This week, Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins gets my Oops Award. Why? The 2011 Stanley Cup champs were honored by President Obama at the White House today and Thomas was a no show. He said the reason was he had, according to a Yahoo! Sports article, "political and ideological differences with the Obama administration."
I don't know how many times I have to use this example but, everyone knows that I disliked Pres. Bush when he was president. Sure, I had many "political and ideological differences" with him but, if I'd gotten the opportunity to meet him, I would've taken it without any hesitation. I mean, it's the President of the United States! It all goes back to having respect for a person (or, in this case, a president). Plus, it's not like Pres. Obama would force his political agenda down your throat while you visited. The whole purpose was to honor the achivements of the Bruins team. Don't get me wrong, I applaud Thomas on exercising his freedom but I thought it was a pretty selfish move on his part.
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