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Posted on 4/29/25 at 7:49 am
Posted by BigDaddyDawg
Washington D.C.
Member since Sep 2017
1329 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 7:49 am
Looks like every UGA Player sans Ringo opted out of going to the white house.

anyone have thoughts?

for me personally, i dont' like the look. but maybe i'm alone in this.
Posted by tylerdurden24
Member since Sep 2009
47949 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 7:55 am to
Freedom of choice. They don’t owe the government their presence and, in turn, if people want to disagree and take umbrage with their absence they are free to do so. Doesn’t affect me one way or the other and come Fall it’s not going to impede my pulling for them to succeed on the field.
Posted by Rex Feral
Member since Jan 2014
14606 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:37 am to
quote:

for me personally, i dont' like the look. but maybe i'm alone in this.


It's unfortunate that championship teams visiting the White House has turned political.
Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
5616 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:38 am to
The Outrage Loop is now a billion dollar cottage industry in America. Cable news channels prey on old people and bored weirdos with it. One of my New Years resolutions was to get out of the loop. There are way better ways to get a quick dopamine hit and feel more alive than actively searching for something to be outraged about in the news cycle.
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 9:40 am
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
24288 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:43 am to
If they don’t want to go, fine. Bunch of bitches if you ask me. I agree, turning a Presidential visit of congratulation for winning championships should be an honor regardless of the Presidents political affiliation or personality
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
14008 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:45 am to
Rather them not go if they are going to be jackasses.

Shame as a trip to the Whitehouse would be pretty cool just to see all the history inside it.
Posted by retooc
Freeport, FL
Member since Sep 2012
7784 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 10:25 am to
Shut up and dribble

Only an idiot turns down an opportunity to go to the white house to be celebrated.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
10709 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 10:54 am to
Guarantee they couldn’t actually explain why.
Posted by Peter Buck
Member since Sep 2012
13477 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 11:21 am to
It has been politicized now to the point that going or not going gets you shite.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
16779 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 11:43 am to
Bill Clinton came to Little White House and my Dad had a chance to meet him. He couldn’t stand Clinton but stood there and shook his hand because he was President of the United States.

Of course … dad also wasn’t a bitch worried about his social media presence and likes.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70168 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 12:37 pm to
Ringo is one of the good ones.
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
14008 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 12:39 pm to
Your dad I would guess had a Military background as well. You respect the office
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
16779 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 1:32 pm to
Actually he didn’t. Enlisted for Vietnam (before he got drafted), bussed off to ATL, got checked out twice in two days and sent home because of high blood pressure/hypertension. If that hadn’t happened I might not even be here.

He has just always been a straight up, black and white kind of guy….just like granddad. I try to be that way too.
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
14008 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 3:07 pm to
Even the guys that didn't serve knew what was expected because their dads did and uncles etc.... respect the office would have been a cornerstone on that generation before the hippies ruined the country.
Posted by grey
Member since Aug 2015
3728 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:10 pm to
Doing a formal team event where half the team doesn't show up just reflects poorly on the team, IMO.

Doesn't matter what the nature of the event is, just seems janky.
Posted by AlaCowboy46
North Alabama
Member since Apr 2025
14 posts
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:08 pm to
It would be one thing if they stood up and said why they weren't going. Instead they hid behind the lie of 'scheduling conflict." Shame on them for being cowards and not speaking up..
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
70132 posts
Posted on 4/30/25 at 4:13 am to
quote:

Bill Clinton came to Little White House and my Dad had a chance to meet him. He couldn’t stand Clinton but stood there and shook his hand because he was President of the United States.

This is the correct approach.
Posted by SemperFiDawg
Member since Sep 2014
2927 posts
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:20 am to
Thoughts? Yeah. I have a few, but just suffice it to say talent and money do nothing but allow people to stay insulated and entrenched in their ignorance.
Posted by AllDawgCK
Athens
Member since Oct 2017
2391 posts
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:36 am to
It’s sad they believe what the news says
Posted by AlaCowboy46
North Alabama
Member since Apr 2025
14 posts
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:53 am to
quote:

Bill Clinton came to Little White House and my Dad had a chance to meet him. He couldn’t stand Clinton but stood there and shook his hand because he was President of the United States.


When I was covering North Georgia for a hardware company I used to stop at The Pink Pig for lunch once or twice a month. In the late '80s Jimmy Carter would come in because it was his favorite BBQ place. He would pull up in a three car convoy with half a dozen Secret Service agents and two or three aides and come in and take over half the tables. Jimmy would shake every hand in the place and the SS agents would cringe.
There were probably 10 people in there eating before he pulled up. I shook his hand every time I saw him there.
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