Tom Brady left John Kerry to support George W Bush ?

[kentuck]

I saw this earlier today on one of cable networks, CNN or MSNBC? They mentioned how he was at the SOTU address and was now supporting Bush? Has this just put a hex on the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl? Should we put our money on Carolina Panthers? Why would he do such a stupid thing? :)

[WilliamPitt]

1. No no no no no

He's a Kerry guy. They had a big thing about this last year in the Boston sports press, comparing Brady the Kerry guy to Bledsoe the Bush guy. Brady was at the speech because he was invited. You get invited, you go.

[Jack_Dawson]

4. If Bush Invited me, I wouldn't go

Even if I was QB'ing the Superbowl.

[WilliamPitt]

7. Good for you

I'd go if I were invited. You don't skip a chance to see something like that, no matter who's at the podium.

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[WilliamPitt]

14. Hee hee hee hee hee hee

:)

[youngred]

15. that was uncalled for

Will is right, Bush invites me, I go...even if I despise him

[WilliamPitt]

17. But funny.

Wrong, according to the numbers, but funny. :)

[Jack_Dawson]

21. If Bush says "Jump" and you guys jump...

then that's on you. I have principles. I would tell Bush to go fuck himself. Me and the Environment will be kickin' it at home...

[WilliamPitt]

23. Get down with your bad self

Me, I'd go see an assemblage in that august hall, meet some Senators and Representatives, talk to the troops who were there, and then write a column no one would read. :)

You and the environment kickin' it at home? The WHOLE environment? Like, all of it? Pandas, too? Cool.

[Jack_Dawson]

26. Sellouts: .10/ 12

Most people would agree with you. Fancy "august halls" would win them over. I'm different.

[Forkboy]

31. Not different enough

[JI7]

29. i would like to see that

bush probably will never invite you. but if he did i would want you to go and write up on it.

[youngred]

33. Hardly

You're talking about an invitation from the President of the United States (illegally or legally) to the State of the Union Address. If anything it provides leverage, wear a Anti-Bush pin or something.

Respect the office, not the man.

[Jack_Dawson]

36. If you recognize Bush as our "President", then by all means go

I don't recognize Bush as our president. I'm only speaking for me.

[youngred]

37. Whether or not he is legally

or in my book doesn't matter. Officially he holds the office.

[Jack_Dawson]

39. Like I said, if you recognize G.W. Bush as our president, you should go.

I don't, and I wouldn't. We can agree to disagree.

[Sandpiper]

40. But the office is only as respectable

As the person who occupies it.

[youngred]

41. No

There is a long history of great men who make the office great.

The few exceptions do not diminish it...the Freepers protestations to the contrary

[Pax Argent]

42. I'd go for the privilege of flipping him the bird (again)

He drove by my pad a while back. I flipped him the high hard one. You should try it. I'll grant that its classless, but you'd be amazed at how therapeutic it is.

P.S. Therapeu... Therapue... Lord praise the one who included spell check on this site.

[poopyjr]

5. Are you sure?

Perhaps he's changed his views in the past week? I don't know how a Bay Area guy could be for Bush. :puke:

[Dagaz]

12. Private Schooling?

Tom went to a private school and it's a good thing around here. Public schools are terrible despite the overwhelming spending.

[poopyjr]

16. I went to private schools too <nm>

[robsul82]

6. Yeah, really. Screw it. You don't HAVE to go.

He could've made up some "I'm training, leave me alone!" excuse.

Later.

RJS

[youngred]

18. could have

but would you turn down a presidential invite to the SOTU?

[robsul82]

25. Um...yes.

I turned down a scholarship for school here because it was called some BS Presidential Award. It was only like $1000 anyway, and I don't need any help, but eh. Felt good saying no.

Later.

RJS

[youngred]

38. Heh, the presidential award has nothing to do with bush

hope you enjoyed losing the money

[atre]

27. Why not decline; tell them he is too busy prepping for the Super Bowl?

Brady is a Bush backer. I hope the Panthers cripple him in this game.

[sandnsea]

30. Because he went to the SOTU???

Is that why they're trying to spin it that he's a Bush guy now? That's it, that's all???

[mmonk]

2. I'll go for

the hex on the Pats. Go Cats.

[mmonk]

19. I'm actually going

so I really do hope there is a hex. A 19 hr drive. It will be a long drive home if the Patriots win.

[David Zephyr]

3. Go Patriots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I feel better.

[dad]

10. But Delhomme SNUBBED Bush (apparently)

F the Patriots and the Patriot Act! GO PANTHERS!!

[oasis]

20. If the Cats win, Rove will put it out that Delhomme's on steroids.

[kentuck]

They said he used to be a Kerry supporter....

ut was now supporting the Shrub...

[dennis4868]

8. Okay....

who is Tom Brady....am i stupid for not knowing?

[TSIAS]

9. QB of the New England Patriots

[ACPS65]

11. C'mon

If the Pats lose after Brady went to the SOTU, it'd be so perfect. Go Cats.

[atre]

22. Tom Brady can rot in hell for allowing Bush to use him

as a publicity stunt. I don't care what was said in the past: If you're a Kerry guy, you don't do this sort of thing.

Hell, he had an easy out, too; no one would've blamed him if he said he was too busy preparing for the Super Bowl.

As a Panthers fan, I wouldn't have rooted for him, anyway, but this stunt just adds some righteous indignation to my fandom.

I hope this stunt costs Bush N.C.'s electoral votes (and possibly even S.C.). I've heard some rumblings from a few diehard Panthers fans who are traditionally conservative.

[mmonk]

28. good

we need to break his strangle hold here.

[LiberalBushFan]

24. If Bush invited ME, I'd go.

But if I were famous and my presence would influence people, I would refuse.

[Forkboy]

32. Who in the name of all that's holy

really gives a shit what Tom Brady does?

He throws a damn ball for a living.... :eyes:

[IndianaGreen]

34. Hey, I am a Colts and Peyton Manning fan!

and when it comes to baseball, I am a Yankee!

I know better than to accept a Bush invitation to sit as a SOTUS prop.

[jfxgillis]

35. The FINAL WORD on Tom Brady's appearance

"NFL: We made the call on Brady for Bush"

http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/insideTrack.bg?articleid=327

Tom Brady is a moderate Democrat, maybe hawkish on Iraq in the Gephardt/Lieberman mold, but there a lot more Dems in the real world either neutral or supportive of the Iraq War than might seem to be the case from only reading this forum.

Plus, as the Herald article points out, Bush SANDBAGGED Brady with a deceptive invitation.