Do you recognize the guy pictured here? Unless you're a real hockey nut, you probably don't. It's Tim Thomas, goalie for the Boston Bruins. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup and like all championship teams, they get an invitation to come to the White House. This is a decades-old tradition, and a pretty nice one. You go to D.C. and have a photo-op meet-and-greet with the President. You give him a jersey, shake his hand, have a special memory to last you the rest of your life, and some pretty cool pix to pass on to the kids.
Yesterday was the Bruins turn to visit the White House and they all showed up except one -- Tim Thomas. Seems that Mr. Thomas is a far-right conservative who boycotted the event in protest. Protest of what, I don't know (probably in protest of a black man as president), but here is part of his statement:
"The federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision." (His caps, not mine.)
That's just friggin' fantastic, Puck-face! Way to take a nice team moment and make it all about you and your stupid non-team, non-sports personal beliefs.
What's in a name? Suddenly, I'm suspicious of athletes named Tim. We have the faith-healing minister under center in Denver, and the Tea Party wingnut in the net in Boston. I hope I get over my Tim-phobia soon.
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