Harrison To Skip White House Visit

Either that man is a total di€K or he's having us on. No other possibility . . .

I sort of understand what he's saying. The President doesn't necessarily want the Pittsburgh Steelers to come to the White House, he wants the Super Bowl winners. Obama doesn't care who the winner IS. It's a formality.

Harrison just wants somebody to "care".

I sort of 'get it'.

On the other hand.... you get invited to the White House - you GO, idiot.

Of course the President would've invited the Cardinals if they had won the Super Bowl -- tradition has always been to invite the champions of every major American professional sport to the White House.

It's one thing if James Harrison just didn't want to go; that's his right, and that's perfectly fine. But his reasoning makes him look stupid.

Um, James, the White House has more important things to do than entertain every team from every sport because they feel like it.

Of course, the White House wants to host the Super Bowl winners. They want to recognize which ever team wins the championship of their respective sport.

I'd like to ask James if the NFL should just give every football team a trophy at the end of the year, and not just the Super Bowl winner.

I'm a total non-fan of Obama so meeting him would be low on my wishlist...but dude, getting to go to the WH and meet the POTUS is a pretty neat deal. Seriously, do you have something better to do that day??

really a non issue.

He didnt go the last time they won the superbowl. No one interviewed him about it bc he was a backup, now its a big deal. He prob had the same feelings a few years ago.

Hey, it is an invitation right, no a mandatory meeting. As long as he shows up for camp, who really cares.

Also, this happens all the time. Mark Chmura didnt go bc of some moral/ethical differance,..something like that.

Also, id be willing to bet you would not call Mr. Harriosn an idiot if he was standing in front of you.

What a d*uche. Nobody cares if you do or do not go to the white house. Why say anything about it?

The NFL sure has had some compelling off season stories....Brett Favre might un-retire for the 7th time, but he's not sure if he will un-retire, should he un-retire? So lets have 24 hour coverage from his front lawn while he shoots wrangler commercials with his boys (who plays backyard football in jeans anyway?) and stake out Brad Childress like he's a wanted fugitive...did he meet with Brett? What did he have for breakfast? Did he trim his mustache? ....Jay Cutler whining like a 5 year old who lost his lunch box on the first day of school, then demanding to switch school buses because the bus driver got fired....now this.....

Sixburgh, do you actually proofread your posts before you throw them out there? You don't see anything wrong with what James Harrison did?

Is he mandated by law or league ruling to attend? No. It's not an absolute requirement, but if you don't go for reasons like the ones he gave, you're an a-hole. James Harrison is an a-hole.

And yes, I WOULD say that to his face. After he tired himself out by caving in my face, I would win enough money in a lawsuit to spend the rest of my days on some exotic beach eating all my meals through a straw. See how I just punched a hole through your air-tight logic?

Interestingly enough, Harrison had no problem accepting the Defensive Player of the Year trophy even though he would not have been given it if he didn't win.

Really, he should have just declined the invitation, said, "I want to spend time with my family." (or just not release a statement) and be done with it.

six-burgh: Dude, the problem is not that he doesn't want to go. Who cares, least of all Obama, I'd be willing to bet. The problem is the totally asinine comment he made to explain why he's not going . . .