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Fukk off Dwight.
You've been looking for attention since 2009.
You've made an SBR career out of Trump. Constantly posting senseless Trump memes and you still had the nerve to comment on those looking for attention through Trump?
You have no shame, no dignity and most importantly sir, you have no fukkin clue
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you are a great guy. I love how you align yourself with the best and brightest on the forum. You were definitely brought up with good values and your parents must love you a lot. Please accept my Facebook friend request.Fukk off Dwight.
You've been looking for attention since 2009.
You've made an SBR career out of Trump. Constantly posting senseless Trump memes and you still had the nerve to comment on those looking for attention through Trump?
You have no shame, no dignity and most importantly sir, you have no fukkin clue
We should go for a beer one day. My treat.
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To each his own. I think its good that players have a choice whether or not they want to go to the white house but also should refrain from politics. Bennett has made some noise since joining the Pats team. I think he's walking a thin line..Comment -
Is Brady going this time? His mom is sick.Comment -
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The White House tradition dates back to at least President Andrew Johnson,
when he hosted the Brooklyn Atlantics and Washington Nationals amateur baseball clubs in August 1865, as ESPN notes. President Ronald Reagan largely is considered the first commander in chief to regularly honor teams. Now, about a dozen professional, U.S. national and college sports organizations visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue each year. The events allow players to meet the sitting president (either Democrat or Republican), tour the building and be recognized as world champions, not to mention the photo opp, presentation of a personalized jersey, helmet or other memorabilia to the United States leader...and the list of jokes.
It seems those who are no-shows at these events get more attention than those who attend. But athlete activism isn’t only limited to the White House: Take Colin Kaepernick’s highly publicized national anthem protests against racial oppression and police brutality, for example, or LeBron James’s endorsement of Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, in the presidential election.
Regarding the White House, athletes aren’t only bothered by Trump and his divisive policies (though athletes are speaking out quickly against their potential visits); the Patriots hardly are the first athletes to boycott a D.C. victory lap. Here’s a look at some of the other professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB who have skipped the trip in the past. Although they all have their own reasons, many cited their political beliefs or dislike for the sitting president in making their decisions.
Larry Bird
The Boston Celtics forward declined a visit to Reagan in June 1984 after the team’s NBA Championship win over the Los Angeles Lakers. “If the president wants to see me, he knows where to find me,” he said about the two-term Republican leader.
Michael Jordan
The legendary NBA star chose to spend time with his family on vacation in North Carolina, instead of visiting George H. W. Bush’s White House with the victorious Chicago Bulls in October 1991. “As you know, my schedules have been very hectic. You guys have seen me, I’ve been every which way, and because I choose to take my private three days somewhere no one can call me. It’s my prerogative,” he said, according to the Ludington Daily News. “How can I be disrespecting the president when I choose to spend time with my family?”
James Harrison
The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker twice skipped his team’s visit, with both a Republican and Democratic president. First, the celebration was under President George W. Bush’s administration in June 2006, following Super Bowl XL, and then under President Barack Obama in May 2009, after Super Bowl XLIII. “I don’t feel the need to go, actually,” Harrison said in 2009, as reported by the Associated Press. “I don’t feel like it’s that big a deal to me.”
Manny Ramirez and Theo Epstein
The Boston Red Sox outfielder and general manager both skipped out on visiting President George W. Bush after the team won the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies. Ramirez seemingly simply opted not to attend (Perhaps just “Manny being Manny!?”), while Epstein cited “family reasons,” according to The Boston Globe.
Speaking about Ramirez during the February 2008 event, Bush said: “I guess his grandmother died again. Just kidding. Tell Manny I didn’t mean it.”
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Also, you misquoted Bennett.
A lot of alternative facts in your post.Comment
