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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:35 AM

DeathToTheOil (1,124 posts)

Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins MVP Goalie, Snubs President Obama

WASHINGTON -- While congratulating the Boston Bruins on their 2011 Stanley Cup championship, President Barack Obama did the obligatory spotlighting of key players in that run. Zdeno Chara got the height joke. Brad Marchand was chided for being the "Little Ball of Hate." Tim Thomas was celebrated for being only the second American player to win playoff MVP, having posted two shutouts in the Final.

Chara smiled. Marchand blushed.

Thomas wasn't there to hear it.

Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli confirmed that Thomas had told him months ago he would not attend the White House event due to his political and ideological differences with the Obama administration. Chiarelli said he had tried to convince Thomas to attend the event "over the last couple months" to no avail.

"He chose not to come. The reasons behind it I think he'll make the media aware through his Facebook," said Chiarelli.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/bruins-mvp-tim-thomas-skips-white-house-event-203636656.html

Way to go, Timmy! There are already wingnut racist idiots "promoting" hockey as "the last white man's sport." Thanks a fucking LOT for making fans of the sport look like rednecked morons!

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Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins MVP Goalie, Snubs President Obama (Original post)	DeathToTheOil	Jan 2012	OP
Thomas is a Glenn Beck fan.	HughBeaumont	Jan 2012	#1
Really???	DeathToTheOil	Jan 2012	#2
From his Wiki page:	HughBeaumont	Jan 2012	#8
I heard Thomas is a Beck fan, too.	bulloney	Jan 2012	#3
That's his lost. Moving on to more relevant people. nt	mfcorey1	Jan 2012	#4
Exactly.	GoCubsGo	Jan 2012	#11
Get real	Stratetalker	Jan 2012	#5
Perhaps the takeaway is...	brooklynite	Jan 2012	#6
That will never happen	RZM	Jan 2012	#18
Tim Thomas = professional asshat	rox63	Jan 2012	#7
I remember an episode of "Wings"	DeathToTheOil	Jan 2012	#15
These are guys that beat each other up for a living while skating... n/t	rox63	Jan 2012	#16
Does he think this will make him popular?	lunatica	Jan 2012	#9
There is an old saying "When the President calls you answer."	Loudmxr	Jan 2012	#10
the white house is finally cleaned of the racist trash from the last guy...	madrchsod	Jan 2012	#12
Too bad for Thomas	JBoy	Jan 2012	#13
Well, the Bruins are sociopathic scum anyways	Blue_Tires	Jan 2012	#14
Boo to you	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Jan 2012	#23
He was benched last night and the Caps beat their back-up goalie, 5-3.	FSogol	Jan 2012	#17
This message was hidden by jury decision.	FUBO	Jan 2012	#19
STFU	Mr Dixon	Jan 2012	#20
Ok, who left the monkey cage open? n/t	arthritisR_US	Jan 2012	#21
Thank you jury and MIRT! Nt	DevonRex	Jan 2012	#22

Response to DeathToTheOil (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:43 AM

HughBeaumont (20,446 posts)

1. Thomas is a Glenn Beck fan.

He wants to have dinner with THAT rubber room resident? Shame.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:26 AM

DeathToTheOil (1,124 posts)

2. Really???

I did not know that. Well, that's what the league gets for givin' the Conn Smythe to a Yank, eh?

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:17 AM

HughBeaumont (20,446 posts)

8. From his Wiki page:

Thomas is a Republican and has stated that the person he would most like to have dinner with is conservative TV pundit Glenn Beck.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:31 AM

bulloney (3,147 posts)

3. I heard Thomas is a Beck fan, too.

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If that's the case, why doesn't Thomas just stamp big bold letters spelling "IDIOT" across his forehead?

If you're that proud of snubbing the President (regardless of party) and come right out and say you're a Beck fan to the point where you put your political beliefs ahead of being a part of a team, then you might as well flaunt it.

Apparently, Mr. Thomas has taken one too many slap shots to the forehead. Anyone who comes out and announces he's a Beck fan can't be too bright.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:35 AM

mfcorey1 (3,885 posts)

4. That's his lost. Moving on to more relevant people. nt

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:45 AM

GoCubsGo (13,012 posts)

11. Exactly.

The same goes for Dan Hampton of the 1985 Chicago Bears, who did the same thing. All it does is make them look petty.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:41 AM

Stratetalker (77 posts)

5. Get real

This guy can do WTF he wants. That's his right. But to give a statement like he did declaring his opposition to 'big guvmmt', 'overspending', 'taxation', and blather Luke that is a huge lie and pitiful cover for what is his real thinking. Dude. You need to own it. If you are too cowardly to openly state your disdain for the MAN (besides the Office of POTUS), then you just keep on slapping that lil black disk around Tje rink and yell LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME and the adults will pat you on the head and send you on your 2nd grade way

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:01 AM

brooklynite (12,866 posts)

6. Perhaps the takeaway is...

...that politicians shouldn't do meetings with with winning sports teams. It's fundamentally a photo-op for both sides; if someone doesn't agree with the politics of the other side, whatever those politics are, they shouldn't be in the same room together for a picture.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 02:03 PM

RZM (8,296 posts)

18. That will never happen

It benefits both the team and the president. The president gets to be associated with people who have lots of diehard fans (plenty of whom are far more loyal to their team than to any politician) and the team gets a photo with the most powerful person in the country.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:11 AM

rox63 (9,423 posts)

7. Tim Thomas = professional asshat

If I were part of a team being honored at the WH, I would go no matter who was president. Even if it was someone I couldn't stand, like Dubya. I'm suprised Thomas can stand being a member of a team in such a blue state as MA.

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Response to rox63 (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:33 PM

DeathToTheOil (1,124 posts)

15. I remember an episode of "Wings"

...that had a guy playing an asshat Bruins goalie. Prophecy?

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:59 PM

rox63 (9,423 posts)

16. These are guys that beat each other up for a living while skating... n/t

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:19 AM

lunatica (28,848 posts)

9. Does he think this will make him popular?

I would avoid such a hateful person as much as possible.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:40 AM

Loudmxr (1,405 posts)

10. There is an old saying "When the President calls you answer."

You take the job or you don't.

It is a call from the CIC take it and respond if you have to be there in person... then do it.

It is respect for the office and ...Bill Oliely can't understand that. Only he does when it is a Republican.

Strange about that...

..Nah not really.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:51 AM

madrchsod (55,731 posts)

12. the white house is finally cleaned of the racist trash from the last guy...

no need to dirty it up with this racist creep.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:14 AM

JBoy (7,463 posts)

13. Too bad for Thomas

He could have been the one Beck supporter that got anywhere near the White House between now and 2016.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:47 AM

Blue_Tires (31,731 posts)

14. Well, the Bruins are sociopathic scum anyways

I wouldn't have even given them an invite...

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:46 PM

ProudToBeBlueInRhody (10,328 posts)

23. Boo to you

The guys who did show up had a great time.

The only sociopath I know of in hockey is Matt Cooke.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 02:01 PM

FSogol (16,022 posts)

17. He was benched last night and the Caps beat their back-up goalie, 5-3.

I guessing the rest of the Bruins are pissed at the dumbass too.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:34 PM

Mr Dixon (525 posts)

20. STFU

Hey ASSHO)E stormfront is that way---------------->

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:37 PM

arthritisR_US (3,509 posts)

21. Ok, who left the monkey cage open? n/t

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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:38 PM

DevonRex (19,946 posts)

22. Thank you jury and MIRT! Nt

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