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	<title>Comments on: Thomas walks out on reporters: &#8220;I have the right not to answer those questions&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: espnhater</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off Jimmy Howard is better than Tim Thomas, second Mitt Romney really doesn&#039;t care about you. He is a business man turned politician, why because he has the money already now he just wants the power.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First off Jimmy Howard is better than Tim Thomas, second Mitt Romney really doesn&#8217;t care about you. He is a business man turned politician, why because he has the money already now he just wants the power.</p>
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		<title>By: espnhater</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doesn&#039;t Tim Thomas know facebook is anything but private. Once something is on the net it&#039;s for the public to know. Either Thomas is very dumb and doesn&#039;t know what he&#039;s doing or he likes the attention]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doesn&#8217;t Tim Thomas know facebook is anything but private. Once something is on the net it&#8217;s for the public to know. Either Thomas is very dumb and doesn&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s doing or he likes the attention</p>
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		<title>By: jimeejohnson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go away!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Go away!</p>
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		<title>By: nothanksimdriving123</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timmy takes very public political stances, then says they were not political and were part of his private life. He seems to think the US Founders were of like mind. Not. They had huge disagreements but made huge compromises or there&#039;d be no USA. He then asserts his Fifth Amendment rights when queried by reporters, perhaps unaware that said amendment pertains to interrogation in legal proceedings. I recall a sketch on Saturday Night Live back in the &#039;70s when they urged people to &quot;support the right to be stupid.&quot; Go Timmy go!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Timmy takes very public political stances, then says they were not political and were part of his private life. He seems to think the US Founders were of like mind. Not. They had huge disagreements but made huge compromises or there&#8217;d be no USA. He then asserts his Fifth Amendment rights when queried by reporters, perhaps unaware that said amendment pertains to interrogation in legal proceedings. I recall a sketch on Saturday Night Live back in the &#8217;70s when they urged people to &#8220;support the right to be stupid.&#8221; Go Timmy go!!!</p>
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		<title>By: gu144</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gu144]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You obviously are not a TRUE Bruins fan if you want to get rid of the Stanley Cup MVP, and the best goalie in the NHL just because you don&#039;t agree with his political comments....and as for your &quot;commander in chief&quot; theory, Obama is in cahoots with the Wall Street bankers, and doesn&#039;t give a crap about you.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You obviously are not a TRUE Bruins fan if you want to get rid of the Stanley Cup MVP, and the best goalie in the NHL just because you don&#8217;t agree with his political comments&#8230;.and as for your &#8220;commander in chief&#8221; theory, Obama is in cahoots with the Wall Street bankers, and doesn&#8217;t give a crap about you.</p>
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		<title>By: jwilly32</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can we please get rid of this guy before he causes any more distractions?  We are sub-500 since he &quot;heroically&quot; refused to shake the hand of our Commander in Chief.  He will be a free agent soon.  Rask is strong.  Get something for him while we can, before he opens up his mouth again and further confirms how much of a loonie he really is.  

Please sign my petition to trade him:

http://www.change.org/petitions/boston-professional-hockey-association-inc-please-join-us-in-asking-bruins-management-to-trade-tim-thomas]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can we please get rid of this guy before he causes any more distractions?  We are sub-500 since he &#8220;heroically&#8221; refused to shake the hand of our Commander in Chief.  He will be a free agent soon.  Rask is strong.  Get something for him while we can, before he opens up his mouth again and further confirms how much of a loonie he really is.  </p>
<p>Please sign my petition to trade him:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/boston-professional-hockey-association-inc-please-join-us-in-asking-bruins-management-to-trade-tim-thomas" rel="nofollow">http://www.change.org/petitions/boston-professional-hockey-association-inc-please-join-us-in-asking-bruins-management-to-trade-tim-thomas</a></p>
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		<title>By: wethog66</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@grillmarks 

I didn&#039;t notice a similar comment from you at the beginning of this comment section denounced that tool that used &quot;TeaBaggers&quot;.  Or is that ok in your opinion?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@grillmarks </p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t notice a similar comment from you at the beginning of this comment section denounced that tool that used &#8220;TeaBaggers&#8221;.  Or is that ok in your opinion?</p>
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		<title>By: wethog66</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@imleftcoast

Seriously?  Did you happen to notice the year in that date you posted?  1939?  News flash kid, a lot of people celebrated Hitler&#039;s birthday in the 1930&#039;s.  Some did it because they wanted to, but a lot did it because they had to.  Pull your head out of your ass.  Hitler has no place in this discussion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@imleftcoast</p>
<p>Seriously?  Did you happen to notice the year in that date you posted?  1939?  News flash kid, a lot of people celebrated Hitler&#8217;s birthday in the 1930&#8242;s.  Some did it because they wanted to, but a lot did it because they had to.  Pull your head out of your ass.  Hitler has no place in this discussion.</p>
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		<title>By: verytalldad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would also add, the Church in Boston didnt have a problem shutting down the adopting agencies when they were forced to accept gay families.

Also, your facts are wrong about government wanting to be the sole supplier.  Obamacare as the douches like to call it keep healthcare in the hands of the private companies, to the disdain of many of Obamas supporters.  

This is about a Catholic Church turning harder conservative since John Paul II passed and not adapting to modern times- which has a majority of Catholic woman using birth control]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would also add, the Church in Boston didnt have a problem shutting down the adopting agencies when they were forced to accept gay families.</p>
<p>Also, your facts are wrong about government wanting to be the sole supplier.  Obamacare as the douches like to call it keep healthcare in the hands of the private companies, to the disdain of many of Obamas supporters.  </p>
<p>This is about a Catholic Church turning harder conservative since John Paul II passed and not adapting to modern times- which has a majority of Catholic woman using birth control</p>
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		<title>By: verytalldad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To NHLBruins90, do your research.  This would not force the Church to fund abortion services.  Churches are exempted.  Only universities and colleges will have to supply coverage to contraceptives.  This is already in the books in 27 state- including Mass where your Bruins play.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To NHLBruins90, do your research.  This would not force the Church to fund abortion services.  Churches are exempted.  Only universities and colleges will have to supply coverage to contraceptives.  This is already in the books in 27 state- including Mass where your Bruins play.</p>
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		<title>By: verytalldad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To NHL Bruins, do your research.  This would not force the Church to fund abortion services.  Churches are exempted.  Only universities and colleges will have to supply coverage to contraceptives.  This is already in the books in 27 state- including Mass where your Bruins play.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To NHL Bruins, do your research.  This would not force the Church to fund abortion services.  Churches are exempted.  Only universities and colleges will have to supply coverage to contraceptives.  This is already in the books in 27 state- including Mass where your Bruins play.</p>
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		<title>By: 1943mrmojorisin1971</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether or not I have a problem with his comments is irrelevant. The problem is that he&#039;s using his status as a pro hockey player to gain an audience for his comments but then acting like they&#039;re nobody&#039;s business. He thinks questioning him about comments he made publicly is infringing on his personal life. To me and many others that just makes him look bad.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether or not I have a problem with his comments is irrelevant. The problem is that he&#8217;s using his status as a pro hockey player to gain an audience for his comments but then acting like they&#8217;re nobody&#8217;s business. He thinks questioning him about comments he made publicly is infringing on his personal life. To me and many others that just makes him look bad.</p>
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		<title>By: nhlbruins90</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And I should mention that I wish Thomas would keep the politics to himself and focus on hockey. This is getting very distracting to fans, so I can imagine how it must feel for his teammates.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I should mention that I wish Thomas would keep the politics to himself and focus on hockey. This is getting very distracting to fans, so I can imagine how it must feel for his teammates.</p>
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		<title>By: iluvthebruins</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[iluvthebruins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tetraultm, I don’t get it.  Boston got the Stanley Cup not exclusively, but mostly, because of Tim Thomas’s MVP performance in the playoffs.  I can understand writers who make a living exploiting controversy because their newspaper profit is based on circulation.  But why would a TRUE Bruins fans turn on the guy who may hold the key to repeating?  What comes through loud and clear is these are not fans crying about hockey but politicos who watch a game now and then on NESN because it’s free.  Politicos who first and foremost support free speech as long as everyone is saying what they want to hear.  What arrogance?  I’ve got news, that’s not free speech that’s a form of oligarchy. 

Is Facebook a serious publication?  I don’t think so.  It is casual media that allows you to show pictures of the family or your dog, play games, say what you have been up to or even express an opinion.  It is not the New England Journal of Medicine, where great discoveries are announced and counter research can be published.  Get real, no one has to defend their pictures of their dog on facebook or an opinion.  Anyone who expects it is a fool!  And when they demand it, they show the world their ignorance. 

Tim Thomas is certainly entitled to his opinion about the direction the country has moved in the last 3 years.  If you looked beyond your myopic vision at the rest of the country, you might actually see he has company, quite a bit.  In fact didn’t Massachusetts voters just replace the most liberal seat in the Senate with a non liberal.  Tim didn’t sign with Boston to vote but to play hockey.  

Why was Tim Thomas the only Bruins player to reject the invitation?  How about - he is the only full time member of the Bruins who is actually a voting  AMERICAN citizen, while the others are technically guests of the country.  It took strength of conviction and old fashioned guts to stand alone.  And that is his right as an American Citizen which you should support. Piling on is easy.  I wonder how many of you critics would have the courage to stand alone. 

Only a fool would wish Tim Thomas away and certainly not a fan looking for a repeat of the Stanley Cup.  He is in exceptional condition and in todays market a bargain for what he brings the team at 5 million.  If you want to see anther 1st round exit, just trade him to the 1st team the Bruins play.

As for team chemistry and the locker room, those guys in there are a lot smarter than you and the writers who see this as a big story.  Trouble with too many so call Boston sports fans is they don’t deserve teams like the Bruins.  Go Bruins!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tetraultm, I don’t get it.  Boston got the Stanley Cup not exclusively, but mostly, because of Tim Thomas’s MVP performance in the playoffs.  I can understand writers who make a living exploiting controversy because their newspaper profit is based on circulation.  But why would a TRUE Bruins fans turn on the guy who may hold the key to repeating?  What comes through loud and clear is these are not fans crying about hockey but politicos who watch a game now and then on NESN because it’s free.  Politicos who first and foremost support free speech as long as everyone is saying what they want to hear.  What arrogance?  I’ve got news, that’s not free speech that’s a form of oligarchy. </p>
<p>Is Facebook a serious publication?  I don’t think so.  It is casual media that allows you to show pictures of the family or your dog, play games, say what you have been up to or even express an opinion.  It is not the New England Journal of Medicine, where great discoveries are announced and counter research can be published.  Get real, no one has to defend their pictures of their dog on facebook or an opinion.  Anyone who expects it is a fool!  And when they demand it, they show the world their ignorance. </p>
<p>Tim Thomas is certainly entitled to his opinion about the direction the country has moved in the last 3 years.  If you looked beyond your myopic vision at the rest of the country, you might actually see he has company, quite a bit.  In fact didn’t Massachusetts voters just replace the most liberal seat in the Senate with a non liberal.  Tim didn’t sign with Boston to vote but to play hockey.  </p>
<p>Why was Tim Thomas the only Bruins player to reject the invitation?  How about &#8211; he is the only full time member of the Bruins who is actually a voting  AMERICAN citizen, while the others are technically guests of the country.  It took strength of conviction and old fashioned guts to stand alone.  And that is his right as an American Citizen which you should support. Piling on is easy.  I wonder how many of you critics would have the courage to stand alone. </p>
<p>Only a fool would wish Tim Thomas away and certainly not a fan looking for a repeat of the Stanley Cup.  He is in exceptional condition and in todays market a bargain for what he brings the team at 5 million.  If you want to see anther 1st round exit, just trade him to the 1st team the Bruins play.</p>
<p>As for team chemistry and the locker room, those guys in there are a lot smarter than you and the writers who see this as a big story.  Trouble with too many so call Boston sports fans is they don’t deserve teams like the Bruins.  Go Bruins!!!</p>
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		<title>By: cprtrain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guy is like all the other Tea Bags........just an idiot who knows nothing about politics or freedom. He is anti government and probably belongs to a right wing malitia trying to destroy America.

He&#039;ll be out of the NHL within a year as a loser.

Not the brightest bulb in the string.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This guy is like all the other Tea Bags&#8230;&#8230;..just an idiot who knows nothing about politics or freedom. He is anti government and probably belongs to a right wing malitia trying to destroy America.</p>
<p>He&#8217;ll be out of the NHL within a year as a loser.</p>
<p>Not the brightest bulb in the string.</p>
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		<title>By: nhlbruins90</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t want to discuss politics on a hockey forum, but I think the relevant issue is whether the Federal government should be allowed to force the Catholic Church into providing birth control and abortion services which it believes is immoral. 

I hope this doesn&#039;t force the Church out of the business of providing social services and health care for poor people. They&#039;ve been doing it since my ancestors inhabited the immigrant slums of Boston, and they&#039;ve done an admirable job of it. 

I think the government is determined to be the sole provider of health care and dictating all the rules. That&#039;s essentially what this debate is about, and its a very legitimate debate, and it won&#039;t end anytime soon. 

Demeaning people by calling them Tea Baggers (or thereabouts) and ignorant only makes you look narrow-minded. Before calling Thomas an ignoramus, look in the mirror.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t want to discuss politics on a hockey forum, but I think the relevant issue is whether the Federal government should be allowed to force the Catholic Church into providing birth control and abortion services which it believes is immoral. </p>
<p>I hope this doesn&#8217;t force the Church out of the business of providing social services and health care for poor people. They&#8217;ve been doing it since my ancestors inhabited the immigrant slums of Boston, and they&#8217;ve done an admirable job of it. </p>
<p>I think the government is determined to be the sole provider of health care and dictating all the rules. That&#8217;s essentially what this debate is about, and its a very legitimate debate, and it won&#8217;t end anytime soon. </p>
<p>Demeaning people by calling them Tea Baggers (or thereabouts) and ignorant only makes you look narrow-minded. Before calling Thomas an ignoramus, look in the mirror.</p>
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		<title>By: stanleycup2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great goalie, but a fool.  Does he not realize that no one will care what his personal comments are when he retires soon!  He is becoming a major distraction and that is not helping his team.  Stop pucks and shut up, or be a man and answer questions.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great goalie, but a fool.  Does he not realize that no one will care what his personal comments are when he retires soon!  He is becoming a major distraction and that is not helping his team.  Stop pucks and shut up, or be a man and answer questions.</p>
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		<title>By: pasthunter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pasthunter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[tetraultm, EXCELLENT!!!!! Well said and right on the mark!!!!  Thanks!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>tetraultm, EXCELLENT!!!!! Well said and right on the mark!!!!  Thanks!!!</p>
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		<title>By: bikey1277</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bikey1277]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He needs to get a PR consultant. Maybe he/she can clean up this mess.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He needs to get a PR consultant. Maybe he/she can clean up this mess.</p>
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		<title>By: bikey1277</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bikey1277]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Official Tim Thomas page on facebook is personal ??? How come I can see it? I&#039;m not his friend or a family member. I don&#039;t know him personally.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Official Tim Thomas page on facebook is personal ??? How come I can see it? I&#8217;m not his friend or a family member. I don&#8217;t know him personally.</p>
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		<title>By: pasthunter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pasthunter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1943mrmojorisin1971, You are absolutely correct that You have the same right as Tim Thomas to &quot;say what he wants and express his opinion.&quot;  That&#039;s what is one of the things that makes this country so incredible and wonderful. Personally, whether I agree with Thomas or not, I really don&#039;t care what his personal opinions are politically any more than I care what Barbra Streisand or Jane Fonda, Abby Hoffman, or any other &quot;politically correct&quot; celebrity believes.  Their opinion is of no more valuable and should be no more influential than the unknown guy across the street or any other &quot;normal&quot; person.
I am quite certain, personally, that had Tim Thomas gone to the White House and gushed over the President and then posted opinions which boasted ultra-liberal views rather than his conservative beliefs, he would have been lauded as a great American and patriot, rather than the right-wing extremist jerk that the press has been promoting him to be.
If Tim Thomas posts and you don&#039;t like what he&#039;s said in the past then just don&#039;t read his postings. The press should do the same.  As has been expressed by several in this &quot;comments&quot; section, stick to questions about hockey. That, apparently, is what Thomas desires.  I&#039;m certain he&#039;ll answer all their questions then!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1943mrmojorisin1971, You are absolutely correct that You have the same right as Tim Thomas to &#8220;say what he wants and express his opinion.&#8221;  That&#8217;s what is one of the things that makes this country so incredible and wonderful. Personally, whether I agree with Thomas or not, I really don&#8217;t care what his personal opinions are politically any more than I care what Barbra Streisand or Jane Fonda, Abby Hoffman, or any other &#8220;politically correct&#8221; celebrity believes.  Their opinion is of no more valuable and should be no more influential than the unknown guy across the street or any other &#8220;normal&#8221; person.<br />
I am quite certain, personally, that had Tim Thomas gone to the White House and gushed over the President and then posted opinions which boasted ultra-liberal views rather than his conservative beliefs, he would have been lauded as a great American and patriot, rather than the right-wing extremist jerk that the press has been promoting him to be.<br />
If Tim Thomas posts and you don&#8217;t like what he&#8217;s said in the past then just don&#8217;t read his postings. The press should do the same.  As has been expressed by several in this &#8220;comments&#8221; section, stick to questions about hockey. That, apparently, is what Thomas desires.  I&#8217;m certain he&#8217;ll answer all their questions then!</p>
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		<title>By: therapist1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[therapist1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim, like most Tea Bags, you have zero understanding  about the issue. It&#039;s one thing to be stupid. It&#039;s another to be dangerous for others

This is about health insurance.Employers, religious or otherwise, do not pay for employee health insurance plans.This is about religious run, for profit institutions, like hospitals and universities, not churches.

Employees pay for employee health insurance plans. The employer merely mails in the employee&#039;s money.

It is compensation, not a gift. Part of an employee&#039;s pay, their overall compensation, is diverted to an insurance company. The employer does the paperwork but it is the employee&#039;s money being spent. Their pay... their compensation for doing the work. 

28 states already have these laws installed. It  became law back in 2000 under Bush.The president is just making sure all states are in compliance

No one  is forcing birth control on anyone. It is an employees choice under their  insurance menu

Now you want to strip millions of women of their birth control pills they&#039;ve  been getting for years

 You are an uninformed ignoramus, like your paramour Beck]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tim, like most Tea Bags, you have zero understanding  about the issue. It&#8217;s one thing to be stupid. It&#8217;s another to be dangerous for others</p>
<p>This is about health insurance.Employers, religious or otherwise, do not pay for employee health insurance plans.This is about religious run, for profit institutions, like hospitals and universities, not churches.</p>
<p>Employees pay for employee health insurance plans. The employer merely mails in the employee&#8217;s money.</p>
<p>It is compensation, not a gift. Part of an employee&#8217;s pay, their overall compensation, is diverted to an insurance company. The employer does the paperwork but it is the employee&#8217;s money being spent. Their pay&#8230; their compensation for doing the work. </p>
<p>28 states already have these laws installed. It  became law back in 2000 under Bush.The president is just making sure all states are in compliance</p>
<p>No one  is forcing birth control on anyone. It is an employees choice under their  insurance menu</p>
<p>Now you want to strip millions of women of their birth control pills they&#8217;ve  been getting for years</p>
<p> You are an uninformed ignoramus, like your paramour Beck</p>
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		<title>By: tommytd</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a lot of respect for Tim Thomas but I&#039;m starting to think he&#039;s a bit full of himself. If you don&#039;t want to answer questions...don&#039;t entertain questions! How hard is that to figure out?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a lot of respect for Tim Thomas but I&#8217;m starting to think he&#8217;s a bit full of himself. If you don&#8217;t want to answer questions&#8230;don&#8217;t entertain questions! How hard is that to figure out?</p>
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		<title>By: gu144</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gu144]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s see, &quot;habsman&quot; must be a Montreal fan, so who cares what you think anyway. Stick to French, then it won&#039;t bother you when Timmy posts his comments in English.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s see, &#8220;habsman&#8221; must be a Montreal fan, so who cares what you think anyway. Stick to French, then it won&#8217;t bother you when Timmy posts his comments in English.</p>
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		<title>By: 8man</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[8man]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was the announcement of the next Winter Classic and once again talk of Thomas&#039; political views are dominating the conversation.  Who cares?  Why do they even ask him these questions?

What was wrong with, &quot;Well Tim, the Sabres blew you guys off the ice last night.  Any reason for the flaccid effort or did they do something different?&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today was the announcement of the next Winter Classic and once again talk of Thomas&#8217; political views are dominating the conversation.  Who cares?  Why do they even ask him these questions?</p>
<p>What was wrong with, &#8220;Well Tim, the Sabres blew you guys off the ice last night.  Any reason for the flaccid effort or did they do something different?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: crazemastercraze</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[crazemastercraze]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;consequence&quot; only comes into a right wingers vocabulary if you don&#039;t agree with them 100%.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;consequence&#8221; only comes into a right wingers vocabulary if you don&#8217;t agree with them 100%.</p>
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		<title>By: crazemastercraze</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[crazemastercraze]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is he trying to emulate an attention starved 14 year old girl?  Starting to wonder if this guy has a cock and balls between those legs of his (hers?)....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is he trying to emulate an attention starved 14 year old girl?  Starting to wonder if this guy has a cock and balls between those legs of his (hers?)&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: tetraultm</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tetraultm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s funny, I don&#039;t remember too many people being bent out of shape when James Harrison of the Steelers skipped the White House visit after they won the Super Bowl or when former Steelers linebacker Joey Porter created a stir before that White House visit by saying he intended to tell Bush he didn&#039;t like how the country was being run. Porter chose not to make those comments, but he wore dark sunglasses throughout the ceremony. Athletes from all sports have always had opinions about politics and whether or not we agree or disagree with them, they are entitled to their own opinions. If a sports reporter asks an athlete a non sports related question, wtf is the difference if they choose not to answer it. People have short memories, if it wasn&#039;t for Thomas, the Bruins would still be without a Stanley Cup championship. This is why people hate Boston fans, they support their teams and players until it&#039;s not the popular thing to do. And in case your wondering, I am a Bruins fan and I voted for Obama.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s funny, I don&#8217;t remember too many people being bent out of shape when James Harrison of the Steelers skipped the White House visit after they won the Super Bowl or when former Steelers linebacker Joey Porter created a stir before that White House visit by saying he intended to tell Bush he didn&#8217;t like how the country was being run. Porter chose not to make those comments, but he wore dark sunglasses throughout the ceremony. Athletes from all sports have always had opinions about politics and whether or not we agree or disagree with them, they are entitled to their own opinions. If a sports reporter asks an athlete a non sports related question, wtf is the difference if they choose not to answer it. People have short memories, if it wasn&#8217;t for Thomas, the Bruins would still be without a Stanley Cup championship. This is why people hate Boston fans, they support their teams and players until it&#8217;s not the popular thing to do. And in case your wondering, I am a Bruins fan and I voted for Obama.</p>
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		<title>By: imleftcoast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What you can&#039;t figure out: (1) his Facebook page is public (it could be private, but it&#039;s not) and (2) he wants to preach but not answer questions. Liberals and other fans of logic call that, &quot;trying to have it both ways.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What you can&#8217;t figure out: (1) his Facebook page is public (it could be private, but it&#8217;s not) and (2) he wants to preach but not answer questions. Liberals and other fans of logic call that, &#8220;trying to have it both ways.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: drewzducks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Down here we&#039;re actually praying for Thomas to STFU.]]></description>
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