One for the "What if it was Bush" files

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GreenInNC  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)     Sat May-16-09 08:21 PM
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Steeler to skip WH visit
   
Posted May 16, 2009 1:20PM By Matt Snyder

Throughout the course of recent memory, the President of the United States has hosted major championship teams' visits to the White House. It's become a sort of American tradition. You win the championship in baseball, football, basketball or hockey, you meet with the President.

Apparently James Harrison, the NFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year and a key cog in the Steelers' Super Bowl victory over the Arizona Cardinals, doesn't understand the concept. He's going to skip the White House visit. That's his right and there's nothing at all wrong with not going. His rationale, however, is a bit self-important (and by "a bit," I mean "ridiculously").
"This is how I feel -- if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl. As far as I'm concerned, he would've invited Arizona if they had won," said Harrison.

Um, dude ... that's not just how you feel. That's an absolute fact, and it's common knowledge. The White House visits are for teams who win the championship. If you don't want to go, just don't go. You don't have to pontificate about your selfish and irrational reason. What is the President -- who has a few more things to be worried about -- supposed to do? Just arbitrarily invite teams to visit the White House every once in a while? It wouldn't be special anymore, nor would it serve any purpose. I guess that's the way Harrison thinks it should be, though.

For the record, this isn't in any way related to politics. Harrison skipped a meeting with then-President Bush in 2006 after the Steelers won the Super Bowl. Sounds like he just thinks he's so important, world leaders should routinely clear their schedules for him -- even if his team misses the playoffs.

This is the difference bewteen hypocrisy and inconsistency

jgraz  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)    Sat May-16-09 08:23 PM
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1. Y'know, they don't pay these guys for their critical thinking skills

Faygo Kid  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)        Sat May-16-09 08:26 PM
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4. Whack job.   Updated at 5:14 AM
   
Not the brightest bulb in the firmament, but a helluva football player.

Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts)    Sat May-16-09 08:35 PM
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10. I wish we had a
   
picture to go with this idiotegomaniac..maybe some Steeler's big time fan could take his place?

   

In case there was a single strand of doubt how they'd react under exact circumstances save for Bush in the WH...

Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts)    Sat May-16-09 08:35 PM
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10. Yeah!  Way to stick it to Chimpler VonCokespoonMcHalliburtonCo! How do I send flowers to him and his wife?

Faygo Kid  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)        Sat May-16-09 08:26 PM
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What a brilliant response by a clear-thinking professional athlete. I'm going to spend my entire paycheck on Steelers gear.
   

     Ad so forth.

[thundley4]

I couldn't find anything on the Island complaining about the TWO times that Manny Ramirez skipped meeting President Bush after the Red Sox won their 2 World series.

I think it shows low class on the part of the player, regardless of their politics.  It's done as an honor to the team, not as an honor to person holding the office of President.

[GOBUCKS]

Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts)    Sat May-16-09 08:35 PM
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10. I wish we had a
 
picture to go with this idiotegomaniac..maybe some Steeler's big time fan could take his place?

DUmmy Cha should know better. If the OP had included a picture, it would have been obvious that Harrison is black. That means any DUmmy making a critical comment would risk a tombstone.

[miskie]

This is the difference bewteen hypocrisy and inconsistency

In case there was a single strand of doubt how they'd react under exact circumstances save for Bush in the WH...

There is this evidence involving the Red Sox that proves you are exactly right...

Hypocrytes.

zacho Thu Mar-03-05 09:53 AM
19. Bronson and Manny didn't go
    I'll give kudos points to them.

Posted by sniffa on Thu Mar-03-05 10:38 AM
20. source for that?
    just because i thought i saw bronson there (though not certain obviousLy)

    i hope they didn't go for the same reasons i wouLdn't have.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Posted by sniffa on Thu Mar-03-05 10:38 AM
20. source for that?
    just because i thought i saw bronson there (though not certain obviousLy)

    i hope they didn't go for the same reasons i wouLdn't have.

Apparently butt-sniffa got his "L" key stuck in caps-lock again.  Masturbating furiously to 0bama, no doubt.