Hockey Ping!
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Posted on 02/25/2020 8:56:09 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Members of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic ice hockey team are under fire for sporting "Keep America Great" hats at a recent rally for President Trump in Las Vegas.
The team initially was invited to be in a separate photo line with the president at last week's rally, but they later appeared onstage, according to The Washington Post, with many wearing the hats.
Trump had invited team captain Mike Eruzione, 65, along with other players to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice" game in which they beat the four-time defending gold medalist Soviet Union team and later won the gold medal for the U.S.
Eruzione said he didn't know he would be introduced onstage or offered one of the Trump hats. Four former team members did not wear the hats, while 10 others did, according to the Post.
Eruzione, who is director of special outreach at his alma mater, Boston University, said he has received angry calls and messages on social media about wearing the hat.
"If we knew we were going to piss off this many people, we probably would not have put the hats on," said Eruzione. "That's the big question here. A lot of the stuff I got was, 'You guys said it's not political, but when you put the hats on, you made it political.' "
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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Seriously. Trump tweets an opinion and his opinion is seen as influencing politics.
Only liberals are allowed to express their opinions.
What a chicken shit.
“If we knew we were going to piss off this many people, we probably would not have put the hats on,” said Eruzione. “That’s the big question here. A lot of the stuff I got was, ‘You guys said it’s not political, but when you put the hats on, you made it political.’ “
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I wonder if the same Lefties that are attacking the hockey team criticize entertainers that throw their opinions around. Somehow I doubt it.
How horrifying! “Keeping America Great” and all.
Maybe show up at a Bernie rally wearing a blue hat that says “We Want Bread”
I thought it was the land of freedom of speech! guess not!
You’re always going to piss somebody off - might as well go big and keep them upset. Apologize and they’ll eat you alive.
He should wear a “Miracle of 2016” hat . . .
Or a t-shirt “Bernie’s Bread Line” with an arrow pointing downward to a flame.
That’s hilarious! Maybe a hat that says “Please don’t attack me, I support Bernie!” or “Makk mee literut”
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Hope ‘n’ Change ... mmmmmmmmmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Never apologize to a liberal. It’s Rule #1. You do it and they ‘own’ you.
The worst thing these former players can do is to back down and apologize.
the screaming Leftists will smell blood in the water and come in for the kill.
Ignore them, members of Team USA!
I am surprised that it took so long for the criticism to start. Now they will all jump on the bandwagon.
Recall how inspiring that win was in 1980. Watched in of all places in SF at the “Royal Exchange Bar” Place went ballistic. What a difference it would be today, the crowd there would probably destroy the TVs and want free beer.
We watched the movie this past Saturday. Had a movie night with friends. Rented it
If I had known this guy was a wimp in real life I would not have rented it
So really very very sick of our country being led, in cultural matters, by pussies.
Oh, for crying out loud! MAN UP!
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