NFL players hounded for supporting Bush
What better way to start the day than with a BDS outbreak story from my old hometown of Seattle (hat tip - reader Zach):
Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue? Or have their political leanings turned you against them?
The Seahawks quarterback and fullback gave the 43rd president a No. 43 jersey with his name on it at a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser for Rep. Dave Reichert at the Hyatt.
At the time, Hasselbeck called it a thrill and said it was a win-win, this opportunity to meet the president and get out of a team meeting.
But as soon as he saw the picture of the two players with Bush, Gary Wright, the team’s vice president of administration, said he was concerned about negative reaction.
Maybe in really red Republican states, it would not have been a big deal. But Washington is a blue state, and deep, deep Democratic blue in King County. So objections were raised, and Hasselbeck heard them and read them. He got nasty voice mails, e-mails and text messages.
“I had no idea,” Hasselbeck said.
One guy told him: “I hate you, I’ll never wear your jersey, I’ll never like the Seahawks again.”
“Huh?” Hasselbeck thought. “Seriously?”
“Politics can be very mean and dirty,” he said. “The things politicians say about each other, and what activists say, I had a brief glimpse of that for a couple of days.
“If I ever had any questions about whether I wanted to run for office, I now know the answer — I don’t.”
Welcome to our world.
Some comments about Hasselbeck left at the P-I site:
“How dare Hasselbeck declare Bush an honorary Seahawk,” wrote one. “Who is Matt speaking for? Bush is no Seahawk. He is the worst president of my lifetime, and I’m almost 60. Shame on you, Matt.”
“To learn that two of the most popular Seahawks are strong (Bush) supporters ruins the season for me and my family,” wrote another.
And Timothy P. wrote: “Just goes to show you that being a great athlete doesn’t make you smart.”
He’ll know he’s arrived when Geraldo threatens to spit on him…
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Welcome to my world with the looney left.
The politics and government corruption in this state make it second only to San Francisco.
During the bombing in Iraq, the howl from the left in my workplace got so bad that those of us on the other side started wearing flag pins and putting small flags at our desks. The left howled even louder and the administration banned posting the flag and wearing the pins. Oh, but the union was still allowed to deliver their left leaning propaganda via their union magazine. Every issue had John Kerry’s picture on the cover and life was good for the Socialists of Seattle.
I daily wish for a lotto win in order to have the funds to get out of this cesspool!
Whoever said that being a great athlete DOES make you smart?
I didn’t like Clinton, but I would’ve jumped at the chance to meet him when he was President, just the same. These critics are morons.
hey jibirsh
I wonder what would happen if Alex Smith, Frank Gore and Bryan Young gave to Bush? Amusing?
What I can not stand about the Wacko left is their hate with the President and they can not even show a little decency and respect to the President of the US even if you don’t like him.
The “nutcases” on the “left coast” are totally insane. What has politics got to do with football? It would be poetic justice if we gave the whole thing back to Mexico and let them live with that.