Which he has every right to do.

And we have every right to point out he's a whiny, self-centered douchebag for doing it.

keylock71: ...and just because I'm a Bruins' fan:

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Ahh comeon, you got Subban but missed Ray Emery?

keylock71: Cyberluddite: As I mentioned in a redlighted headline I submitted yesterday, I think the real issue is that he was afraid to be in the same room with one of those scary-looking Negro guys. Which is understandable--he's a hockey player, so he's probably never seen a black person in real life, and new experiences like that can seem frightening.


Think you need to update your hockey jokes, my friend...

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this one of course being subban. bleah

Stay in the crease, block shots, and shut the fark up, meat head.

Oh, a "Free Citizen."
Probably just avoiding a security check.

On the bright side, the Bruins now get to send an extra skater to the White House.

Maybe he couldn't pass the background check and is putting a positive spin on it when the reality is that he wasn't ALLOWED to go...

/Did he help Glen hide the body?

2wolves: Tell me how bad you have it Mr. Thomas...

(Sawchuk pic)

Bonus points if you know who he is.

Bonus points if you know those are fake stitches applied for the sake of the photo. (new window)

From Down Goes Brown: "[The Leafs] may finally be able to get a win against the Bruins this year, now that they know that Tim Thomas will refuse to show up if you just crowd enough left wingers around him.

What a selfish prick thinking he has the right to his own opinions.

tallguywithglasseson: He's a big Tea Party supporter, so when he says it's "not about party", you can believe him. I'm sure he would have skipped it if it were President Bush... [/sarcarsm]

Either way, I think those pointing out he took a team honor/event and made it about him and his opinions have the right of it. His right to do so and all that, but he looks like a self-important d-bag.

That's really why it lowers my opinion of him. He's feeding the standard tea party lines. It's not about party, but we sure as shiat didn't get riled up until the Dems took over, since their version of big government is money for infrastructure instead of starting wars.

And saying that his Facebook message is the only public statement he's going to make--it might be that he's not presuming to know more about politics than anyone else and therefore not using his celebrity to push his agenda, or it might be that his beliefs aren't well thought through enough for him to be able to competently defend them when he's inevitably asked about them. And he shouldn't be making such big statements about beliefs he hasn't though through that well.

Teabagger attention whore thinks Obama and other government officials actually give a shiat what he thinks. How quaint.

He must have been a blast to hang out with in the locker room after they won the Stanley Cup.

Big Bruins fan here, and I think this was a pretty classless move, especially when you consider that the few people left working for GM in Thomas's hometown of Flint are probably there largely because of the government bailout of GM.

Funny how Tank's objections to the Federal government didn't stop him from accepting an invitation to play on the US Olympic team, nor did it stop him from accepting his silver medal for playing a grand total of 11 minutes of garbage time against Finland. If they had won the gold, would he have blown off a White House visit then?

Best In The World: "If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law."- Winston Churchill

What's a matter, homeboy? Never seen a blackman in a suit b4? If U don't like tha President than why don't U move back to UR own country U uppity canadian prick. Oh, & UR logic don't even make sense. If it ain't about party or politicks, than what the hell is it about? Way 2 make ur stupid issue bigga than the team U foreign POS. I still got love for you though, & I have to forgive U but right now my anger is at 11.

Let me respond to you in words you will understand:

/Jersey douchebag on
Imma lay it out 4 u like dis: Timmeh was born in da USA. U be frontin for no gd reasin. Trn ur frwn upsdwn...

/Jersey douchebag off

Biggest BS was saying that he dislikes both parties. Sounds like if there were a Republican in the White House he'd stay at home too.

Though we'll never know because when his career is ending Obama will still be President.

Didn't seem to affect his accepting his Olympic medal, did it.

Timmeh has the right to skip a team function. The team (his employer) has the right to sit his ass.

Tukka Time

sigdiamond2000: keylock71: Eh, don't think it's going to effect the team one way or the other... I'm sure Chirelli and Neely were pissed and embarrassed, but their business is winning hockey games and as long as Thomas keeps his farked up political opinions (He's a big fan of Glen Beck apparently) mostly to himself and keeps stopping the pucks from going in the net, everything will be just fine.

I guess he is a goalie after all. They're not exactly known for being well-adjusted human beings

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Resolute: Rev.K: what_now: Carlos Delgado refused to stand for the National Anthem for a while, IIRC. It wasn't that big of a deal.

I didn't know that, but that surprises me.

I don't see that being quite on par with being invited to the White House, but I can certainly see that ruffling a few feathers.

I'm surprised it didn't.

As I recall, it did. Much like this issue, people talked, some complained, and it went away.

As far as Thomas goes, douchebag move on his part. Not because it turns out he is a teabagger, but because he put himself ahead of his teammates. I mean, you can go to war against a team for seven games and shake their hands afterward, but you can't go to the White House and shake the President's hand? C'mon Timmy....

Locker room political discussions between Thomas and Ference must be entertaining.

Great point.

FREE CITIZEN.

Resolute: Locker room political discussions between Thomas and Ference must be entertaining.

I'm sure they have had discussions before. A locker room of athletes doesn't have the same PC restrictions of not talking about "God, Gays & Guns" that most white-collar work environments have (maybe not literal restrictions placed down by HR, but complicit understanding of not bringing up politics and such), yet teammates spend more time together than I do with my coworkers. Things outside of hockey just have to come up on team bus rides, team meals, etc...

It wouldn't surprise me if many of the Bruins are a bit irked that he decided to stay home, but I find it hard to believe they weren't at least somewhat aware of his political leanings.

my other favorite DGB line about this was "let's see what Timmy thinks about the right of billionaire businessmen to crush unions come September"

fyi noted political statesman and deep thinker JOEY PORTER even shut his mouth and fell in line after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL and got invited to the GWB's White House