Bears Hall of Famer Hampton refuses White House invite

Blue Countach said:
My UNC Tar Heels 2005 national championship team gave "schedule conflict" as a reason that they could not attend a White House ceremony honoring them during GWB's tenure.

As an alum, I was very disappointed that they would allow politics to dictate their decision.

Although they weren't as blatant about it as Hampton was, those of us that support the athletic programs at UNC know the real reason they did not attend, the administration's dislike for the president at that time.

Strangely enough, after they won again in 2009, they accepted an invitation from president Obama. Hampton is wrong and so was UNC in 2005.

C'est la vie.
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That's pretty classy of the UNC Tarheels. :facepalm:
 
I love all the "respect the office".... now.

From 2000-2008, when the sitting president was burned in effigy, compared to female genitalia, called names I wouldn't repeat to a ******* sailor, and repeatedly blasted as either a complete buffoon or an insidious mastermind, no one seemed to be 'respecting the office' much.

How many of you that would go just because it's an invite from the white house would have gone to hang with W upon invite?
 
hedonis said:
How many of you that would go just because it's an invite from the white house would have gone to hang with W upon invite?
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I would. It's about the place,not the person in it.

Besides; from a strictly personal angle,GWB seems like a cool guy to chill with.
 
hedonis said:
I love all the "respect the office".... now.

From 2000-2008, when the sitting president was burned in effigy, compared to female genitalia, called names I wouldn't repeat to a ******* sailor, and repeatedly blasted as either a complete buffoon or an insidious mastermind, no one seemed to be 'respecting the office' much.
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True enough. And now we've had a sitting member of Congress call the president a liar in a public forum. So we've apparently gone from bad to worse. But I've also seen cartoons depicting Lincoln, Harding and many other Presidents in unfavorable and insulting ways. It's not as if this is a new phenomenon.

How many of you that would go just because it's an invite from the white house would have gone to hang with W upon invite?
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Personally, I would go, no matter who the President was, because I respect the office. Even if it was Michele Bachmann, I would go. In her case, I would go mainly because that might be the only hot meal I'd be getting for a long while... what with the worldwide depression that her presidency would probably spark. :D

But for these sorts of photo ops/PR dog & pony shows, I'd prefer that the President not have a litmus test, where he only invites people who hold his political views. And I'd prefer that the people invited not have a litmus test, where they only accept if it's a President who has views they agree with. But people are free to do whatever they choose. And we're free to make comments about them... and maybe not choose them for public speaking events or sponsorships. ;)

We live in a time where some people feel that they can refuse orders from the Commander-in-Chief because they don't like him. In Hampton's case, he's just an old, broken down football player that few even know who he is. In the case of soldiers who refuse orders, I'd offer a blindfold, a cigarette and a chance to talk to the chaplain one last time.

The way I see it, you're either down with the SPQA cause or you're not. You don't get to bounce back & forth, based on how you feel about the occupant of the White House.
 
Hot Mega said:
It's simple; theoretically as an American there are times when you set aside your political hangups...being invited by the President of the US (no matter who it is) to the WH is one of them.
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:rofl2:... and your one way street! :facepalm::clown: :yahoo:
You ALWAYS respect the office and the house irrespective of who is is there as long as they're duly elected.:2 cents:
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Show me the record pertaining to unduly elected presidents.
 
Meh here too...

They man can do as he wishes. It IS still a free country, isn't it? ;)
 
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