[Buckeye McFrog]

I remember some players declining the invite as they did not want to rub elbows with Obama

then-Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas got beat-up in the media pretty badly for refusing to go meet Obama.

[SamAdams76]

I remember that - Tim Thomas, goaltender for the Bruins.

A lot of us here cheered when he declined the WH visit.

Either way, I don't think it's the right thing to do. Had I been invited to the WH when Obama was in office, I would have gone and would have been civil about it. Just like I was when I met the mayor of Boston at a fundraiser many years ago (Tom Menino). The guy was a left-wing nut but I shook his hand and exchanged pleasantries just the same.

I do my talking in the voting booth.