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I don't give a damn who or what you are. When your president says "I'm inviting you to come here," that means "get your ass over here so that I can see you!" And tradition holds that you go...and be on time.
Again, I don't like President Trump, but if I get a phone call right this very minute to go to the White House, I'm outta here immediately. My president has summoned me. Doesn't matter why. We can talk about that once I get there.
Why? Because the office of the United States Presidency should be held in extremely high esteem no matter who occupies the office.
Not to disagree, but no one can force the players to attend. So if more then a few decide not to, it would be pointless. I can only say if it was myself, I would consider it an honor regardless as to whom was President.
However today's athletes are much more political then in the past.
It's typical that a handful of players in the NFL, NBA, etc every year skip the White House visit. In this case, the entire team agreed to opt out.
“All the tactics that he used to get elected are the very things that someone like me, who works with youth on a consistent basis, are the things that we try to talk our young folks out of being,” Warriors Forward David West said.
"We try to talk our young people out of being bullies. We try to talk our young men out of disrespecting women. We try to talk our young people into being accepting of other people’s opinions and other people’s walks of life. He is the complete opposite of all of that,” West added.
Reading the article in the link, it says they have not received an invitation from the White House yet. All we know right now is that Warriors forward David West will not be there.
Good for the Warriors. Why pay homage to a man who will bring down the American Republic?
They may be the last champions, before the collapse of our society. They should have just said nothing, but declined to even acknowledge the existence of this terminator in the White House.
Not to disagree, but no one can force the players to attend. So if more then a few decide not to, it would be pointless. I can only say if it was myself, I would consider it an honor regardless as to whom was President.
However today's athletes are much more political then in the past.
They aren't more political...they're more partisan.
I don't care who the president is, when your president invites you to the White House, you get off your ass and go. You show respect to the office no matter what. Then you offer your services to the president by telling him that you'll do anything and everything in your capacity to help him better serve the country.
I didn't vote for Trump and I've got no use for him, yet, that is EXACTLY what I'd do because that's my responsibility as a good American. You be ready to GO anytime your president calls. Even if you have to drop whatever it is you're doing. Reschedule it.
The Warriors are clearly unfamiliar with our American tradition.
I don't always agree with your posts, but you're a classy dude DD.
It's my responsibility to be at the back and call of the president? I don't think so.
Yes. It most definitely is. At all times. Your president calls, you answer. Quick. And if he asks you to be of ANY service, you not only do it, but you do the damn well best you can to make sure that you did it exactly how he asked you to do it. And do it on schedule. In fact, have it completed ahead of schedule.
I don't always agree with your posts, but you're a classy dude DD.
I appreciate what you said, but it ain't about class. I took an oath when I joined the military and I was taught that even when my term expires, my oath does not.
I don't like Trump, but he's the commander-in-chief. Bottom line.
Accepting, thats like when you have violent riots, burn things, loot businesses, and physically assault others that don't agree with you, right?
Yeah, that sentence struck me like that too. Hypocrites!
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