The Radical Left’s latest Racist Poster Boy is none other than Tim Thomas, goaltender of the Boston Bruins. Why? Because he refused to go to the White House today.
Here’s the statement that Thomas released:
“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers [ sic ] vision for the Federal government. Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.”
h/t ‘Snagglepuss’
Some of the comments at the Bruins Blog are priceless:
Way to put your own confused political leanings in the way of your team, your town, your fans…
You assume Thomas’s absence is a political statement, but for all we know, he may have had a roll with the first lady and felt the situation would have been socially awkward.
Typical knee-jerk liberals didn’t say a word when Theo skipped a Bush invite. Hypocrites.
First off, not so bad that you dissed the President of the United States, but this is a slap in the face to all the Boston Bruins fans. In case he hasn’t noticed, Massachusetts is a Democratic State. Why would Thomas take this stand. Doesn’t he know that Curt Schilling pretty much got run out of town for backing and working to get George W Bush elected?
Besides that, Red Sox management exercised their rights under his contract to put a stop to his foray into politics right quick. I respect most people for their political beliefs, but Glen Beck? I could see Ronald Regan, John F Buckley, Dwight D Eisenhour, but Glen Beck? The guy is a Nazi for god sake! My guess is that the Boston Fans will let their feelings known at the next home game.
And so it begins:
Incidentally, this photo “clearly” provides the clues that Tim Thomas is a racist:
Can’t find the clues? He’s using a white glove and white pads to stop a black puck from achieving its destiny. What could be more racist than that?!?
FYI Dave Hodge has posted a clarifying tweet. Apparently yesterday’s tweet was tongue-in-cheek sarcasm……
Could have used a ‘/sarc’ tag or something….
University of Vermont does turn out the occasional good egg.
John Salt @12:16 – the filter is a dark, ravenous force of unfathomable mystery, but we have been repeatedly assured that its comment-devouring decisions are never personal. It hates us all. The only thing we really know about it other than that is that it has no tolerance for anyone peddling onl*ne V*agra ins*rance.
By the way, as a casual Bruins fan, I was not insulted, but rather delighted, and wish leftard commenters would not presume to speak for me.
Curt Bloody Sock Schilling the Yankee Slayer will ever be a hero to Red Sox fans.
What is that guy smoking? Don’t tell me, I don’t care.
BTW, it will be interesting to see what happens to his endorsements. He was starting to show up in commercials nationally. My bet is that that is all over.
Tim, I’m betting his jersey sales go through the roof.
Watch when the national anthems are played.# 30 beats # 44 every time .
The rhetoric on team 1040 radio sports in Vancouver this morning angered me to the point I was yelling at the radio. If Dave Hodge tweeted that “Thomas is a racist” he should be suspended and should have to formally opologize.
Remember when Dave Hodge called Michael Jordan a racist when he snubbed George H. Bush? Me either.
nold @ 9:50 a.m.: Just to clarify, I didn’t say Thomas or another athlete or entertainer shouldn’t take a stand; what I said was that he was meeting with the “office of the leader of the country”, rather than with “Barack Obama” or “the American federal government”. I think people should take a stand.
KevinB @ 12:59 p.m.: That’s another way of looking at it, I suppose.
I quit taking TSN serious many years ago when they had a feature running prior to one of the olympic games that focussed on Beach Volleyball and the amount of sand that happened to enter the upper ‘uniform’ of the female participants.
Good solid reporting in my view!
Happened to be on a flight last nite and TSN was on 2 channels on the aircraft. One channel featured ladies tennis – love the grunting!
The other TSN channel was carrying a Raptors game – good Canadian sport eh!
A’holes!
” they had a feature running prior to one of the olympic games that focussed on Beach Volleyball and the amount of sand that happened to enter the upper ‘uniform’ of the female participants. ”
Sounds like they were right on top of things.
If you don’t think the women’s curling craze last olympics was due to the fetching ladies playing, then you better figure out who put the saltpeter in your diet ;ยท)
On John Gormley’s Wednesday edition of Heroes & Zeroes, he had Thomas pencilled in as today’s zero.
I agree with Gormley on most things, however, I think he missed the boat on this one.
It is TRUE!
I have heard this Tim fellow is trying change his team name to the “White Hawks”. This is to match his white gloves.
But he loves stopping that black puck!
If he played in Montreal, we would force him to undergo much therapy, before he got on the ice!