Bruins' Tim Thomas skips White House visit because he disagrees with Obama

Exactly.

 

Isn't it cat season in Arkansas?

 

Could have been immigration-related, the cat was Siamese.

 

Probably a Muslim.

 

Ya, he deserves it. You can't make that shit up.

 

Mark Chmura did not attend Packer White House celebration in '97.
Turns out that he had more in common with Clinton than we all knew at the time.

 

Exactly what statement did the Thomas statement make, other than to assert his Freedom to make a statement?

 

He said that we've lost our freedoms. Like most people who say that, I'm not sure he can say which freedoms we've lost.

 

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose, sp.

 

He should show up in a dashiki.

 

You guys may disagree with his statement, as do I, but it's a statement nonetheless. Good for him.

 

Exactly.

I'm happy to see a major professional athlete who has an interest in civic life, even if I'm probably 180 degrees opposite from him in my political leanings.