Red Sox's Alex Cora won't visit White House, citing Puerto Rico response

Associated Press ^ | May 6, 2019

[ConservativeStatement]

CHICAGO — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will not attend the ceremony at the White House on Thursday honoring the 2018 World Series champions.

Cora cited the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria in his native Puerto Rico as the reason for his decision.

[ConservativeStatement]

Imagine the uproar if people boycotted sports events due to the stances of this person and some of his biased players.

[ealgeone]

How much $$ have Cora and his fellow Puerto Ricans in MLB sent to Puerto Rico??

[Gay State Conservative]

Haven't attended a Red Sox game in 35 years.Haven't watched a Red Sox game on TV in 20 years.

And yet my life is going just fine.

[petitfour]

Seems like he could make a difference by actually going to the White House and talking to the president about what the people of Puerto Rico need rather than being a whiny baby.

[coaster123]

Your officials are corrupt with the money of hard working Americans, F you, pig. Walk in front of a bus.

[petitfour]

The corruption in Puerto Rico sucks up all the money.

[VietVet876]

Reinforces my rooting for the Dodgers. And Yankees. And anyone playing the Red Sox.

[Vaquero]

Yeah. No mention of the crookedness of the local pols that prevented the aid to be distributed

[rightwingintelligentsia]

No, he’s boycotting the White House because he believed the politically motivated Democrat spin on the Puerto Rico hurricane response.

[ealgeone]

Agree. Wish the media would highlight that more.

[small farm girl]

But then the masses would miss what a noble thing he is doing. #virtuesignaling
ps:I notice he didn't NOT go to PR in response to their idiotic response to the hurricane.

[dp0622]

Well the NFL has certainly taken a hit and the NFL is now in overdrive trying to hide some players’ disdain for the American Flag.

I missed my first season in 40 years last year.

Just lost interest.

[Sacajaweau]

Go live in Puerto Rico....nd leave all the money you made here !!

[stars & stripes forever]

The White House response to the hurricane was efficient and rapid. Problems that occurred were due to corruption, ineptness of Puerto Rican government officials, and a rabid desire to discredit President Trump.

[Lockbox]

I would not of chosen those words, but you conveyed my thoughts.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Seems like he could make a difference by actually going to the White House and talking to the president about what the people of Puerto Rico need rather than being a whiny baby.”

You win the internet for today.

[alloysteel]

Any response has TWO parts. One part is the effort to HELP the afflicted party, and the other is for the afflicted party to accept the help.

The way I read it, the help landed in Puerto Rico in great quantities, but the local administrators, in a fit of either spite or very real incompetence, did not or could not make distribution of the goods and services made available to them. The Puerto Ricans are expected to make SOME effort, yet so much simply went to waste.

Apparently this is Trump’s fault, for simply being Trump.

[rlmorel]

I find the sport absolutely boring to watch.

As for the Puerto Rico response, there was plenty of money and supplies sent to them. Their Leftist scum in charge sucked it up or mishandled it.

Those people elected them. They have to live with it.

I am sure we will get some Freeper on here saying we don’t understand the intricacies of what goes on in Puerto Rico.

I could give a crap.

[bagster]

F Cora, F the Red Sox, and F Porto Reeco.

That is all.

[coaster123]

He needs to be harassed in public. Doxxed and his family’s sins broadcast to the nation.

No peace in public for this prick.