Posted on 03/24/2023 4:25:29 PM PDT by xp38
The Toronto Maple Leafs are certainly hated across Canada, as their fans are constantly reminded of their playoff failures and not winning a Stanley Cup since 1967, but a shot from the current President of the United States is another matter altogether.
During a speech in the nation’s capital on Friday, Joe Biden took a moment to let everyone know that he does enjoy hockey and Canada’s many sports teams — except for one.
“Our labour unions cross borders. So do our sports leagues — baseball, basketball, and hockey. Listen to this, hockey. I have to say, I like your teams, except the Leafs,” Biden quipped, leading to, you guessed, a standing ovation and raucous cheers.
“I’ll tell you why. They beat the [Philadelphia] Flyers back in January, that’s why. If I didn’t say that, I married a Philly girl; if I didn’t say that, I’d be sleeping alone, fellas. I like you. I don’t like you that much.”
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FU brandon
The Flyers suck almost as much as Brandon. It’s sad what happened after Snider died.
She’s as much a Philadelphian as Mehmet Oz. /spit
The Flyers are dead to me since they got rid of the Kate Smith Statue.
Poor Joey, he doesn’t have a home town team in Delaware. Not in football. Not in baseball. Not in hockey. There might be a third rate basketball team though.
They won’t win, until they put it back
He is such an idiot. This sort of stupidity comes out of his mouth constantly.
Joe spoke in an animated manner for a long long time today. Black dilated pupils and all. Did he use a teleprompter screen? I didnt see it but it may not be clearly visible by the camera view either.
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