Tim Thomas says he has ‘full and unwavering support’ of Bruins teammates

No comment, this issue was addressed on my Facebook page, now go ask my teammates all the questions you were going to ask me. UMMMMMMM?

No comment beyond what I said on my facebook page because I am not intelligent enough to elaborate! I'm just an uneducated backwoods redneck that is good with a hockey stick!!!

KESSEL!!

Rasheed Wallace did the exact thing when his team won the Champiosnhip in 2006.He was praised in the liberal media and the rest of the bush haters.get over it! Tim Thomas followed his convictions just like Rasheed did towards Bush. The Libs love free speech etc as long as it's there ideology..get over it!! Way to go Tim!!!!

All these opinions and some stupid comments, so here's mine and it's in the form of 2 questions. How will him not wanting to meet with the president change the country or the world? How important is this really? If he didn't want to go, it's his choice! I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is a non-issue.

...my neighbors dog created more shovel ready jobs than either party,,,Tim's right..this situation sucks so bad ya get a hickey just thinking about it...

my name is tim thomas and I am going to make a controversial stand and ask people not talk about it. Timmy is either going to run one day as a tea party candidate or is really just a moron.

Burnside is a mongering d*ck. I'm on the "Good for Thomas" wagon and I have no political or NHL allegiance either way. But seriously, just let the whole thing go.

Tim, you were not invited to the White House on a personal basis, you were invited as part of a championship team. Believe me, no one is more repulsed by the current POTUS than I, but when your team is invited to be honored at the White House you go because it's all about your team, not you. If Obama makes you as sick as he makes me but he invites you to the White House for a celebration in your team's honor, you go, you smile, you shake his hand politely, then you run to the nearest bathroom and throw up. But, the bottom line is you go. You don't abstain in personal protest because it's not about you and your political views that you and I happen to share. It's about your team and your fans. As the old cliche goes, "There's no 'I' in team."

What's the story here? Anyone familiar with the USA knows that Boston is and has always been one of, if not the most racist cities in America. It has never had any respect for Black people, except athletes playing for / being exploited by the Celtics and thus bringing numerous NBA Championships - due primarily to Bill Russell, a Black Man - and millions / billions of dollars & pride they would otherwise never have gotten. No one cares what this #$%$ thinks anyway. President Barack Obama doesn't care about Tim Thomas, he's a nobody, nor does he need the support of him or anyone that supports his attempted disrespect of President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama Tim Thomas in every way & Tim Thomas is just a racist hater trying to enjoy his brief period of fame. #@%^ Tim Thomas & all those that support him. President Barack Obama is a better person and better Man. Whether the racist bigots like it or not he is the President of the USA and despite the attempts by the republicans, tea party bigots, tim thomas' that only tried to block everything he has done to help this country...will win re-election. GO President Barack Obama, we have your back !!

haha, tim thomas turned republican after he got rich.

Tim got his attention . move on.

Grow up Tim Thomas.

Amazing. Just simply amazing. All you people condemning a professional athlete for declining an invitation to the WH photo op. A lot of you have said that he should keep his politics to himself. That is your opinion and you have the right to it. Thomas, and all atheletes are entertainers. They put on a show for their fans.
Now, what do you people who are upset about Thomas disrespecting the off of the president think about the way Hollywood treated the last president? Let's see, you have Sean Penn calling Bush Hitler, Alec Baldwin telling us that Bush is a baby killer, Oliver Stone coming out with a bash Bush movie, W., while Bush was still in office. I wonder why you flea baggers had no problem with those entertainers disrespecting the office of the president?

DONE

Balls of steel,..........................liberals hate this because he really stands by his beliefs and lives them. Obama stands for anything that will get him re elected...............no heart,no balls.

It's too bad. His team was being honored by the president of the United States. He decided making a political statement was more important. His "conscious?" What a joke. Who gives a rat's a** what his politics are?

What a jackass. the White House invites you to come to be honored you go. Only a complete JACKASS would say no, this isn't about politics, it is an american tradition! This guy must not be a true American.

Way to put your ego ahead of your team

It's a one hour visit to the White House, you big sissy! If you truly valued "teamwork", you would hold your nose and do it for the sake of your team mates, so they didn't have to deal with the media circus your decision caused. It's not like you're being conscripted into the army, or watching amazon rainforest getting burned down.

Thomas is just being a selfish princess.