Tim Thomas Taunted With Obama Signs By Capitals Fans

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post



President Barack Obama wasn't in attendance at the Verizon Center to see the Capitals take on the defending Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins for Game 3 on Monday night. But his face did manage to make an appearance.. several times.

Capitals fans used pictures of Obama's face to taunt Boston's star goalie Tim Thomas, who skipped out on the team's visit to the White House back in January months after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.

Despite being named Stanley Cup MVP, Thomas refused to join his team in D.C. when Obama honored the Bruins, citing political issues. In a statement posted on Facebook, Thomas said he believes the federal government "has grown out of control" but also wrote that he blames both political parties.

Before the playoffs began, Thomas abruptly ended a media session when a question was asked about the skipping out on Obama.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/tim-thomas-obama-signs-capitals-fans_n_1431367.html

[Jamaal510]

1. He asked for it...

[Arctic Dave]

2. That's funny, I don't care who ya are.

[Doctor_J]

3. I wonder why uber-partiot Thomas spent the 00's stateside

As a healthy, athletic, freedom-loving patriot, gun enthusiast, and fan of Bush, he should have been in the Middle East walking the walk, like anti-war, Chomsky-reading liberal Pat Tillman. Next game they should carry some chicken-hawk signs.

Edit to get the decade right.

[KamaAina]

4. Tim Thomas Is The Greatest Hockey Player In History

no one else could play goalie and right wing at the same time.