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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump wants Tom Brady to speak at the Republican convention
http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/06/11/donald-trump-tom-brady-dana-white-ben-roethlisberger-republican-national-conventionWhile at a rally in Virginia, Trump mentioned Brady as one of the champions who support his candidacy for office. Trump also named UFC president Dana White, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and former Indiana coach Bobby Knight as sports legends who are also his supporters. The businessman and reality TV star said he would prefer to have the athletes as opposed to other politicians speak for him at the upcoming Republican National Convention.
Were going to do it a little different, if its okay., Trump said. Im thinking about getting some of the great sports people who like me a lot ... Our country needs to see winners. We dont see winners anymore. We have a bunch of clowns running this country. We have people who dont know what the hell theyre doing running our country."
Trump, who recently described himself as the least racist person, has previously been vocal about his friendship with Brady. The Patriots quarterback sported one of the candidates trademark Make America Great Again hats in his locker last season.
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So the Cheatriots favourite son wants to "Make America HATE again"????
Lance Bass esquire
(671 posts)Suspended for the first 4 games of the season Tom should have plenty of free time to do so.
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)looks like he belongs with the trump campaign
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)If a professional football player endorses something or someone, I am strongly inclined to be against it.
WhiteTara
(29,713 posts)I don't know about the other two, but I'm sure they real "winners"
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)WhiteTara
(29,713 posts)a great, really the greatest, person who ever walked the planet.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)drray23
(7,627 posts)WhiteTara
(29,713 posts)and Trump would be talking to world leaders...it could be much worse.
drray23
(7,627 posts)WhiteTara
(29,713 posts)No. You're right, Brady couldn't do worse than Clint!
Mendocino
(7,488 posts)Bobby Knight would just throw it at someone.
spanone
(135,831 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Arkana
(24,347 posts)He knows perfectly well that a lot of Patriots fans would instantly hate him for it.
Seein' a lot of salt from Patriots haters ITT :smug:
mythology
(9,527 posts)Just like none of them had a problem with David Ortiz being a PED abuser, but they rant about Alex Rodriguez being one.
Never underestimate the willingness of a Boston sports fan to fawn over the local teams.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)I'd say that Patriots fans are no worse than fanbases from, oh, anywhere else.
Just like Steelers fans who bitch about Brady cheating--except for the fact that the Steelers teams of the 70s were made up of guys who made their bones off of illegal hits. Or Al Davis, a guy who based his career on cheating.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)I can't wait to see Bobby Knight throw a chair into the audience and tell them to fuck off...
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)Initech
(100,071 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)Wata go that winning the women's vote Doorknob