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Seahawks duo blitzed by Bush backlash
Seattle PI ^ | 9-6-07 | Jim Moore

Posted on 09/06/2007 8:44:47 AM PDT by NavyCanDo

KIRKLAND -- Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue? Or have their political leanings turned you against them?

The Seahawks quarterback and fullback gave the 43rd president a No. 43 jersey with his name on it at a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser for Rep. Dave Reichert at the Hyatt.

At the time, Hasselbeck called it a thrill and said it was a win-win, this opportunity to meet the president and get out of a team meeting.

But as soon as he saw the picture of the two players with Bush, Gary Wright, the team's vice president of administration, said he was concerned about negative reaction.

Maybe in really red Republican states, it would not have been a big deal. But Washington is a blue state, and deep, deep Democratic blue in King County. So objections were raised, and Hasselbeck heard them and read them. He got nasty voice mails, e-mails and text messages.

"I had no idea," Hasselbeck said.

One guy told him: "I hate you, I'll never wear your jersey, I'll never like the Seahawks again."

"Huh?" Hasselbeck thought. "Seriously?"

"Politics can be very mean and dirty," he said. "The things politicians say about each other, and what activists say, I had a brief glimpse of that for a couple of days.

"If I ever had any questions about whether I wanted to run for office, I now know the answer -- I don't."

As a quarterback, he's used to getting booed. "But this was a whole new level," he said. "I was very surprised how mean (they were)."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: hatefullibs; liberals; nfl; seattle
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To: bray

Oregon has liberals, Washington has Communists. BTW, this guy was wrong. King County is deap blue...the rest of the State (who pay for the Stadium) are red.


101 posted on 09/06/2007 10:14:17 AM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

“Is BDS that rampant in Seattle?”

Does a bear s#!t in the woods?


102 posted on 09/06/2007 10:14:23 AM PDT by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha (Smoke clears and Fred Thompson is President))
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To: NavyCanDo

I am now a Hasselbeck and Strong fan. FU to the liberals in Seattle, which includes my clueless cousin.


103 posted on 09/06/2007 10:16:04 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: subterfuge

Why? It’s obvious.


104 posted on 09/06/2007 10:22:00 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Phantom Lord

I hear Hetfield is a rightie and Lars is lightweight left-winger. Any truth to this?


105 posted on 09/06/2007 10:22:30 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: acapesket

No, not me!

You mean there’s another Sandy in Seattle?! I hope she sounded intelligent. :-)


106 posted on 09/06/2007 10:22:34 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Some people are like slinkys, the idea of them tumbling down a flight of stairs makes you smile.)
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To: Chaguito
Well, isn’t that a principled stand that Jordan took.

Being that Jordan's job was essentially to sell as many pairs of Nike sneakers as he could (aside from his job with the Bulls, which also helped sell the shoes) I believe he took the right stand.

And even though Nike founder Phil Knight is a big dem, I strongly suspect that he too prefer Jordan not engage in political activity that would alienate half of his makert.

107 posted on 09/06/2007 10:22:47 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
"Is BDS that rampant in Seattle?"

No, BDS is mandatory in Seattle.

108 posted on 09/06/2007 10:23:35 AM PDT by VR-21
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To: enough_idiocy

I find this hard to believe considering his wife is Elisabeth from the View. Has he totally ignored her plight these past few years?

Elizabeth is Matt’s sister in Law. She is married to Tim Hasselback, of the NY Giants.


109 posted on 09/06/2007 10:24:33 AM PDT by EagleandLiberty (Support Cigar Smokers.... go to tampateaparty.com)
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To: ohioman

Don’t know about Lars. I think he is more in the “who cares” camp. Kirk however is likely a lefty.


110 posted on 09/06/2007 10:24:40 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Phantom Lord

What about Hetfield?


111 posted on 09/06/2007 10:29:13 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: Sybeck1

112 posted on 09/06/2007 10:29:19 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The measure of a country is not how many people are wanting to come in, but how many want to leave.)
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To: anoldafvet

“One guy told him: “I hate you, I’ll never wear your jersey, I’ll never like the Seahawks again.”

He put his Seahawks jersey on sale on Ebay.

Well, isn’t that just SPECIAL.

Of course, like a Liberal, he would keep the $$ on the sale of the jersey instead of helping ‘THE POOR’!! LOL


113 posted on 09/06/2007 10:29:45 AM PDT by EagleandLiberty (Support Cigar Smokers.... go to tampateaparty.com)
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To: Dead Dog

“Oregon has liberals, Washington has Communists.”

Where else in the whole world can you find a statue of Vladimir Lenin? Only in Seattle. Proudly displayed on a public street corner no less.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WASEAlenin.html


114 posted on 09/06/2007 10:30:33 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: Bitsy
Even though I disagree with GW on immigration I still respect the man and the POSITION of President of the United States of America!

Amen.

Bush and I part ways on immigration too, but on the other side, he has done some good things as well, and I believe deep down he is a genuine and likeable guy.

I personally loath Bill Clinton, but when he was President and faced a foreign policy crisis, I supported him as Commander in Chief. So here we are today, with our country facing its most grave challenge since WWII, and the leftists are so consumed with blind hatred they find it impossible to give the same respect to the current Commander in Chief.

It speaks volumes about them.
115 posted on 09/06/2007 10:34:08 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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To: SandyInSeattle

That’s exactly how Rush referred to her and I had just read your comments.
She was a lovely person and did very well!


116 posted on 09/06/2007 10:34:34 AM PDT by acapesket (never had a vote count in all my years here)
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To: krb

Thanks for remembering the rules :-)


117 posted on 09/06/2007 10:37:11 AM PDT by Baron 2A
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To: lonestar67

Saw a bumper sticker over the weekend that said: “Frodo failed—Bush has got the ring.” Talk about a hit...


118 posted on 09/06/2007 10:41:34 AM PDT by nfldgirl
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To: ohioman

he is a righty.


119 posted on 09/06/2007 10:44:16 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: wbill
"No, but I would have had the same reaction to the Dixie Chicks if they had played at a John Kerry fundraiser or at a premiere for Al Gore’s stupid movie."

Really? You'd call in death threats and slash tires on people who attended?

120 posted on 09/06/2007 10:47:39 AM PDT by boop (Trunk Monkey. Is there anything he can't do?)
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