Wow! Tim Thomas Really is An Idiot!

Boston Bruins' goalie Tim Thomas.

It was just over a week ago that Eye On Sports took Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas to ‘out to the shed’ for his political stance against the federal government by not showing up at the White House to meet President Barack Obama with his Boston Bruins teammates and celebrate the 2011 Stanley Cup they won in thrilling fashion last season.

While I did write that Thomas is well within his rights to decline a White House invitation, I also expressed my belief that he was being very foolish for passing up such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Now, I’m really putting Thomas ‘on blast’ for his most recent political nonsense.

Thomas is back in the news after expressing his political beliefs towards the government providing health insurance plans for birth control. Thomas took to his facebook page to post his opinion – this time by quoting a famous passage from a poem written by anti-Nazi theologian Martin Niemoller:

“I Stand with the Catholics in the fight for Religious Freedom.

“In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.”

The only American player on the team,
Thomas didn't appear at the White House
ceremony awarding the Bruins
for  winning the Stanley Cup Trophy last season.

Okay, Eye On Sports followers, now maybe it’s me, but I’m thinking Thomas should just shut his trap right now – and I suspect that’s exactly what Bruins management is telling their superstar goalie today.

Thomas has already brought a lot of unwanted attention to the franchise and I suspect the negativity it has surrounded the team with may start to affect the team’s on-ice play at some point in the near future.

Oh yeah, if I’m in the front office of the Boston Bruins, I’m telling Thomas to shut his trap – like, now!

Tim Thomas is an Idiot!

While I certainly respect Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas’ decision not to attend the White House ceremony honoring the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins almost two weeks ago, I don’t have to agree with it – and I certainly don’t.

The Stanley Cup champion Bruins were all on hand - except for the team's lone American, goalie Tim Thomas. The  reigning Vezina Trophy winner elected to stay at home as a sign of protest against both ruling parties of the federal government.

Yes, while it is Thomas’ right to not attend any function he so chooses not to, it’s not everyday that you can tell your children or grandchildren that you shook hands with the President of the United States, whether you like the state of the country or not.

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas.

I like what Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said during his monthly "Ask the Governor" program on WTKK-FM when asked about the controversial topic.

"He's a phenomenal hockey player and he's entitled to his views," Patrick said. "It just feels like we are losing in this country basic courtesy and grace.”

Philadelphia Flyers winger Scott Hartnell’s thoughts echoed mine.

"I'm not a big political guy or whatever but for me it's a team event and should be an honor to be in the White House no matter what your political views are," Hartnell said. "It would've been the right thing to do to go there and enjoy the day and who's gonna' say he'll ever have another opportunity like that to go there again?"

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown also agreed that Thomas should have gone out of respect if nothing else.