James Harrison has become the latest athlete to say/do something that average Joe's with average common sense would scoff at. In a recent interview, Harrison expressed his sentiments and voiced his opinion as to why he didn't feel the need to make the trip to the White House with his team to meet the President this week.
"If you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl. So as far as I'm concerned, he would have invited Arizona if they had won."
No sh*! Sherlock! The President doesn't invite losers to the White House. He doesn't have the time nor the inclination. Obviously if the Steelers had lost Arizona would have gotten the invite. Every championship team, professionally and on the collegiate level gets an invite to the White House for a photo-op with the President, autographs and a tour.
Harrison needs to get off his high horse and realize that the opportunity to meet the President is a direct result of the Super Bowl victory. A victory that Harrison contributed to by scoring the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history. It's hard for me to understand why a professional athlete cannot comprehend that that we value achievement in this country. You work hard, you win, you reap the benefits. End of story.
Despite a Super Bowl ring, being named Defensive Player of the Year, and the recent signing of a six year $51 million contract, Harrison still feels like he is owed something by someone...To use another Jay-Z quote; "you can pay for school but you can't buy class." Ignorance apparently is bliss.
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Well said Bryan!
ReplyDeleteSomebody needs to explain to him what is going on because he is obviously very confused! He does not get it. The sad part of it is nobody would know how dense he is if he had not opened his mouth. This is a sad commentary. This comment is further proof that money can not buy intelligence or even common sense!
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