Born: September 16, 1989 (age 29 years), Lloydminster, Canada
Posted on 03/23/2019 8:12:03 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Canadian goaltender Braden Holtby said he will not visit the White House with his Washington Capitals teammates, joining forwards Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly as players who have declined the invitation to honor the team’s Stanley Cup victory Monday.
“I’ve got to stay true to my values, and I’m going to respectfully decline the offer,” Holtby said Friday morning. “In saying that, it’s a tough situation for everyone to be in, to be forced to make a decision of that standing. You’re a team and you want to stick together no matter what, so I hope everyone kind of blows it away and that we don’t worry about who goes and who doesn’t.
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I guess this means he would not have visited an Obama White house. Riiiight.
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“the things that [Trump] spews are straight-up racist and sexist,”...
He should hear what I want to “straight up” say right now.
But that’s for another site.
But athletes had no problem meeting the Clintons when dozens of their associates died under mysterious circumstances and blacks were incarcerated at record rates.
Staying behind is his job anyways.
Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly - also Canadian
like they'd be missed... feh
Trump has never said anything racist. But for any liberal, wanting immigrants to come in legally is racist.
Aww, poor liddle snowflake is standing up for his pwinciples. I wonder what those principles are. I doubt he even knows.
If Trump is such a racist and hates immigrants so much then why are his wives from places like Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia?
Don’t you remember Trump saying “typical black person”? Oh wait, that was Obama saying “typical white person.” The black Canadian hockey player, as referenced in the WaPo article, must have found Obama’s racism, um, deplorable.
I’m a Caps fan.
Holtby will be the reason that the Caps go down in the playoffs this year.
He literally looks like he is having a panic attack out there.
Well Braden I will probably not visit the White House on Monday either. But I do not find it necessary to publicize my lack of attendance—why do you?
Cry me a frozen river ice boy.
I dont mind them outing themselves.
Helps make non-essential choices easier for a lot of us.
Disrespectful visitor from Canada. His work visa for the US should be suspended. The NHL should be challenged to suspend and fine him as well.
Braden Holtby’s LGBT Support Goes Beyond a Parade
Several years ago, Braden Holtby and his wife Brandi took their honeymoon in San Francisco. While wandering through the Castro District, they came across the San Francisco Human Rights Campaign Action Center and Store, located in the former home of Harvey Milk. They left with HRC bumper stickers for both their cars, with their names on the list of HRC supporters, and with an increased commitment to LGBT issues.
I'm sure President Trump is thrilled that he won't be shaking this mutant's hand.
Which is it? Was this guy hit in the head with a puck once too many times, or is he just a lib jerk?
Eggzactly...makes it easier to know who to cheer for, what movies to go see, what restaurants to go eat at, what clothes to wear, where to find a job, where to live, what music to listen to, what tv to watch, what news sources to use, what neighbours to avoid, what family members to avoid, where to go to school and on and on and on. By the way, I don't differentiate between non-essential and essential...
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