Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Memo to the unhinged: Tom Brady owes no apology for backing Trump

The Hill ^ | 1/31/2017 | Jos Concha 

Tom Brady owes America an apology for probably voting for the candidate who won the 2016 presidential election.

That's what several sports journalists and professors are demanding this week of the three-time Super Bowl MVP and four-time champion. This kind of rhetoric has never preceded the 50 Super Bowls prior to this one of any of the thousands of players fortunate enough to make it to sports' biggest stage.
But this is 2017, the year many adults have seemingly lost their minds. For more proof, just check out these headlines:
Yahoo! Sports: For Tom Brady, there's no avoiding Donald Trump
during Super Bowl week
USA Today: Tom Brady has some explaining to do on Donald Trump
Deadspin: I'm Fed Up With Tom Brady
Huffington Post: Tom Brady’s Politics Are More Un-American Than Colin Kaepernick’s Have Ever Been
SB Nation: The Patriots have a Trump problem
Newsweek: PATRIOTS’ FANS THROW A FLAG ON BRADY, BELICHICK’S SUPPORT FOR DONALD TRUMP
You get the idea. Of course, Brady never publicly endorsed Trump. Never campaign with him once. But he was caught with a "Make America Great Hat" in his locker more than 18 months ago, which among some of the elite is considered treason.
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