Last January the Boston Bruins goalie refused a White House invitation to honor the team’s 2011 Stanley Cup victory. Tim Thomas explained his reason for staying at home by saying, “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.”
In a free country Tim Thomas can act, say, and do what he wants, but his team slumped after his no-show. His decision created division and his crease performance was less than stellar against the last seed Washington Capitols.
Cap fans waved Obama’s photo at home. They chanted his name and in OT of the 7th game Joel Ward scored the clinching goal with a mulberry through Thomas’s pads. Boston fans reacted to defeat with a venomous throwback to the busing riots of desegregation era.
Why?
Joel Ward is black.
Here’s a sampling of KKK Twitters as reported by chicagonow.com
“So fucking mad. That fucking nigger scored #4thlineblacktrash”
“WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SHOWING REPLAYS OF THAT NIGGER SCORING”
“We lost…. To a hockey playing nigger…. What kind of shit is this”
“The Nigger scores again we riot #JoelWard”
“Seriously…..fuckin nigger #stillfuckinlovethebruins
Joel Ward your a nigger. Holtby, get a life. I never wanna see Tim Thomas in a bruins jersey ever again #washedup #bum
Can’t believe Boston just let a sand nigger beat them #gobacktothejungle @abrownn36
“A nigger beat us in #OT Are you kidding me?”
“stupid nigger go play basketball hockey is a white sport”
Scratch the skin of a white man and he’ll bleed racism.
Even me, but I’m prejudiced more prejudiced against peckerwoods, since other than a two-punch brawl on the West 4th Street b-ball court, I’ve never had a fight with a black man. I get along with people of color better than my own kind and it’s not because I’m a nigger-lover.
Maybe a little, however I don’t blame the loss on the game-winner.
Tim Thomas misplayed several pucks during the play-offs. The coach should have rested them in the last month. Bergeron skated in a state of concussed confusion and several injured players took the ice with a teddy bear’s tenacity. Hockey is a tough game and the Bruins played flatter than a drag queen’s chest.
We lost on a good goal.
I accept that.
These racist twitters should be banned from watching any Celtic games for the rest of their lives as well as the Red Sox and Patriots or dancing to any rap or soul music.
To thine own race be true and this goes for Tim Thomas.
I do agree with #washedup #bum
“I never wanna see Tim Thomas in a bruins jersey ever again.”
John Wayne the western hero of John Ford film said it best about JFK.
“I didn’t vote for him, but he is my president.”
I have to admit that I didn’t feel that way about GW Bush, but I do pride my heightened hypocrisy.
Go Obama.
He lost votes in Boston.
He gained in Maryland and Virginia.
Four more for the POTUS.
See yah for Tim Thomas, unless he shaves that ‘tache.
We are family.
ps photo by Stanley J Foreman Boston Herald American