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Johonny

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55. It sounds like the current owner (a republican) worked hard to get the visit

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 05:43 PM

Aug 2013

Apparently he thought it was a nice thing for the wildly popular old players. All reports is the PR guys worked hard to try to convince the 3 to go to the meeting. After all if the Republican owner is willing to arrange and pay for the trip... it is hard to understand these players beef. It isn't totally unprecedented and these aren't the first players to decline a visit to the White.

Nixon is rumored to have "helped" Shula the year before

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--president-nixon-tried-to-help-dolphins-win-super-bowl-vi-225925413.html

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Three ’72 Dolphins skip White House visit for political reasons [View all] RockaFowler Aug 2013 OP

fuck em warrior1 Aug 2013 #1

Thank heavens, it's three guys I never heard of anyway! TheDebbieDee Aug 2013 #2

Langer is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jenoch Aug 2013 #36

He'll always be a Dolphins NOBODY in my book....... TheDebbieDee Aug 2013 #59

Bob Kuechenberg = 6-time Pro Bowl selection, alp227 Aug 2013 #67

Old joyless goofballs BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #3

Don't mind at all. Well, maybe it is lacking a little class. NCTraveler Aug 2013 #4

Meh NoPasaran Aug 2013 #5

Obviously, victims of traumatic brain injury...... nt Ninga Aug 2013 #6

Many DUes would do the same thing... dennis4868 Aug 2013 #7

LOL! I'm sure the President and his family are absolutely devastated because some old weeshers Zorra Aug 2013 #8

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #9

wow thats a really fucked up thing to say BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #22

No football fan edhopper Aug 2013 #23

There are some sick people posting here. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #27

It would be better if they died soon? Throd Aug 2013 #48

As is their right. Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2013 #10

Good for them. bigwillq Aug 2013 #11

I bet they don't even know his policies. Fawke Em Aug 2013 #12

+100 narnian60 Aug 2013 #56

Wouldn't we cheer edhopper Aug 2013 #13

Except Obama hasn't done anything of the sort BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #15

You see, they did keep it to themselves. edhopper Aug 2013 #16

haha...you can always dream they are attacking him from the left, I guess BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #18

You missunderstood edhopper Aug 2013 #21

Obama = Bush = bullshit thx uponit7771 Aug 2013 #26

Rights of people to make a choice edhopper Aug 2013 #30

Bush Obama comparisons AUTOMATICALLY are bullshit, they are... the "we might as well uponit7771 Aug 2013 #33

Not comparing Bush to Obama edhopper Aug 2013 #35

Three old white guys don't support our President? Unbelievable! Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #14

Good for them mick063 Aug 2013 #17

I don't get this thinking. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #19

That's the thing that people like these three and the others SwankyXomb Aug 2013 #44

fuck 'em. they should un-invite them. spanone Aug 2013 #20

STUPID ... turning down a once in a lifetime opportunity that very few people in this country ever Raine Aug 2013 #24

why are they invited anyways ? is there something special about the 72 dolphins JI7 Aug 2013 #25

Only undefeated team in modern NFL history ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #28

But wasn't 1973 the year of Watergate? no time for fun at the White House? nt alp227 Aug 2013 #68

It all depends nil desperandum Aug 2013 #29

Nobody asked for anyone's opinion ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #34

But they didn't offer an opinion edhopper Aug 2013 #37

What was that bullshit about a "moral compass"? (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #38

echoing comments made by harry belafonte? BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #39

i'm pretty sure belafonte would not turn down a visit JI7 Aug 2013 #43

you presume he would even get invited? BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #45

no, i'm saying if he was he would not turn it down JI7 Aug 2013 #46

i guess we'll never know BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #49

well, one can ask him if he would turn it down if invited JI7 Aug 2013 #50

They didn't get invited in 1972 because Nixon was neck deep in Watergate davepc Aug 2013 #40

Apparently the WH tradition honoring champion teams hadn't started yet. KamaAina Aug 2013 #51

It sounds like the current owner (a republican) worked hard to get the visit Johonny Aug 2013 #55

3 big Florida Republicans who loved Jebbie and Georgie ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #31

Personally, even if I were a Dolphins fan, Jenoch Aug 2013 #32

Symptomatic of the level of political discourse in the country badtoworse Aug 2013 #41

Not very realistic expectation in the Tea Party era. alp227 Aug 2013 #69

Chance to get your picture with the POTUS or you can be a sour pickle. Rex Aug 2013 #42

Life long Phin fan... trumad Aug 2013 #47

They have an overinflated assessment of their own importance. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #52

F them, it's their loss, not their teammates' DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #53

These are the guys who have no Problem being honored in the White House by PBO.. Cha Aug 2013 #54

What a great team, and there will never be a cooler RB name than Mercury Morris BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #57

Here's another couple a pics.. Cha Aug 2013 #62

Shula looks so thrilled BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #65

I hear ya! Cha Aug 2013 #66

Csonk!!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #58

Here's another pic.. :) Cha Aug 2013 #61

such a nice picture JI7 Aug 2013 #60

Here's some more.. :) Cha Aug 2013 #64

I wouldn't have wanted to appear alongside Bush RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #63