Comments on: More Inauguration Day Links

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:14:32 +0000

I bet the fact that Harpring and Hawes are average NBA players had something to do with it.

By: Tsunami

Tsunami — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:26:40 +0000

funny I didn’t see the video clips of those guys talking about Mccain. I wonder how I could have missed that…

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:18:52 +0000

I know that Matt Harpring and Spencer Hawes voted for McCain.

I just think it’s a little presumptuous to assume that most athletes voted for Obama because of some “Obamawagon.”

I’m sure there were more than a few athletes who voted without educating themselves about Obama’s policies, but I’d like to believe that most of them did their due diligence.

By: Tsunami

Tsunami — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:00:38 +0000

Well, they didn’t vote for him because they are in economic distress.

They didn’t vote for him because they were treated poorly in China during the Olympics, and like many americans, hate being hated by other people around the world.

Honestly, I think they voted for him because they can relate to him. He’s young, he’s a minority, he’s had enormous success, and African-American people voted for Obama over 30:1 – why did THEY all get on the Obamawagon?

Yeah, I have negative assumptions, why do YOU THINK most athletes got on the Obamawagon? And, is it possible that not all athletes on got on board, but those athletes weren’t given video interviews to express their political feelings?

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:14 +0000

I think you’re making a pretty big assumption. Maybe I’m assuming the best, but you’re definitely assuming the worst.

Why do you feel that most athletes got “on-board the Obamawagon?”

By: Tsunami

Tsunami — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:57:02 +0000

“but I think we can all agree that it’s good to see so many athletes involved in the political process.”

I believe that high profile people should educate themselves in history, current events, politics etc.

I do not, however, agree with your statement.

The “political process” suggests a lot more than “Get on-board the Obamawagon”.

Just like I don’t agree with Charles Barkley thinking he should run for governor. You want high caliber people in such important positions – not people like Barkley.