this guy = tool.
He wore the USA sweater because he loves America and it's citizens. He declined the offer to the whitehouse because he is using this as an opportunity to make a statement on the fact that the Federal government has grown to bloated proportions and increased under the administration to the point it infringes upond liberty.
Tim Thomas is more an more one of my favorite NHL players. He is very pro US troops and usually has a yellow ribbon on his mask, he rocked out the "grow your mo" for Movember and now declining king obamas royal invitation.
it's stunning the double standard the media is treating this with. where were they when it was cool for every hollywood doucebag to come out of the woodwork bashing bush and any liberal talking head. Where was the outcry over that?
Tim Thomas is one of the most genuinely patriotic Americans in pro sports. eFF the libtard media
Here is Thomas' statement
"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government. Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL. This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT"