/p>\n<p>But truculent they did indeed turn.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The first clip began as the woman very affectedly grasped at her heart while Mr. Medina asked her why she gets so emotional.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop, let&rsquo;s just have a conversation,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He did have a conversation with another man in the picture, also unidentified, but the woman again got involved and pointed to his cap, asking, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s your hat?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a U.S. flag with the hunter stuff,&rdquo; he said. (&ldquo;The hunter stuff&rdquo; refers to silhouettes of animals hunters usually bag, which make up the stripes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/12-year-old-kid-kicked-class-gadsden-flag-patch-told-origins-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flag patch<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a hunter&rsquo;s hat,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not political, I promise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It looks political,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not political, I promise,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This is just a brand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then why are you wearing it?&rdquo; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Well, because it was cold, duh: The same reason why she was wearing a coat. But the woman went on to say that she found it &ldquo;very disrespectful&rdquo; and since her &ldquo;parents were both in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-trip-d-day-80th-anniversary-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War II<\/a> &hellip; I think that you&rsquo;re trying to make a statement&rdquo; &mdash; that she didn&rsquo;t like.<\/p>\n<p>This went on for way longer than it should have, with the woman mocking him for being &ldquo;innocent&rdquo; of any political motivations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Honey, come on. Give me a break. Pretend I&rsquo;m your mama,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OK, I will. My mom died last year,&rdquo; Medina responded. &ldquo;So I would love that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am so sorry,&rdquo; the woman said in a tone that didn&rsquo;t exactly sound, shall we say, particularly remorseful. A lot of ridiculousness continued to ensue, along with complaints about Elon Musk and an insistence that Medina not call her &ldquo;ma&rsquo;am.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Call me sweetheart,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sweetheart &mdash; OK, whatever you want,&rdquo; Medina said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKp1wt8RV3s?si=61kT-4d6_1WN7wMN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The second part had to do with discussion of former NIAID director\/COVID czar Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-finds-shocking-168k-special-contract-anthony-fauci-terminates-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Fauci<\/a>, school shutdowns, war funding, the fact that she was a retired nurse, and more talk about &ldquo;sweetheart.&rdquo; It is no more coherent and no less entertaining:<\/p>\n<p>About Fauci, and Medina&rsquo;s dislike of him: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re a traitor. And he&rsquo;s right,&rdquo; the woman said.<\/p>\n<p>Then she went toward the camera and said, &ldquo;[T]his young man here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-musk-allege-us-government-paid-mainstream-media-outlet-millions-large-scale-social-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> supporter, creating a fake website, who&rsquo;s got a bunch of hackers that are going into the Treasury &ndash;&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ma&rsquo;am,&rdquo; he said, trying to get her to calm down. But no, remember: Call her &ldquo;sweetheart&rdquo; instead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCHKIQUN2AI?si=8JJFRFmDZm-DhUnW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There was a coda to this, and it was no less ridiculous:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UNHINGED ANTI-ELON LADY FINAL PART: Elon Derangement Syndrome was born today and it chose Portland, Oregon as its birthing place. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#orpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oregon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oregon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SSBUOcplen\">pic.twitter.com\/SSBUOcplen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Medina &#129451;&#127482;&#127480; (@davidmedinapdx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidmedinapdx\/status\/1890989487259521422?\">February 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Again, it&rsquo;s worth noting that this whole exchange began&nbsp;<em>in medias res<\/em>&nbsp;and that we don&rsquo;t know if there was a calm, happy beginning to this that turned unhappy rapidly when this woman found out that Medina was conservative. Perhaps there was something that theoretically triggered this kind of an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">attack-dog reaction &#038;mdash<\/a>; I can&rsquo;t think of anything that would possibly&nbsp;<em>justify<\/em> it, but I admit I can&rsquo;t exactly dream up every possible interaction this woman had with Medina before we saw these histrionics. However,&nbsp;<em>caveat emptor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, even if there&nbsp;<em>was<\/em> some theoretical trigger &mdash; what the heck&nbsp;<em>is<\/em> this? Who does this impress? Eight years after the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wDYNVH0U3cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">screaming woman meme<\/a> was created at the first Trump inauguration, people still think that by acting this way, they&rsquo;ll get conservatives and Trump-supportive independents to &hellip; do what, precisely?<\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t get it, and I don&rsquo;t think many other people do, either. Which is why it&rsquo;s called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-democratic-lawmakers-lose-rally-federal-employees-let-trump-derangement-syndrome-shine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&nbsp;<em>Derangement<\/em> Syndrome<\/a>. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/derangement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derange<\/a>,&rdquo; as Merriam-Webster notes, means (in this sense, anyhow): &ldquo;to make mentally unsound.&rdquo; Not only is this behavior beyond bizarre, there&rsquo;s also no rational reason to believe it does anything except make a fool of oneself.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations at succeeding, I guess, Portland Lady. 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In a series of viral clips featuring a conservative social media figure at a rally for Democratic Senator Ron Wyden in Portland, Oregon, a woman created quite the spectacle by ranting against a man&#8217;s American flag hat, insulting his deceased mother, and insisting he call her &#8220;sweetheart.&#8221; The videos were shared by David Medina, one of Portland&#8217;s few conservatives. To be fair to the unidentified woman affected by TDS in the video, we don&#8217;t have access to the beginning of their interaction on either his YouTube channel or X; there may have been some initial pleasantries before things escalated. However, escalate they did.<\/p>\n<p>The first clip shows her dramatically clutching her heart as Mr. Medina questions her emotional response. He suggested they just talk it out. He engaged with another man present but was interrupted again by the woman who questioned him about his hat. When he explained it was simply a U.S. flag with hunting motifs\u2014referring to silhouettes of game animals\u2014she insisted it looked political and found it disrespectful because both her parents served in World War II.<\/p>\n<p>Their exchange dragged on longer than necessary as she mocked him for claiming no political intent behind wearing it while demanding he address her as &#8220;sweetheart.&#8221; Medina responded that his mother had passed away last year and would appreciate that sentiment; she offered an insincere apology.<\/p>\n<p>The second part involved discussions about Dr. Anthony Fauci and various topics including school closures and war funding while continuing with more insistence on being called &#8220;sweetheart.&#8221; The conversation remained incoherent yet entertaining: when discussing Fauci&#8217;s actions, she labeled him a traitor and accused Medina of supporting Elon Musk\u2019s supposed nefarious activities.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, this entire encounter began mid-conversation without context regarding any prior civility that might have existed before this woman&#8217;s aggressive behavior emerged upon discovering Medina&#8217;s conservative views. Even if there was some trigger for such an extreme reaction\u2014which is hard to justify\u2014it raises questions about what impression such antics are meant to create eight years after similar outbursts became memes during Trump&#8217;s inauguration era. 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