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When the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the White House as Super Bowl champions on Thursday, they’ll be without their reigning defensive player of the year.

Linebacker James Harrison has said the trip is no “big deal” and he’ll skip it again after not making the trip following the Steelers’ title in 2006.

Highlights of the best moments from James Harrison in 2008.

“If you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don’t win the Super Bowl,” he told Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV. “So as far as I’m concerned he would have invited Arizona if they had won.”

From ESPN.com

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sigil_/ Sigil_

    I wonder how many parties does he turn down or groupies? How many new endorsements will he turn down? Sir, your logic is seriously flawed. (especially in your line of work) Just say you don’t want to go. Don’t give us some flawed logic. I can understand it being no “big deal,” because very few things are in life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chococaramel/ Chococaramel

    Uh…ooo..kay…He just made me feel dumb.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blkmail2000/ blkmail2000

    He has the right to do what he want just a long as nobody get hurt,this is suppose to be a free Country.maybe next time.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WestsideCartelAtl85/ WestsideCartelAtl85

    SMFH at this guy. He didn’t go to the White house the first time when the Steelers won the Super bowl a few years ago when Bush was in office. Maybe he has a disdain for politicians or he just a dumbazz that’s all.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/moepacino09/ moepacino09

    he is a fool obama is the first black president,as a sign of respect he should go

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kelly224/ kelly224

    Why are there people cursing this man out for not wanting to exercise a CHOICE. He can stay home if he likes……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chi--guy/ Chi–guy

    Imagine what people would say if he was white

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/girlreppin313/ girlreppin313

    Dumb @ss nigg@ why would he invite loosers,In that case he should invite the entire NFL to the white house. its just one of the perks of being a winner. but if u dont want to take the liberty to meet the first black president ole uncle tom @ss Nigg@… who cares

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jojo864/ jojo864

    buls**t….eveyone acting like obama is GOD…. this guy has a right to go where he pleases!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SenorCafeDa2nd/ SenorCafeDa2nd

    What a dumb ass. Winners get celebrated.

    Did he attend the Superbowl parade that Pitt threw in their honor.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HeartofAKing1/ HeartofAKing1

    Yeah he has the right to do what he wants.He is still s Dick head either way.So what if I want to curse him out.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    DUDE IS A REAL NOODLE…..HE HAS HIS RIGHT BUT DAMN….CMON MAN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SWANKness/ SWANKness

    LMAO whats so funny about this is, Obama wasnt in office two weeks before they won the super bowl..he might wanna take that up with the Bush administration..dumb ass

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/15snowman/ 15snowman

    Ok so he don’t want to visit. DO you think the Prez will lose sleep? Ok then. Why is this a story again?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kolossus5klub/ Kolossus5klub

    This is ignorant. Why would you diss the President for congratulating you?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Queenbaby/ Queenbaby

    Grow the f**k up!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SouthrnXposure/ SouthrnXposure

    sooo what if obama is the first black pres? if he doesn’t want to go it is his right not to go. why is this such a big deal??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/brwnskinnedblackman/ brwnskinnedblackman

    What an idiot c**ky muscle head punk

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Pleasantly_Cha0tic/ Pleasantly_Cha0tic

    I don’t get it…his reason for not going is b/c he thinks the President is doing it all b/c they won?…that is odd…but eh oh well itsz his choice if he don’t wanna go…can’t make a grown person do what they don’t want to do

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/my_brooks_7204/ my_brooks_7204

    i feel him but wasn’t obama on tv rockin a steelers jersey???? an didn’t he appoint mr. rooney 2 a high public relations position. he jus wanted his 15 min. an now he got it cuz sum1 posted this lame ass story…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mkj72163/ mkj72163

    and he went to college? uncle tom

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DrAllNightLong/ DrAllNightLong

    It is his right not to go, just as its our right to point out the fact that he’s an IDIOT!! To meet the President is a ” Big Deal” even if it was the worst President in modern history “George Bush”. The fact that this is the 1st African American President in the history of this country, makes it even more of a Huge Deal. This incident shouldnt even be a story because BP shouldnt magnify STUPIDITY !!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GoHard256/ GoHard256

    i feel Mr.Harrison, if he dont want to go, or if its not a big deal to him then he dont have to go. He didnt go lasttime the steelers won the super bowl. so why do now, because there’s a black President? come on get real, this is not that big of a deal, we need to worry about more serious issues then someone not wanting to see the President because he doesnt want to. Its not like he dogged the Prez on national tv or something.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/superman24_6/ superman24_6

    completely wit u on dat southernxposure…… da girl at da top say he jus want his 15 mins…… HE WAS DEF PLAYER OF DA YEAR!!!!! HE HAD A SEASON…. wat is 15 mins gonna do????

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EsidesFinest/ EsidesFinest

    THIS NIGGA HAS CROSSED A NEW REALM OF LAME-NESS. THE NIGGA SHOULD HAVE JUST LIED AND SAID I CAN’T MAKE IT. MAKES YOU WONDER WHO THIS NIGGA VOTED FOR. NIGGA LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND LOOK AT THE PRESIDENT. WHEN’S THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK YA’LL SKIN COLOR WILL MATCH? WHAT A F**KING IDIOT. IT’S BIGGER THAN YOU. WHAT WILL YOU TELL YOUR SON OR NEPHEW 20 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN HISTORY HAS SLIPPED THROUGH YOUR FINGERS. I LOVE FOOTBALL AND DEFENSIVE PLAYERS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE WITH ME BUT THIS NIGGA HERE……..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigNsexy080/ bigNsexy080

    ignorant fool..
    its an honor to b invited to c da prez.. n he tryna act cool or sum s**t n say ‘no its not a big deal’.. oh yea rite..i mean its jus da president.. its not like he is ronald McDonald! lol.. shakn my head

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/goodoldtone/ goodoldtone

    I always said some football players were as dumb as the football looks. And they prove it everyday theyopen ther mouth.He should be thankful that someone IMPORTANT want to see him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CTE_4LIFE/ CTE_4LIFE

    MAN YALL TRIPPIN THAT NICCA RITE…5HIIT THEY WOULDNT INVITED HIM IF ARIZONA WON THE 5UPER BOWL…WOW…BIG DAMN DEAL WE GOT A BLK PREZ..I LIK OBAMA…BUT 2 INVITE THE 5TEELER5 TO THE WHITE HOU5E CKUZ THEY WON…WE HAVE OTHER I55UE5 2 WORRY BOUT LIK TRYIN 2 5TOP THE 5WINE FLU..AND GETTING OLD PPL MEDICARE RIGHT…HE 5HOULDNT HAVE TIME 2 WORRY BOUT A DAMN FOOTBALL TEAM..THEY GET PAID 2 WIN THE 5UPER BOWL…HE GET PAID 2 HANDLE I55UE5..NOT 5END INVITATION5 2 A NFL TEAM

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yelladallasdiva/ yelladallasdiva

    OMG.. why do unintellegent black people always have to get infront of the camera. He sounds like a 5th grader who was given an opportunity to go on a field trip out of guilt or something. I understand what he is saying…everyone is entitled to their own opinions… but you dont have to go and broadcast why.. I would have left it at personal reasons.. but dang.. if he didnt sound mentally challenged… why people!!! why!!!!???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/babytonnie/ babytonnie

    I’m not going to call him an idiot but I am going to say he is ignorant. He represents a major problem that seems to be plaguing society today. People seem to have forgotten to venture outside their comfort zone and stop being close minded. The same people also convince themselves that there are valid reasons for their ignorant reasoning.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GotThatThump/ GotThatThump

    I guess since he has his celeb he figures that he can see the president anytime, how audacious of this guy. I would be sincerely honored to meet the first African American President!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/vh47/ vh47

    Just another classic example of the black athletes not giving back,blessed with talent and oppurtunity but out for themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wett_thick_cute/ wett_thick_cute

    i agree with him i wouldnt go either i wouldnt care who the damn president is.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrgagentleman/ mrgagentleman

    This is a tradition that has been going on for years. The world champions of the respective sport (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, etc.) ALWAYS travels to the White House to meet the President. This isn’t or shouldn’t be news to anyone. Damn black ppl are ignorant.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RAYRAY265/ RAYRAY265

    It’s an honor sort of like receiving your diploma from someone who is well known at a graduation. This dude got it wrong. It’s a tradition!!!! What’s up with him!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mycherie/ mycherie

    I BET IF HILLARY CLINTON HAD WON …HE WOULD HAVE BROKE HIS NECK TRYING TO GET TO THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aRyRiAnA/ aRyRiAnA

    he is dumb…i will gladly take his spot, tho! like Obama or not, dont turn down a chance to meet the man who made history for us as a people…smh

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bjhawklawes/ bjhawklawes

    he’s a damn idoit, call it what it is. This fool has no arguemnt. In professional sports winning is everything. He playd to win hopefully and everything goes to the winner, hell if the losers got all the spoils then what is the purpose of winning. We are not talking about lil league sports and all the teams go to get a burger after the game, this is the Super Bowl, the highest point in THE NFL> He should be taken around back and whup, he’s a field negro who resents the house negro, with his hate’n ass.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DaRudeBwoyLee/ DaRudeBwoyLee

    People are idiots. Its a tradition in all I repeat ALL major US sports to see the President after they win. Then you have a situation where this President made HIS owner the US representative to Ireland. And Rooney is a Rep. All the politics aside just as the commissioner gives the trophy to the winner the winner goes to see the Pres. Oh yea…Obama picked the Squeelers to win the SB anyway. What a Dumb Ass!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dnice_wild100s/ dnice_wild100s

    what I find to be so funny about his stupidity, is that after the Superbowl I bet the city had a big parade and celebration at the end and guess what he was there. oh, wait if the Cardinals would have won I think they would gotten a party to. my point is this, this invitation to the White House is Historic, and just as much of part of the celebration as the actual Lombardi Trophy, he should be kicked off the team and never given another contract by any other team. if only for his dumbability…I sure if he’s that dumb some team can convince him to sign a contract for $000,000,000.00 and he would never know.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dnice_wild100s/ dnice_wild100s

    what I find to be so funny about his stupidity, is that after the Superbowl I bet the city had a big parade and celebration at the end and guess what he was there. oh, wait if the Cardinals would have won I think they would gotten a party to. my point is this, this invitation to the White House is Historic, and just as much of part of the celebration as the actual Lombardi Trophy, he should be kicked off the team and never given another contract by any other team. if only for his dumbability…I am sure if he’s that dumb some team can convince him to sign a contract for $000,000,000.00 and he would never know.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    i agree with aryryiana….nevermind its the president, i would just like to meet the man who changed history while i was alive to see it….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blkhomme/ Blkhomme

    That guy is dumb obviously…According to him, he’s very smart for not going. Maybe it’s too high class for him. He’s a true field negro. I bet you his brain is the size of a peanut.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MissShaquintaMonique/ MissShaquintaMonique

    How ignorant can one be? Can we say arrogant? Who wouldnt want to meet the president? It is an honor no matter the circ**stance. That is his lose. I do not justify anyone talking about my people but this a prime example of how ignorant some of us can be…one day he will see how arrogant he is being…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/prettynsweet757/ prettynsweet757

    wow! is something wrong with him?i would love to meet the pres. he changed everything in history…well i guess we know who he voted for! a*****e

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CTE_4LIFE/ CTE_4LIFE

    MAN YALL TRIPPIN THAT NICCA RITE…5HIIT THEY WOULDNT INVITED HIM IF ARIZONA WON THE 5UPER BOWL…WOW…BIG DAMN DEAL WE GOT A BLK PREZ..I LIK OBAMA…BUT 2 INVITE THE 5TEELER5 TO THE WHITE HOU5E CKUZ THEY WON…WE HAVE OTHER I55UE5 2 WORRY BOUT LIK TRYIN 2 5TOP THE 5WINE FLU..AND GETTING OLD PPL MEDICARE RIGHT…HE 5HOULDNT HAVE TIME 2 WORRY BOUT A DAMN FOOTBALL TEAM..THEY GET PAID 2 WIN THE 5UPER BOWL…HE GET PAID 2 HANDLE I55UE5..NOT 5END INVITATION5 2 A NFL TEAM

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jbull21217/ jbull21217

    this guy is a comeplete retard… thats why he plays football…..what a clown

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/get_blacktized/ get_blacktized

    This a*****e obviously just want some attention.Hell,up until now I’ve never even heard of this f**k stick!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CIXTU/ CIXTU

    MAN THIS IS A DUMB AS “NIGGA” IF I EVER SEEN ONE. WE GOT THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT IN HISTORY IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THIS STUPID “MOFO” DON’T WANNA MEET HIM OVER SOME WEAK ASS EXCUSE LIKE THAT. 2 WORD FOR YOU DUDE, “KILL YOSELF”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Loki_D_Wolf/ Loki_D_Wolf

    Why invite a team that doesn’t win?! It’s just a simple tribute to a team for a great accomplishment.

    This is pretty narrow viewed of him. But whatever. He won’t be missed!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SugarNSpice527/ SugarNSpice527

    Is that really his arguement?? LOL In that case…return the superbowl ring(s) and bonus checks as those are also PRIVILAGES that would have been rewarded to Arizona as well. Come on…don’t be selective on what you want to show your ass on!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SweetKizz/ SweetKizz

    This guy! He just wanted some attention because that is a lame excuse if I ever heard/read one. Obviously, he would invite the Super Bowl winners. Otherwise, he would invite each team for NFL, NBA, NBL, and whatever else team. This guy is a loser, clearly. Now, let’s move on!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/broke_as_ajoke/ broke_as_ajoke

    this guy is dumb.. muck him he don’t need to come he is just one iggant azz coon

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/official_girl02/ official_girl02

    that was just dumb he look so f**kin stupid… its funny as hell when it goes back to the news guy and the look on his face n whoever the guy is in the back that laughs lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/UHH_WHAT/ UHH_WHAT

    All I can say to that comment is —-DUH! For real! James thats just terrible.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YBDL1/ YBDL1

    Its sad that he makes that excuse when our the current President is one of the most influential people in the WORLD….I would love to say I won the Superbowl just to meet my President…DUDE, YOU SHOULD KEEP QUIET>>>YA HATER IS SHOWING!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HELLAMELLO/ HELLAMELLO

    WHAT AN ASS,EDUCATION MY BRUTHA, EDUCATION. OH YEA ITS MLB NOT NBL YOUNG LADY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sAiLaBOy619/ sAiLaBOy619

    This guy is a joke. I really dont know how to put into words how DUMB this guy really is. “He woulda invited the Cards if they won the title?” Listin my dude, grow the hell up. You may have your check now and think your this bad A$$ but you really just passed on a once in a lifetime (and there have been two for you) opportunity. MLK, X, all of dem dudes is rollin over in the grave, Brotha!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/allladiesloveme/ allladiesloveme

    You have to be just as dumb as he is if you agree with him, ITS A DAMN TRADITION, IT AINT NOTHING NEW THEY JUST STARTED DOING, ITS ALMOST LIKE SAYING, I DONT WANT A SUPERBOWL RING, CAUSE IF ARIZONA ONE THEY WOULDA GAVE THEM ONE TOO, OF COURSE DUMMY, obviously the dude just being an ass and trying to get attention, either that or hes a Republican, now if thats that case then maybe i could understand lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kennyd4/ kennyd4

    im glad he can play ball cause he could not have done anything else in life.im sure hes has another reason hes just not telling us(BRAIN DEAD STUPID F**K ASS HOLE).

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AIRFORCEMOMMY/ AIRFORCEMOMMY

    that’s the dumbest sh*t i ever heard!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kennyd4/ kennyd4

    oh yeah s**t head i hope you dont need a political favor down the road from one of the big boys with power.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR/ DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR

    WHATEVA, THIS DUDE CAN DO WHAT HE WANTS! THE “PEASIDENT” IS NOBODY IMPORTANT! WE SEE HIS ASS ON TV ALL THE TYME! BESIDES, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO EAZY-E WHEN HE WENT TO “VISIT” THE WHITE HO-HOUSE?!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/6ft9inchcutey/ 6ft9inchcutey

    a very perfect example of what you call a dumb Jock.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Deeeeeee7/ Deeeeeee7

    Wow…. a new level of stupidity! You’re invited because that’s the gig man! It’s not personal, it’s the American routine, the tradition; it’s for the deserving! When you lose, you’re no different from us, the whole point is about getting the ring, the chip, being a champion. Someone get this guy a pacifier and a Tonka toy please… Shaking my head, this is the one Black Card you do not return to the store genius! I could go on but I doubt this guy’s even literate.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nesha_boo2/ Nesha_boo2

    Thats sooooo stupid! I swear man he needs to be kicked n tha head for that lol!! Dont sweat it OBAMA!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STYLISHDIVA777/ STYLISHDIVA777

    It’s public relations and if James Harrison doesn’t want to go he shouldn’t have to go, his absence will not be missed, but his reasoning is assinine. I’m pretty sure Mr. Obama would be willing to invite any athlete to the White House that wants to go there. Harrison is just ignorant, he may have a high paying job, but he still has a ghetto mentality. He sounded like a complete idiot in his news statement. Ignorant and indifferent! God help him if he couldn’t kick a stupid football! When are Black people going to learn the meaning of solidarity. In his particular case, he just needs to take his inarticulate ass back to school, in the process he might learn a thing or two besides his ass-backwards country BOY logic.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/genierc24/ genierc24

    He is such an a*****e. Obama was routin for the Steelers. Damn black burnt lookin bastard!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STYLISHDIVA777/ STYLISHDIVA777

    HE’S JUST STUPID ENOUGH TO BE THE NEXT CLARENCE THOMAS! DAMN IDIOT!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/-KMD-/ -KMD-

    To all of you who thumbs downed J. Harrison not going to the white house… HYPOCRITS! If Bush or any other white man were President you wouldn’t give a damn! Matter of fact you’d be giving him high fives.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cl3opatraj0n3s/ cl3opatraj0n3s

    I think Mr. Harrison has taken one too many tackles to the dome. Ignorance is as ignorance does.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rhomantic_Deuce22/ Rhomantic_Deuce22

    This guy is an idiot….Of course you’re getting invited because you won the Super Bowl! Do you really think PRESIDENT Obama needs to ride your dick, James Harrison? You may have led your team to win the Super Bowl, but He won the country. Obama is the first black president. Obama changed history. Obama helped to give young black boys the courage to dream a dream other than being an athlete. And you have the audacity to say that he should invite you when you don’t win a Super Bowl. Nigga, you ignant!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wizdom63/ wizdom63

    In a way i see how he feels ….he pretty much sees it that they wouldnt have gotten the experience to meet the president if they had not one …if every team got to then it would be different. Even though it is a good opportunity ,Cant knock him its his opinion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jody_breeze198/ jody_breeze198

    he is so f**kin stupid. isn’t it tradition that the super bowl winners are invited to the whote house?

    nigga, get over yourself…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/txcountrygurl05/ txcountrygurl05

    ok first of all who wouldnt want to have the chance to say they got to go to the white house to see the first black president…ill take his place he is ignorant and if i was his mom i would be ashamed..like what since does he makes…who ever wins gets the visit…did he finish school??? because i think he’s a little slow

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BMCCAINE/ BMCCAINE

    he’s just retarded. stupid NIGGA!! obama needs to make a press conference and say F**KEM!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rucks4/ Rucks4

    I understand why Harrison didn’t want to meet him. He wants to test Obama’s REAL LOVE for the Steelers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rucks4/ Rucks4

    At least he’s BEING REAL.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NotMzBhavn/ NotMzBhavn

    Ignorant! They say crack destroys our neighborhoods…I say its ignorant behinds like Harrison who get a lil bit of money and lose their minds and common sense. Its an honor and not a privledge and when the knees and back goes and his azz is broke see who invites him to their house LOL He needs to recgonize… here today gone tomorrow

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DARK_MAGICIAN_1/ DARK_MAGICIAN_1

    This guy is an idiot because should every team get a super bowl tropy even if they didnt win the super bowl? I think he got defensive player of the year, i bet he didnt refuse that. Somebody has to win and somebody has to lose and traditionally the winner get the rewards for winning and meeting the president in one of those rewards. You know what, this guy is not an idiot, he is a f**king idiot!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/iwillcomfortu/ iwillcomfortu

    NAH CTE FOR LIFE IF YOU GONE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING. TALKING ABOUT HOW JEEZY CAME TO THE HOOD AND GOT EVERYBODY WHEN THE BEEF WITH GUCCI POPPED OFF. AND NOW THAT EVERYTHANG STRAIGHT ALL THEY AZZ BACK IN THE HOOD WITHOUT A POT TO PISS IN. THAT NIGGA AINT S**T, AND MOST OF THEM BMF NIGGAZ DONT FUKK WITH HIM NO MORE SO HE CAN QUIT YELLIN THAT S**T TOO…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blaqprinz803/ blaqprinz803

    Obama is NOT a Steeler fan, he is from Chicago and roots for the Bears. James Harrison is another example of a young, dumb-ass nigga. It’s been tradition for like the past 20-30 years for the president to invite the Super Bowl Champs to the White House. Not just any ol’ f**king team, the Champs, so yes if Arizona had won he would’ve invited them. What an a*****e this guy is. It’s ignorance like this that keeps us all looking bad.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/svnjewels/ svnjewels

    Clearly this cat is dumb as f**k. Of course he would have invited the Cards! It’s a friggin tradition mannnn. The winning team visits the White House. For the love, some people are stuck on stupid.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/xoxQueenRiexox/ xoxQueenRiexox

    Yeah… this guy is an idiot!

    Y should Obama invite tha Steelers any other time, when he isn’t even a Steelers fan?!

    Ignorance at it’s finest.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PREACHERSSON08/ PREACHERSSON08

    lol everybody done said everything that there is to say, lol can u see this dude if he won the lottery, nawwwww i don’t want it cause if i wouldn’t have had the rite numbers would you have given the money to me LMAO, I BET YOU THEY CLOWNING THIS DUDE AND DID YOU SEE HOW THE ANALYST LOOKED AT THE END, EVEN HE GAVE HIM THE NEGRO PLEASE LOOK

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LNAE4U/ LNAE4U

    LMBO! I guess there is nothing left for me to say..I concur…absolute silly lil’ idiot!..lol. wowwww!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kelis410/ Kelis410

    He is a TRUE dummy! It’s a tradition. You would think a football player would know that. LOL!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pick_6/ pick_6

    BIG DUMMY…LOST RESPECT FOR THE DUMB A$$…TRUE IDIOT…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jamcanada/ jamcanada

    WOW. Did he actually finish school? He most of had his grades handed to him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Errol_S/ Errol_S

    This isnt the 1st time he did this. When he won his 1st one he didnt go see bush when they beat the seattle seahawks but no one called him ignorant. I would want me him niether just because his a black president he still a politican. Nothing but lies he hasnt delivered nothing he promised yet

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/M_J_E/ M_J_E

    well not being considered a big black dumb nigga is over with thanks to this fool……..

    …and to think he MIGHT have had potential

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Razee-Raz/ Razee-Raz

    No a true idiot is one who continues to follow blind traditions… So what he doesn’t wanna go see the president, good for him making a decision on his own merit instead of doing it because “everyone else is doin it”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Razee-Raz/ Razee-Raz

    But i will say his delivery of the explanation was just F’n dumb

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LucidDreamer/ LucidDreamer

    I agree with him. You shouldn’t want to meet someone just because of their accomplishments. You should want to meet them because of the type of person that they are. So I would have felt the same way but he didn’t have to make it look like Obama is playing by the script like Bush did though..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2bUtTeRfLyKiSsEs/ 2bUtTeRfLyKiSsEs

    WHAT the HELLo was that about?? Dumbest thing I have ever heard. Usually the case with rich people. The president doesn’t have time to meet every football player on every professional team out there….be real. He should be honored to have that opportunity, especially since Obama and Harrison have something in common. That comment was completely out of pocket.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/THE_MOOR9/ THE_MOOR9

    i am so happy to see Mr. james harrison made it to the NFL because a smart man like him would of made a good worker for labor ready. money dont not make you smart just a big Dummy

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/VA_AMAZE/ VA_AMAZE

    nigga just like it wouldnt be an issue if obama wasnt president…its a big deal to meet him because of who he is and what he accomplished and its a big deal to meet the steelers because of what they did and what that accomplished….I dont c anybody breaking down the door to meet Mccain.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mandmore/ mandmore

    arrogance is not attractive…go and visit the black man in the white house…i don’t believe he’ll be missed…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mandmore/ mandmore

    arrogance is not attractive…go and visit the black man in the white house…i don’t believe he’ll be missed…really.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missbetty/ missbetty

    Vying for attention.His superiority is attempting to overcome his inferiority complex.Too bad,there’s a lot of ego trippers out there.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ImYfemalescheat/ ImYfemalescheat

    i think what he said was just plain stupid,now maybe obama isnt a steelers fan and only invited them because they won the super bowl, that is an invite out fo respect. its not like he is trying to be ur friend because you wont the super bowl.. i mean he isnt the president of the untied states, first black president.. he really dont need to meet them, its not like its some chick u tried to get with and turned u down then u wont the super bowl and she invited you to her house.. i think he is just being an ass and tryna stand out

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/I_Nominate_U4_2008/ I_Nominate_U4_2008

    Black people why do we always have to draw attention to ourselves. If you don’t want to go the White House cool. Harrison knew this would draw attention because he as a African American just like our President. Way to go once again.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ImYfemalescheat/ ImYfemalescheat

    ( reposted with spelling correction sorry about that lmao )i think what he said was just plain stupid,now maybe obama isnt a steelers fan and only invited them because they won the super bowl, that is an invite out of respect. its not like he is trying to be ur friend because you won the super bowl.. i mean he is the president of the untied states, the first black president.. he really dont need to meet them, its not like its some chick u tried to get with and she continiously turned u down then u won the super bowl and she invited you to her house.. i think he is just being an ass and tryna stand out

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/iiKeepNiigazBusin/ iiKeepNiigazBusin

    WTF..HE IS SO ARROGANT PEOPLE WHO WOULD LOVE TO VISIT OBAMA AND SEE HIM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL CANT SO HE BETTA GET HIS ACT TOGETHER AND GO VISIT THE PRESIDENT WHILE HE CAN THIS MIGHT BE HIS FIRST AND LAST CHANCE TO STEP FOOT ON THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS TO VISIT OUT FIRST EVER AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CHICHITO/ CHICHITO

    Obama is overrated remember congress is the strong arm and the seats and positions have owners

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Napoleon_Damaje/ Napoleon_Damaje

    If you don’t feel like going, then don’t feel like going. Yet, ask yourself “when is the next time I’m gonna actually meet the President?? It’s not like you can stroll up to the front door of the White House and ask to borrow some sugar.

    See it this way: Obama made history, and Your Team made history. Never miss the opportunity to meet a Champion, if you’re one yourself.

    short version: He’s ignorant

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/testpageBP/ testpageBP

    I’m starting to notice a pattern with newsone. It’s funny that the quick link to get people’s attention was “PITTSBURGH STEELER REFUSES TO SEE OBAMA”. Like he came all the way to DC and dipped out right before time to see the dude..lol. The usual BS journalism. What a waste of BP’s server space.

    No one on blackplanet cared in 2006 when the SAME guy didn’t attend the typical Super Bowl Winner white house visit. So why now do we have 20 pages of people calling a black man stupid for not wanting to be a part of some meaningless ceremony?

    To LucidDreamer; this is a meaningless drill that’s been done for years. It is script. It’s script with everyone in the white house. Obama is no different.

    To Newsone and the rest of the jock riders. Get off the Obama/Biden/Hillary Kool Aid…lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SassyBoo/ SassyBoo

    lmao!! dude aint noone want to be ur friend..that’s more like a honor to invite ur team over..Obama doesnt need to see ur blk ass..lol u should be proud of urself and ur team!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cocoabrown2006/ cocoabrown2006

    lol i dont even remember even hearing his names in ANY of the games i’ve seen so…lol…loser

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Black-Law/ Black-Law

    What an idiot. We are our own worst enemy. Black people are the only race of people that diss each other publicly.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AZWILDCAT43/ AZWILDCAT43

    Personally, I can understand not wanting to meet the President, but football will go on, whether the Steelers are winning or not. I think both men, the football player and Mr. Obama can do without seeing one another. Life will go on….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ms_Gonzales412/ Ms_Gonzales412

    Ok, JAMES HARRISON is that dude!!! hes an animal and if you dont remember hearing his name or anything like that, then you a straight up retard! He one hell of a player and personally hes right. Obama would of asked Arizona to go! I mean really, come on what president wouldnt want a superbowl champion team there. No president would care what team it was. Common sense now!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SuzyQ38/ SuzyQ38

    I’m pretty sure he’s right in his assessment, however, I wouldn’t turn down an opportunity of a lifetime for such a lame reason. Silly man……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/testpageBP/ testpageBP

    To Black-Law: The comments on this post are proof of what you just said. lol… but then again you have to be on crack to truly believe that only black people publicly diss each other. BET and most of the garbage they play is a public diss to black people, but NEWS ONE doesn’t have an article about that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fizzolicous_26/ fizzolicous_26

    if u think about it its true….had they not won i dont think they would have been aked to come…..its not that our own people hate obama its the fct that its ova rated….ok he won we kno he da president thats great it really is…i kno our people have been through ah lot bt we need to get ova the fact that he is black not even fully black or wat eva he os because he is ah lot ov things…but geee lighten up….by the way dat is my team love them…..yae…any way its some ov the things the obama say and do that make people change there minds about him…yeah he came in office at ah tough time….but stop basen everything on the fack dat he is black….cuz if he fu c cs up then wat will people say……oh he was black thats why…..cuz thats all people look at….not the facts and the things thats goin on in da world

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/newu51/ newu51

    To each his or her own, but he should be a team player, who really knows what was on the presidents mind, he just might invite all the teams, win or lose. But we as Black people should come together , we are already far enough apart. There is a reason why you won’t go, but that isn’t good enough. But that is just my opinon

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Big--Blu/ Big–Blu

    IF HE DONT WANNA GO WELL THATS HIS OPINION …DONT CLOWN HIM 4 THAT…OH JUST BECAUSE OBAMA IS BLACK HE SUPPOSE 2 GO . IT IS OBVIOUS THAT HE DONT SUPPORT OBAMA VIEWS….ABORTION RIGHTS, STEM CELL RESEARCH, 2 WARS , IRAQ AND AFGHAN, AHM..700 BILLION STIMULUS BILL, AND BLACK SCHOOLS STILL CLOSING ALL ACROSS THE USA , CLONING RESEARCH….GAS GOIN BACK UP LIKE BUSH IS STILL IN OFFICE, POEPLE LOSSING THERE JOBS BY THE THOUSANDS, CAUSE THEY LETTING THEM GO OVER SEAS,,,,,,I WAS HAPPY WHEN HE GOT IN BUT I STILL HAVE 2 KEEP MY EYE ON HIM..TO MAKE SURE HE DONT DO EVIL…AND DO RIGHT…JUST BECAUSE UR BLACK DONT MEAN I CLOSE MY EYES AND FOLLOW ..NEVER CLOSE YO EYES ….ITS SO DEEP OUT HERE SO IF UR ON A BASIC TYPE OF THINKIN UR GOING TO BE STUCK……AND THIS AINT HATE..THIS IS REAL…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/omarigadlinsr/ omarigadlinsr

    I agree with him 100% James Harrison is a real nigga and Obama is way overrated watch this country go even further down the drain and yall gone want to impeach his ass, s**t down here is cali in the bay area is f**ked up and getting worse day after day lol!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nesianlady99/ Nesianlady99

    He has the right to refuse the trip, I mean obviously neither one is anyone important to the other; it’s just his preference. Now if he’s doing it to make it look like pres. Obama is only meeting them because they’re star football players, then all I gotta say is NO SH!T SHERLOCK. If you weren’t a Steeler, YOU’D BE NOBODY. If the pres met all the teams, then that wouldn’t be a privilege offered to only the best ones now would it. Humility and common sense have been in the deepest recession ever if you ask me. Sheesh.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/im_justblessed/ im_justblessed

    ok c its like this in 2206 when the steelers won he did not go to the white house no one complained, but because we now have a black Presidential he is so wrong. we pick simple stupid thing to complain about. this is not a big issue go complain about some that is worth it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    I think just out of respect for the office of the prez, you go to the white house on an invite… not to mention what an honor it is to go anyways, it’s a historic place and also this happens to be the first black prez of this country….I don’t think dude is thinking on a big scale..and the funny thing is, I’ve been a steelers fan most of my life, not sure what he’s trying to do and maybe he doesn’t know either.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NYCsmoove/ NYCsmoove

    For those who don’t know, every year the superbowl winning team is invited to the white house. It’s a tradition. Him not going is no big deal but it looks disrespectful to the president. Maybe when 60 years old he’ll tell his grand kids that he turned the an opportunity to visit the first black president and they’ll make him regret it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/allgoodu/ allgoodu

    STUPID N****R!!!!!BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD UNITE GO AND GET HIM, THAT UNCLE TOM CLARENCE THOMAS, THAT PENCIL NECK GEEK RIGHT WINGED CONSERVANEIGGER RON CHRISTIE AND LYNN SWANN. IF WE COULD EVER STICK TOGETHER AS A RACE AND STOP KILLING EACH OTHER. tHINGS WOULD CHANGE. THESE NEGRO’S WERE THE ONES WHO TRICK ON RUNAWAY SLAVES BACK IN THE DAY. I HOPE YOU BREAK YOUR LEG NEXT YEAR F**KER AND CANT PLAY ANOTHER DOWN. DID YOU SEE THE WAY HIS STUPID ASS ANSWERED THE QUESTIONED? GO BEAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND AGAIN O.J

    DUMB N****R

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Night_Crawler_810/ Night_Crawler_810

    Give me a break it is sad that his comments aren’t taken into true context. He sounds stupid, other words he basically thinks that the steelers are being invited because they won the super bowl ok well the winning super bowl teams has always been asked to visit the super bowl just like the world series winner is invited just like the NBA championship winner, just like the NCAA football and basketball, its been a given that the winner is and the loser isn’t a good argument would have been why aren’t we inviting the runner up, that makes for a good argument but the fact that Obama is black does upset me when you see another black man not recognize a chance in history that not only reflected the year of a black president but another year when the youngest black couch also won a national football league game, right others think we as black people seem to make it a race issue no my brothers we are just recognizing real, the proof is definetly in the pudding.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CNoriega/ CNoriega

    You are a winner so you get invite to meet the president. Why would anyone wine and make this a big deal? What the hell is wrong with this dude?
    This right here shows that athletes get paid to much. If he was making minimum wage playing sports he wouldn’t say this.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hot_az_blk_male/ hot_az_blk_male

    Has nothing to do with race just a free man bein a free man, he didnt go when they won the last Superbowl in 06… obama wasnt president then and he is not goin now… so he is bein consistent. The last time he refused to go we all didnt hear about it because he wasnt as popular. Its all good and it’s not mandatory.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/etigger22/ etigger22

    sounds childish to me like he wants to be president or something you know, jealous. what’s the real reason he doesn’t want to go i wonder but don’t really care. he’s like the one relative in the family who won’t go to a funeral because they awed him 20 dollars. he’s just in need of special pat him on the back attention that he probably doesn’t get anywhere else.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PLAYBOYNUPE_5/ PLAYBOYNUPE_5

    i just hate its a black guy being this stupid

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    OH BOY..CRY ABBY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/__Christopher__/ __Christopher__

    dumb ass n****r boy

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pbballin/ pbballin

    He probably doesn’t vote and think politics are important. Most black men don’t think so, especially ones making good money

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KHINES32/ KHINES32

    His reasoning doesn’t make sense..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NYCsmoove/ NYCsmoove

    To all the disillusioned black people who thought Obama was going to magically improve their lives, too bad. Obama is not the cure to all the problems black people face in this country. It’s time for you to get off your tails and be that change you want to see and get off Obama’s case. Wait…maybe he might show up in your hood with gifts for everyone.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/such_a_fn_lady/ such_a_fn_lady

    So fkin what. Some ppl arent fanatical about shyt that dont really matter-unlike the rest of the population of sheeple who follow. Its a different mind set. He probably actually knows what the govt is about and him saying its really not a bg deal would be accurate if that is the case.

    Just bcuz most of you are delusional about the reality of who ppl or organizations really are doesnt mean some1 else has to play the role to fit your fairy tale reality.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/plezzre/ plezzre

    EVERYONE SHOULD JUST GET OFF HIS CASE. HE HAS A POINT. THE PRESIDENT IS ONLY INVITING THEM BECAUSE OF WINNING, NOT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MEET THEM. HE IS BASICALLY SAYING THAT IF ARIZONA WON HE WOULD INVITE THEM

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lovelyldylv6/ lovelyldylv6

    This moron are making himself look like a fool.It should be a honor if any President invite someone to visit the White House.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Micycle/ Micycle

    HE’S A NIT-WIT..PLAIN AND SIMPLE. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS BEYOND HISTORIC. HIS REASONING IS BOOTLEG – IT MAKES NO SENSE. THE GAMES BEST TEAM GOES TO THE WHITE HOUSE..JUST LIKE THE DIVISIONS BEST TEAM GOES TO THE SUPER BOWL. ONLY THE PRIVILEGED FEW GET SUCH AN INVITATION, AND SOMETIMES IT’S OFFERED TO IDIOTS. WHAT WILL HE TELL HIS GRAND KIDS WHEN HIS PHOTO IS MISSING FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP POSE WITH A SPECIAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE? HIS GRAND SON SHOULD SIT ON HIS LAP WHILE HE’S ROCKIN’ IN HIS CHAIR, AND SLAP THE PIPE OUT HIS MOUTH.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MizZ_FlyYneZz/ MizZ_FlyYneZz

    people are making a big deal because he doesn’t want to go meet Obama so what thats his choice there are bigger issues in the world get over it…If Bush was still in the white house and this same man didn’t want to go meet Bush I bet no one would have a problem with that…MOVE ON…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Afroerotik/ Afroerotik

    News One offends me deeply. They publish gossip and non-news articles that have no value whatsoever. They are poorly written articles and clearly, as evidenced by this article, don’t even present cogent logic. Every day, however, I find myself drawn to these articles and to reading the comments like a some sort of strange addiction.

    All that being said, I’m ever amazed at 1. the appalling lack of basic English skills of the vast majority of the Black people who respond, and 2. the number of white people who have nothing better to do with their lives but pretend to be Black in order to post disparaging comments about Black people.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hurricane_Tongue31/ Hurricane_Tongue31

    Hey I look at it like this, he’s a grown man and if he doesn’t want to meet the President come up with a better reason than its not that big of a deal. If Bush was in office I would understand, but the first black president in American history and you don’t want to meet him? Thats kinda disrespectful to black people as a whole. He need to remember the days as a little kid when his parents whooped his azz for that type of disrespect..He need his azz whooped for that..If I was the president when they don’t make the playoffs or don’t when the superbowl I would invite everybody back except his dumb azz..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/alpha111906/ alpha111906

    The Superbowl was over in February right? I am sure he is done celebrating and want to get back to earning a living. I personally wouldn’t miss the opportunity, but like alot of ceremonies…it is arbitrary…fake smiles and everything. Not really special as it is inevitable. The President isn’t putting food on his table. I am sure the President would forget his name an hour after the ceremony. Congratulations to everyone that goes, but it is not that important.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/superwoman51/ superwoman51

    I am not a Steelers fan, but I do like James Harrison. With that being said, his reasoning for not going to the WH is pretty out there. If he didnt want to go because of Obama’s politics I would completely understand. Its not like the Steelers are the first team to ever go to the WH. Every sports winner of the past some odd years gets invited by the president to come visit. He is acting like this is a new thing. The Cardinals or anyone else for that matter would have went if they would have won the Super Bowl. All I can do is respect the man, even if I dont share the same opinion he does.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DRACATTACK/ DRACATTACK

    WTF?!? Oh Well…to each his own (choice). Damn!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wisdombgk1965/ wisdombgk1965

    This shows how stupid he is because if he knew our history as black people he would be honored to go see the first black man in the white(black house)no matter if they won the super bowl or if they came in last place that’s why we need to make sure our black people now how important this is for us We need to make sure our youth now the struggle our elders went through for us to make it to this point

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/adriannapup/ adriannapup

    just sad how we show the whole world that we don’t even support each other
    and then dum n****rs wonder y no 1 supports us when needed
    cuz we don’t know how to b gracious enough just to b in that man presents should b a honor 4 all black people
    i thought this younger generation was about change not stupidity

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/24ktbw/ 24ktbw

    I’m sure Pres. Obama is all broken up….what a way to get more press time.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/scorpio318/ scorpio318

    This dude is stupid as hell…I will never support his azz….Sad black man!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/scorpio318/ scorpio318

    People just dont understand, thats why we are where we are today cant support each other

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StickUP_Kid/ StickUP_Kid

    ppl kill me w/ this obama stuff… OBAMA NEEDS TO PROVE HIMSELF JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. Black ppl treat obama like he is jesus… obama could do no wrong… they are so blinded by his color… i understand where he is coming from… that doesnt mean he doesnt support him… he is just saying invite me because you want me there not because i won a game… ppl always reading way too deep into things…geezus if he said he didnt want to meet bush for the same reason nobody would have a problem…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/crazythickness305/ crazythickness305

    f**k james harrison and his opinion!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JayDimePc/ JayDimePc

    Totally disrespectful. Nuff Said. Shame on him

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/high_desire/ high_desire

    he is so ignorant. why stART DRAMA IF NOT NEEDED BE.. SMH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sohumble215/ sohumble215

    who like pittsburgh anyway..he can eat a dick.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaLL_Mi_LipZ/ CaLL_Mi_LipZ

    Kudos to stickupkid for that comment… I wasn’t offended to that statement at all… I definitely think ppl are over exaggerating the situation.. I don’t think Harrison was directing any kind anger or resentment towards Obama, he was just stating that obama should be supporting the team throughout the season, not just when their champions.. get a grip my black ppl…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dustys_lady/ Dustys_lady

    SMH@folks getting all butt hurt over him saying no. No one said anything or complained when he turned down the invite after his 06 win, so why now is everyone all annoyed by it? Just cause it’s Obama? Why is he any more important than the last president? Folks need to stop with the dumbness.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    “ppl kill me w/ this obama stuff… OBAMA NEEDS TO PROVE HIMSELF JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE”

    whoever wrote this comment about Obama, you are either are not black or just plain missing the point or both…..even though the overall comments about Mr. Harris are regarding it merely being the office of the prez that and the invite that he’s disrepecing, of course it’s deeper to black people because this country has never had a black prez, nor did we ever think we would see one, not to mention he’s a black prez with some intellect, doesn’t matter if he has proved himself to you yet, he’s proved enough just by holding the office that we thought we’d never see a black man hold in this country……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/littlebabymia/ littlebabymia

    Invite the Detroit Lions they need a picker upper! Hell we need a whole new team THEY SOME LOOSERS!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kaptivating49/ Kaptivating49

    No problem with him not going… but he sounds dumb

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Danie144/ Danie144

    well honestly i think he’s just doin it 4 attention n he needs 2 go 4 no other reason dan goin b/c he is apart of dat team, atleast come up wit a better excuse dan if dey hadn won it would b da other team plz. so hes basically sayin he wants 2 b invited every yr den? but honestly i dont think it should b blown up too much hes just a guy not acceptin a honorable invitation it takes nothin from his career as a player so itll blow ova

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TAmour/ TAmour

    Harrison has a choice to not see the president but he could have kept his excuse for not going to his self. Meeting the President is a big deal. Ignorance in motion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    ppl kill me w/ this obama stuff… OBAMA NEEDS TO PROVE HIMSELF JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE”

    whoever wrote this comment about Obama, you are either not black or just plain missing the point or both…..even though the overall comments about Mr. Harris are regarding it merely being the office of the prez/whitehouse and the invite that he’s disrepecting, of course it’s deeper to black people because this country has never had a black prez, nor did we ever think we would see one, not to mention he’s a black prez with some intellect, doesn’t matter who thinks he has not proved himself yet, he’s proved enough just by holding the office that we thought we’d never see a black man hold in this country……did you forget there was a time in this country when black men were thought of as 1/5 a man/human????

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweetlilkimtx/ sweetlilkimtx

    Obama picked them to win over AZ before the game was played anyway.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Iron-Man20/ Iron-Man20

    fucc obama, fucc tha steelers, COWBOYS baby, fucc obama

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StickUP_Kid/ StickUP_Kid

    LOL I AM NOT BLACK BECAUSE I FEEL THAT OBAMA NEEDS TO PROVE HIMSELF LIKE ANY OTHER PRESIDENT???? AND HOW WOULD I BE MISSING THE POINT… THE POINT IS THAT HE DOESNT WANT TO GO BECAUSE HE FEELS THAT HE IS ONLY BEING INVITED BECAUSE HE WON POINT BLANK PERIOD… EVERYONE ELSE IS MAKING THIS ABOUT OBAMA AND HIM BEING BLACK…HE HAS DONE THIS BEFORE IN ’06 WITH A WHITE PRESIDENT AND NO ONE WAS GRIPING ABOUT IT THEN
    … I VOTED FOR OBAMA… I AM NOT DENYING THAT IT IS AN INCREDIBLE THING TO HAVE A BIRACIAL PRESIDENT… BUT OBAMA LIKE ANY OTHER PRESIDENT NEEDS TO PROVE WHAT HE CAN DO… I AM NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT UP IN HIS SKIN COLOR AND THEN HE MAKES POOR DECISIONS THAT PUT THIS COUNTRY IN A WORSE SITUATION THEN WE ARE ALREADY IN ( not saying he is)…NOBODY CAN BE CRITICAL OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY W/O IT BEING A SIN… I MEAN GET REAL… THE IGNORANCE ON BP IS AMAZING
    LOL I APOLOGIZE FOR MY LOVE LETTER BUT THIS MAKES ME ANGRY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GREENLANTERN19/ GREENLANTERN19

    Some of you need to check your history Obama is not the 1st black president of this country in fact there has been 14 of them. I sound crazy right perhaps ingnorant well do your research it is there the 1st was named John Hanson he was President under the original Articles of Confederation from 1780-1781 & his picture is on the back of a 2 dollar bill. Check out the book The 14 Presidents before Washington the America You Never Knew. Lets get educated my brothers & Sisters He is only the 1st after the signing of the Declaration of Independence

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yuyevonxxx/ yuyevonxxx

    why is this even worth mentioning. Granted he has the right to deny obama, but his reason for the denial is just stupid. personally id be honored to meet clinton, no less than obama. but hey thats his choice. how about we focus on something more important. you know like cancer, the economy, etc. if this football player, for thats all he is no one important at all, dont want to see obama, that’s his lost. Focus people!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    “MAKING THIS ABOUT OBAMA AND HIM BEING BLACK…HE HAS DONE THIS BEFORE IN ‘06 WITH A WHITE PRESIDENT AND NO ONE WAS GRIPING ABOUT IT THEN”

    In 06 there wasn’t a black prez in the whitehouse, big difference hommie …or did you not realize this is blackplanet, talking about a situation involving the fist and only black prez thus far????

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Babyface843/ Babyface843

    Who cares if he doesnt want to see Obama. At least he realizes he is a man that can catch a bullet like any other person instead of a god you worship. He is also entitled to his feelings and opinion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyGyrl810/ BabyGyrl810

    yeah actually u are right..at the beginning of times we a lot..well not a lot but some black presidents…i.e abe lincoln…thomas jefferson..both called black and white…not including before g. washington…but there were also more.. but that football is still stupid…he just mad

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GQ-084/ GQ-084

    I don’t think its a black or white issue. I think its an ignorance issue. Of course he would have invited Arizona douche bag! if that was the case everyone would get a Superbowl ring, not just the winners. Dumb-ass.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    Based upon the plaques on the walls or washington and the regularly circulated history books, Obama is what this nation currently recognizes as the first black prez, not if you are getting into drops and blood how much black blood may have been in previous white prez then that’s a whole other topic because slavery mixed many heritages, thus a clear example of that mixer without doubt today is Obama..I am not here to argue semantics…the bottom line is, it’s an honor to be invited by the prez to the whitehouse whether you won or lost the superbowl and it should be more of an honor because the invitation came from one black prez to another black man and he disrespected it…this is 2009 now, not 2006, not 1776

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LAYLANEICY/ LAYLANEICY

    The best thng about being an American is the freedom to choose. He chose not to attend this event wheteher he be black, white or green it is his choice not to visit the President. It is a wonderful amazing thing to see have a black/biracial president it is such a historic time for our country. But I believe Dr. King’s true dream was to not to see the color lines and see that we are people. So why is it an issue the this black athlete chose not to see our black/biracial president? Who else choose not to attend? where is that article? So lets erase the color lines because then you’ll see this is really not worth the time. Oh and yes I am black.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StickUP_Kid/ StickUP_Kid

    “In 06 there wasn’t a black prez in the whitehouse, big difference hommie …or did you not realize this is blackplanet, talking about a situation involving the fist and only black prez thus far????”

    You seem to have missed my entire point. James Harrison has done this before w/ a white president so what is the problem now!!!!!!!!!!! He should feel obligated to meet OBAMA because he is black? Seriously you all act like he is the second coming… I wonder do half of you even know whats happening in this country besides people are losing their jobs/homes

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    Based upon the plaques on the whitehouse walls of washington and the regularly circulated history books, Obama is what this nation currently recognizes as the first black prez, now if you are getting technical and into drops and blood how much black blood may have been in previous white prez then that’s a whole other topic because slavery mixed many heritages, thus a clear example of that mixing without a doubt today is Obama..I am not here to argue semantics…the bottom line is, it’s an honor to be invited by the prez to the whitehouse, whether you won or lost the superbowl and it should be more of an honor because the invitation came from one black prez to another black man and he disrespected it…this is 2009 now, not 2006, not 1776

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/smsaurs45/ smsaurs45

    Was that not the stupedist interview of all time. Arrogant son of a b***h. It is a tradition that the president congratulates the superbowl champions. Just like the NFL wouldn’t give the superbowl trophy to a random team, a random team doesn’t get the honor of visiting the white house. Are you just so arrogant that you can’t fathom someone congratulating you. Look Harrison, quit football, go back to school, get an education and learn some damn manners!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ONE_FYNE_BLACK_WOMAN/ ONE_FYNE_BLACK_WOMAN

    HE IS AN IDIOT. I CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU SAY “AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED”, A METAPHOR SHOULD FOLLOW. I QUOTE HIM AS SAYING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, ” As far as I’m concerned he would have invited Arizona if they had won” MAKES HIM SEEM REALLY UNINTELLIGENT AND VERY IGNORANT ANYWAY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    “Seriously you all act like he is the second coming… I wonder do half of you even know whats happening in this country besides people are losing their jobs/homes”

    Everyone is very aware of the jobs and homes situation going on in this country….that has nothing to do with the topic here, when there is a subject on the main page of bp on jobs and people losing homes, then we’ll address that too if compelled…

    It’s not about acting like Obama being the 2nd coming of anything, if you’re christian or know about chrisitanity, then you know Jesus is the only one that will be doing the 2nd coming…..but don’t downplay the importance of what Obama has achived on behalf of himself and many blacks around the world…since many seem to associate Obama, black, prez & whitehouse on this particular subject…funny how they are all linked..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StickUP_Kid/ StickUP_Kid

    “the bottom line is, it’s an honor to be invited by the prez to the whitehouse, whether you won or lost the superbowl and it should be more of an honor because the invitation came from one black prez to another black man and he disrespected it”

    BASICALLY THE COLOR LINES WILL ALWAYS REMAIN BECAUSE WE HOLD MEETING A PRESIDENT THAT IS BLACK IN HIGHER REGARD THAN A MEETING ONE THAT IS WHITE… EL FIN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bluvidprince2/ bluvidprince2

    What The F’ is he smokin’??? That’s a perfect display of unsportsmanlike conduct and a flagrant foul rolled into one. This fella is either from another planet (which is not possible), or truly is a that self-centered. Well James Harrison, you go ahead and soak up the dumbness in the spotlight for all the world to see. As we know it was a team effort that lead the Steelers to win the Superbowl. Now you want to show your ass publicly shunning the invitation of the first Black President of the United States of America. Mister Harrison *Who The F’ are you? By your action and words you have disgraced yourself and the Steelers uniform on TV, Internet, Radio, Print-Media and Word-of-Mouth (People do talk you know)? Most of all you have shunned the blood, sweat and tears of all who died fighting for you to have the right to even live as free man. By rejecting President Obama’s invitation to the White House which was built by Black slaves, you have shunned all freedom fighters, civil rights leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States and so many more very articulate Black people of our beautiful Black Heritage. So again I say to you Mister Harrison Who The F’ are you to turn down the leader of the First World not Second or Third but First??? You want fame? Not to worry you got that comin’…kids in the future will be shaking their heads asking themselves and friends…are you sure that guy was black? Did he not know President Barack Obama, didn’t represent himself but rather the entire Black Heritage including poor Whites, Hispanic, Asian and anyone else that was disadvantage by the system? Mister James, here check this out I got a word for you: Arrogant, which means feeling or showing self-importance and contempt or disregard for others. The fact stands that President Obama invited The Pittsburgh Steelers, (The Team)…not a bunch of individuals. Oh maybe you wanted a personal invitation. Well here you go…Mr. James Harrison you’re invited to the White House. Do you feel better now? No you want to get hypothetical about the situation. “What if Arizona won then He would have invited them.” So F’in’ what. Arizona didn’t win so no invitation. It’s called y’all did something special so here’s your chance to hang out with the President so you can have something to tell your kids, grand-children and so on. But not to worry you won’t have that story to pass down and through your heritage because you want to be different than your team-mates. You got the T-shirt now you can wear it with pride. But you chose to exercise your right to choose. Good for you!!! In life we have a tendency to make some bad choices. Let that one marinate for awhile. Have it your way! The Pittsburgh Steelers “Minus One Individual.”
    Welcome to the world of blogging. SMH in shame for the one that remains clueless. Peace Pipes OUT!!! Later!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ONE_FYNE_BLACK_WOMAN/ ONE_FYNE_BLACK_WOMAN

    ALSO, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MAYBE HE FEELS THAT HE THAT IMPORTANT AND HONESTLY, HE ISN’T. WE ARE GIVING THIS PIECE OF TRASH ALOT OF MEDIA ATTENTION SO I WILL SAY THIS AND HOPEFULLY GIVE HIM A REAL EXAMPLE OF HOW TO USE A METAPHORE WHEN BEGINNING AS SENTENCE WITH “AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED!” AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, HE IS A ARROGANT IDIOT WHO SHOULD QUIT FOOTBALL AND GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO GET AN EDUCATION! I AM ASHAMED TO SEE A BLACK MAN DISRESPECT OUR 1ST BLACK PRESIDENT AND IF IT WERE A VIOLATION OF THE NFL, HE SHOULD SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY. AND WHAT’S SAD IS MEN LIKE PLEXICO BURRESS, MIKE VICK AND ADAM JONES DID MORE HARM TO THEMSELVES YET THIS BASTARD GETS TO REPRESENT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. THAT IS SO SAD.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    “BASICALLY THE COLOR LINES WILL ALWAYS REMAIN BECAUSE WE HOLD MEETING A PRESIDENT THAT IS BLACK IN HIGHER REGARD THAN A MEETING ONE THAT IS WHITE… EL FIN”

    How many white prez have we had thus far that have been held in high regard??

    Answer: Many!

    So I think it’s okay to honor this particular black one now.

    Like I mentioned before…this is blackplanet, so that means there probably will be some black people on here with some black views, as well as other types of opinions.

    enough said.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BREASTLOVER83/ BREASTLOVER83

    this goes to show everyone that professional athletes are not the brightest bulb of the bunch. Although this guy has his reasons for not going to the White House to meet the president, it still boggles the mind for his reasoning to turn down the invitation. If according to his logic, the president should have invited 0-16 lions to the white house instead of the superbowl champions. Well all I can say is if he doesn’t want to go I will go in his place.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ONE_FYNE_BLACK_WOMAN/ ONE_FYNE_BLACK_WOMAN

    I DO NOT THINK JAMES HARRISON EVEN CARES THAT HE DISRESPECTED THE PRESIDENT AND THE STEELERS, BUT WHAT I DO THINK IS THAT HE WANTED SOME ATTENTION AND HE IS GETTING IT; HOWEVER, IT MAY COST HIM IN THE LONG RUN. HE IS AN IDIOT AND I HOPE THAT HE IS PREPARED TO TAKE THE BACKLASH THAT WILL FOLLOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT HE DIDNT ATTEND IN 06 AND THAT WAS STILL WRONG. WHAT IS SAD IS THAT WHITE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE LAUGHING AT HIS DUMB BEHIND AND I HAVE JOINED THEM!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kornbreadngreenz/ kornbreadngreenz

    Umm Stickup_kid

    I can appreciate the points you make however, the points you make regarding the state of our Union, has nothing, did say nothing, has nothing to do with the topic at hand. You also mentioned and I quote, ” James Harrison has done this before w/ a white president so what is the problem now!!!!!!!!!!! He should feel obligated to meet OBAMA because he is black?”

    No, Harrison should not feel “obligated”. Harrison should, feel proud, inspired, and honored. Honored that any president should want to meet him, inspired by the fact with a dark and volile history such as ours, the United States of America has made significant gains in terms of opporotunities people of color. Also, Harrison should feel proud a man who looks like him is the leader of these United States.

    I urge you to go back to the drawing board and, think.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1love_1life_1Family/ 1love_1life_1Family

    Wow its’s funny how a black man can disrespect another black man …When is this gonna stop if he know how it work every champion weather it be the NBA,MLB,NFL it goes with the win ass hole…Every time we take two steps some ass will push us back 4 ….Your a great player but you need to check yourself and that statement ….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/arozendaghetto/ arozendaghetto

    I bet if this careless piece of work was invited to the White House while George Bush was still in office he would probably go. Better yet, I bet if the Dali Lama sent him a personal invitation to visit his residence, he would bust his lip to be the first on the plane. Really, guy, don’t you think most Black folks already have it bad for being rude to one another without you validating the cause?

    Of course the Obamas are people like everyone else. They put their pants on one leg at a time like everyone else. However, given their accomplishments, I believe they should be highly respected… not worshipped, but highly respected and appreciated. I think this guy could at least have a little integrity to just go without being a diva and a jerk about it. It seems like we as Black people will never come together long enough to treat one another like human beings instead of trash, which is the way many of us have been treating each other for years on top of years.

    The least the dude could have done was find a better way to word his reason for being a DIVA and not going, instead of saying, “it wasn’t a big deal”. I was hoping the accomplishment of having a first Black President would help us to reconsider the way we’ve regarded one another,but unfortunately it hasn’t.

    Well Harrison, let’s see how the future generation treat you and your legacy as a football player. I bet there’ll be quite a few young African American men, especially those future Pittburgh Steeler players who will be saying the same thing about you. “James who? He’s no big deal.” Maybe then you would see how poisonous ignorance can be.

    Anyway, of course the President won’t lose sleep over Harrison’s Diva moment. But again, it wouldn’t hurt to have a little more class about his decisions. Billion dollar contracts or not. No one stays at the top forever, not even him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StickUP_Kid/ StickUP_Kid

    My point was that we should hold them in the same regard… like I have stated before I am not denying that this is an incredible thing… I voted for the man… but I don’t put him on a higher pedestal because of his ethnicity but I see that you do. There are more important things happening in the world then 1 football player not wanting to go to the Whitehouse it is not the end of the world.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Heart_Mender67/ Heart_Mender67

    Why would he disrespect Pres. Obama like that??? I wonder what he would have said if Bush was still the Pres?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NewNjLightskin/ NewNjLightskin

    he is a freaken idot like the last person says. U when the Suoer Bowl or any other championshin on any level college or pr u goto the white house. he just wants to be known for something other than being a good football player. Now he is known as ass. Its crazy how one day can be ontop and everyone think so highly of them, then the next they say and do some stupid ish like this. Even if the President was white and a Republican. u still go cause its a once in a lifetime event for most. But u make a bigger ass out of yourself cause he is a black man. And u make not just yourself look bad. but most jocks who make it look bad cause everyone already thinks most of them arent intellectual… nice going jack ass

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR/ DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR

    TRADITION? ITS FUNNI HOW I BET A HOUSE THAT HALF, NO, ALL OF YOU PEOPLE ON HERE HAS BROKEN A “TRADITION” ERR NOW AND THEN!(CHEATED ON YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE FOR EXAMPLE) SO DONT GET MAD AT HIM!, HELL, ITS A FREE COUNTRY, I THOUGHT? IF IT WAS A TRADITION TO KILL YOURSELF AT THE AGE OF 20, WHAT WOULD ALL YOU “SHEEP” DO? YAY TO MR.James Harrison FOR BEING “OUTSIDE THE BOX” INVITE A NIGGA TO YA “REAL” HOUSE FOR SUNDAY DINNER, NOW THATS NEWS!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Wet_Cherries5/ Wet_Cherries5

    everybody wanna be somebody…hes just going the wrong way about it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cfour829/ cfour829

    honestly who gives a s**t. So he didn’t want 2 meet Obama…get over it. If that’s how he feels who are we to judge. He just didn’t wanna meet the Pres. He ditched Bush in 06 and he did it this year. ppl seriously if you really care a whole lot about some black dude not meeting another black dude (even if that black dude is president) Then your priorities are not in order. We focus so much on useless s**t. The world is goin 2 hell and we find that this guy not wanting to meet that guy is important. By next week most ppl will have 4gotten about it…this is not important.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    “My point was that we should hold them in the same regard… like I have stated before I am not denying that this is an incredible thing… I voted for the man… but I don’t put him on a higher pedestal because of his ethnicity but I see that you do. There are more important things happening in the world then 1 football player not wanting to go to the Whitehouse it is not the end of the world.”

    I’m sorry, I did not know there were other things going on in the world…I am glad you told me, right here in the same forum where you have been commenting tonight while other things are going on in the world or I would not have known.

    p.s nobody said obama was better because of his race, what I did say is that it’s important because …listen now… this country now has a black prez and we’re proud of the accomplishment, it’s progressive for america…

    really, enouh said now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StickUP_Kid/ StickUP_Kid

    learn how to spell thanks

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mytgdman4u/ mytgdman4u

    If he don’t want to go so be it. Its his decision, not like I agree with it, but its his lost. He plays football, he can’t be the most intelligent person. So for every intelligent football player, there are 20 that just don’t have a clue.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DALLASFANN1/ DALLASFANN1

    hes a one hitwonder fag !!! he shouldnt have won defenc ive player of the year everone knows demarcus ware was the best and got robbed by the white media. this niggas a sellout uncle tom

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mogvibe/ Mogvibe

    This man has the right NOT to see the first Black President of the United States! I’ll go in his place and be Blessed by it! Next issue………:-)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/britt4lyfe77/ britt4lyfe77

    If he doesn’t want to meet President Obama then it’s his loss. It’s his choice and he’s a grown man. I don’t see why this is such a big issue. There are so many other more important situations going on, yet we’re focusing on pointless stuff like this.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    For the couple folks who are poppin off about other things going on in the world more important, why are you on here reading and commenting and not somewhere else reading and commenting on the other things going on in the world???

    Gesh… I hate the self-righteous slant some people come with, yet still take their time to read and drop in their commentary.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/companylogo69/ companylogo69

    dumb reasoning.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SirWalt87/ SirWalt87

    Okay..so doesn’t this man understand that when you win the super bowl that its almost mandatory that the team meet the pres. If he doesn’t want to meet him then okay, keep it to yourself. Nobody cares! I bet he be there!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Q_Dogg37/ Q_Dogg37

    ungrateful f**k he is… damn he knows who every wins a championship meets the president. yeah you right he would have invited arizona if they won, and then his ass would have been sitting at home wishing he was meeting the president. Nothing but black self hate rearing it’s ugly head again…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/finescorpio/ finescorpio

    so why don’t he just give the superbowl ring and bonus back too? Cause if Arizona one then they’d have it…some people really make no sense at all someone needs to sit him down but if he doesn’t want to go then that’s his business although he should put aside his own view in support of the team…but I’m like Mogvibe I’ll go in his place

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ronsee402/ ronsee402

    time 4 change foo. thats some childish shyt. stop makin black people look so dumb.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/loverboy233/ loverboy233

    the brother need help.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BigMarv6ft5/ BigMarv6ft5

    THAT IS PURE STUPID !!!! HE JUST SET BLACK PEOPLE BACK 50 YEARS WITH THAT DUMB A$$ STATEMENT !! BAN THAT CLOWN FROM ANY FURTHER INTERVIEWS !!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CoreyLDouglas/ CoreyLDouglas

    I just don’t understand my people! The 1st black president of the united states, a black man that is highly regarded all over the world and he wants to meet your little punk ass and you have the nerve to have a little stank ass stuck up ego.

    Dude, what the hell is wrong with you? How would your grandparents and great grand parents feel about that, when they had to fight for the rights to vote, fight for the right to drink out of the common water fountain and here in 2009 we have a black family in the white house. dude you need to seriously check yourself and that ego at odds.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    How is it black self hate when he passed in 2006 to meet Bush? Man yall sound more and more like brainwashed clones everyday. Then when people point out the fact that Obama is really not doing anything for the black community yall switch positions and say “He’s everybody’s president”. Just because he is black does not mean he will help any of you. Nd everybody wants to attack a black man just because he refuses to meet the “CEO of America”. Hope yall knwo this was just a test to see if yall would cosign a president just because of race, you’ll know why later….but by then it will be too late. Wake the fawk up for real, stop being to easy to manipulate and easily pacified. The man don’t even have to “change” nothing, just say a bunch of times huh? He don’t have to care about black people, just be black huh? Read a damn book man. Any book. Turn off BET (brainwashing every time). Stop thinking speaking proper English is trying to be white, none of you speak any other language and if you can hardly speak English how well can you communicate super genius? Stop thinking people hate blacks of themselves if their black just because they know how politics work and you think Obama is baby Jesus. WTF?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/damassager/ damassager

    He is incredibly stupid and a plan Sambo….what an idiot! A disgrace to all African Americans and brothas in general. This is a total act of “Uncle Tom” syndrome.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzyr2009/ jazzyr2009

    wow!!! to eaches on… but damn!! His ancestors and ancestors ancestors have to be boiling. Now its not about rather you win the bowl or not. Or rather u think the president is making changes or not. But this is the what our ancestors been waiting for. I just hated the fact my grandparents couldnt see the president swear in. And the generation before her probably never thought a black president would come about. wow!! cant believe this cat on some ignorance. if u not going to the white house keep it to urself. dont talk ignorant.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tiger153/ Tiger153

    I think it’s sad when you have a team that won the Super Bowl and you have one a*****e that’s a stick in tha mud and actually snubs the Commander and Chief. Who is HE, a “chickens**t” linebacker that put his head coach who is also a black man in the awkward position of having to tell the President one of his players chose to ignore the White House invite? Harrison is an ignorant guy who doesn’t seem to realize that he’s playing for a black man that’s a coach but is snubing a black man that’s President of the United States! I’d be overwhelmed if Obama invited me to the White House to have a cheeseburger because you KNOW he eats tha good stuff but this moron is too stupid to understand that. We go out and fight for centuries to get to this point in time only to have the black man we voted in to be ignored by a guy who couldn’t spell “diplomacy”, what a moron!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tiger153/ Tiger153

    He’s a Steeler PR nightmare and you know it’s going to be eaten up by ESPN and don’t be surprised if he’s greeted with a rousing round of boo’s when the season gets here. AS for the idiot that said Obama sn’t doing anything for blacks he isn’t supposed to! He’s President of the United States of America, not blacks in general. He to is as stupid as Harrison is, they must have been cell block roomies! All he’s doing is showing that ghetto mentality of “what are you going to give me”! I bet he didn’t even know that the Welfare programs began under the Roosevelt years after WW II and since then blacks have had their hands out looking for something free! Obama doesn’t have to do anything for blacks! He has to do for ALL Americans in the midst of a finacial crisis not made by him but by a administration that did nothing for blacks either! Funny how he didn’t say that about the former president, oh, but I forgot, musn’t blame tha white man for what he does but it’s so easy to blame the black man for what he’s NOT doing.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzyr2009/ jazzyr2009

    thank you…(arrow down)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shorty1122/ shorty1122

    Who cares if he wants to act stupid.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    Last time I checked everyone voted for Obama because they wanted more than just a change of FACE in white house. If he is just another president then why worry if a black dude doesn’t want to meet him. How will we ever end racism when we are being hypocrits about it the whole time. And for some grown man that plays madden all day to call me stupid is quiet ridiculous to say the least. Any grown kid living with his mom playing playstation everyday can go to wiki and get some facts about welfare, but but what does that have to do with the story or my comment. WTF? That’s the whole problem everybody trying to be like everyone else. You went to college for what? Just to make same dumb comments as Boonquita who didn’t even finish middle school? And since when is wanting a politician to make good on their promises asking for a handout? Man, either you don’t know how to spell and structure the sentences or you do and you just don’t make sense at all. First we had the stupid black people calling you white if you got an education, now we have the “educated” blacks calling you and Uncle Tome if you refuse to be brainwashed, this is why sometimes it seems like there’s no hope for black people. And then for this retard to say Obama is “not supposed to” help the black community just makes him the mascot for the jiggaboo. Any president or political figure has a responsibility to look out for the well being of their constituency, whether that politician be black white or any other race. So now since he is black he’s not supposed to care about the black community at all? We demanded all previous white presidents pay attention to our struggle, but now since good ol’ massa let a black dude in the white house it’s all good and the police can kill us like deer in hunting season and the president “is not supposed to” try to do anything about it? Just ignore it like every other white president? Man niggaz going to college for the girls I see.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lanette101/ Lanette101

    OK ENOUGH WITH THE SPILL ON HISTORY AND ECONOMICS, THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT ONE MAN’S OPINION ABOUT WHY HE DOESN’T WANT TO GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE JUST TO BE HONORED FOR A SUPER BOWL WIN! FRANKLY I DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT HIS REASONING IS I JUST RESPECT HIS DESCION..HE HAS THAT RIGHT TO DECLINE FOR WHATEVER REASON. ALL THIS BULL ABOUT BLACKMAN BEING PRESIDENT FOR THE PEOPLE..BLAH BLAH BLAH! THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS DESCION AS TO WHY HE DOESN’T WANT TO GO SO LETS NOT GO DEEP, JUST RESPECT HIS DESCION EVEN IF YOU DON’T AGREE DAMN!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/THE_BLACK_HOUSE/ THE_BLACK_HOUSE

    That is just the most … that is the dumbest comment that can ever be made by a black man, with reference to the very first black president of thew United States. It figures that he is a Steeler. No class.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    And everybody commenting without even reading?

    “I bet if Bush asked him to come…”

    I passed in 2006 also….

    The sheep are the sheapards…brainwashed by the brainwashed….White haven’t needed the Klan for a long time…read the comments below to learn why!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SHAWTYIMANYMPHO/ SHAWTYIMANYMPHO

    i can understand why he don’t want to go. it’s his personal choice so all you can is respect it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    Well said Big–Blu, good to see everybody’s not brainwashed. If Obama said he wanted yall to kill yaself you couldn’t slit ya wrists fast enough probably!

    lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lilwhyte23/ lilwhyte23

    i agree wit him whyte or black pres. whoever win the super bowl they goin but they wont pick the losein team wit all due respect f**k em

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sscottlarock/ sscottlarock

    Obama won’t be losing any sleep over this.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SUTRA913/ SUTRA913

    i respect his refusal i defiantly respect his mind. there is an underlying reason he really doesn’t want to go but the world is not ready for the real reason yet. i guess you can’t say jockeys are dumb anymore. people please stop repeating the comment in almost every subject referring to”we have a black president now”. that doesn’t fix all of our problems. its just a milestone that has been accomplished,nothing more,nothing less.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tpic01/ tpic01

    This had got to be the dumbest statement of the year. If AZ had won of course they would have been invited, its an invitation to the Superbowl Champions, whoever they may be.

    DUMB, and im a lifelong Steeler fan.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/scottfreexx/ scottfreexx

    What a stupid fool. I’m tired of seeing black black men who are in the spotlight not stand up and represent. I remember the movie BARBER SHOP where we had ignorant low down insecure junk yard rat soup eatin black actors (who by the way, are still supported by the black community…as this fool will be) put down those who paved the way for us in front of the whole world. Calling ML King a w***e and poking fun at R. Parks. They embarrised us as a black race. Since then I have never watched a movie or show that Maxwell and the rest of the rat pack were on or in. They don’t represent me or anything black. They only represent themselves and have no other cause to live for other then themselves. Complete fools is what they are and black trash. As for this bimbo not wanting to meet with the first black president of the United States, it boils down to one thing.PRIDE Black PRIDE and he has none.What he has is a general SLAVE profile. I can bet you five out of ten that he refers to other blacks as “you guys,” instead of Sister or Brother. Enjoys integrated or all white bars, clubs or entertainment spots. Buys his children white dolls and books featuring white characters. Becomes happy and animated when talking to whites. Believes the past is not important since it’s over and done. And most of all does not congratulate brothers or sisters who earn political appointments. There are a lot of stupid black men out there like this and the media loves to expose them, especially those in the spotlight as mentioned. What these black fools lack in intellegence they make up in stupidity. I think I know the real reason he doesn’t want to meet with the president…he has other appointments…scientist are doing a study to see how long a man can live without brains…they’ll be checking his age!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrjones90/ mrjones90

    i dont think that he is that stupid i just think that he should have said why he didnt want to go in a better way.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/youngen001/ youngen001

    im not into this all like that but why do people feel like they have things to say if someone feel like they have the best thing to say u ant no for real so slow down and stop acting like u the star u ant even seen a super bowl live so who are u? no one like that lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    Man it gets dumber by the hour. So just because he doesn’t want to go to the white house for the superficial and phony dinner with whoever wins you make ll these assumption about his personal life?

    According to yall to be black means to do what every other black person is doing. This is why old brainwashing schemes like CRACK and GANGS from years ago are still working on us. People like you!

    WTF?

    “Believes the past is not important since it’s over and done. ”

    Isn’t that what OBAMA has been saying seince he got into office. You negroes don’t even know anything about his policy of what he stands for…or his plans…this is why you ar easily tricked into doing all kinds of stupid things in this country. WOW Don’t be so predictable, it makes you an easy target for the nazis.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsSweetPlezur/ MsSweetPlezur

    He’s not against “PRESIDENT OBAMA.” HE REFUSED IN 2006 AS WELL. If he has also turned down the other “perks” that come with winning like the ring, or maybe bonus pay, and anything else they get, I could say he’s simply standing up for his personal principals. If the Presidential visit is the “only perk” he’s refusing, I’d have to say he’s greedy and just grabbing an extra 15 mins of fame.

    To all you indiividuals who are accusing Intelligent Americans of be brainwashed by President Obama, simply because of his race, consider this… Perhaps it is YOU who has been brainwashed by the opression of the racism that has mastered our country since the beginning of time. Our president is niether just black or just white. President Obama is both, just like a lot of us who are in denial about family heritage. Grow up America. It’s time to give up the racial crutch that has been supporting our slothfulness. You’re afraid President Obama’s visual race will destroy your excuses for “just getting by” in life. We are ALL people of color. Dark skinned ones are afraid they’ll have to step up and be more responsible for obvious reasons. Light skinned ones are embarrassed and panicing because the truth has been exposed and can no longer be ignored. That’s right… I’ll say it… BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY, TOO! President Obama is the undeniable merging factor. NOW… “THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH” will be sought.

    LOL… THERAPIST ARE ABOUT TO GET SERIOUSLY PAID! …LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    Ok Ok…But tell about the presidents foreign policy…..his tax code….plans for educational reform?

    Nothing…he is black so you follow him. They let him win to calm a lot of people down while they finish the plans they startd with Bush dummy! You do no research, you read nothing…but because the president is black suddenly on jan. 20 you became a super genius? GTFOH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    “Perhaps it is YOU who has been brainwashed by the opression of the racism that has mastered our country since the beginning of time.” America has been here since the beginning of time?

    LOL Stopped reading right there. You actually proved MY POINT!

    Thanks

    That’s worse than Sara Palin saying dinosaurs were here 6,000 years ago, but you obviously don’t read or watch the news so you never heard that.

    I’m out…intelligent people PM me.

    Crack is Wack

    One

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Duce22/ Duce22

    well who cares if he doesnt go to the white house. its his stupidity, he can keep his ashy ass home.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/applecandy_string/ applecandy_string

    HERE WE GO WE GE GET A LIL MONEY N WE GO BA ZERK….THIS IS WAT KILLS ME!!!! ALOT OF US ARE ALL STILL STUK IN THIS SUPERFICIAL TRY TO HARD WANNA MAKE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MASTER….YOU CONTINUE TO DO THINGS TO GAIN HIS APPROVAL.. NOW ITS 1 THING NIF U HAV OR BEEN HAVN A STRONG BELIEF SYSTEM… IN SUMTHN… BUT DIFRENT IF U ACTN A CERTAIN WAY CUZ U N A CERTAIN STATUS… CUZ TRUST ME HE WOULD BE AT THA WHITE HOUSE GLADLY IF HE WAS A REGULAR GUY…. BLLAKKK PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR OWN PEOPLE WHEN ITS RITE AND THEY STAND FOR SUMTHN POSITIVE… DON’T U KNO THE DIFFEDRENCE….????? BEC AUSE “WHITE AMERICA STANDS TOGETHER REGARDLESS…. AND ITS VERY SEDOM THAT U SEE THEM SHOW JEALOUSNESS,RESENTMENT OR ANIMOSITY TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER AND ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC……SO IGNORANT UNEDUACATED OPINIONS NEED TO BE KEPT TO THEMSELVES…..MR.TOM…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Diamond1Mami/ Diamond1Mami

    50% of me wants to agree with him because he makes a point but the other 50% is saying just go to the damn white house i mean seriously who would want to congradulate a loser. That is the whole point of competition, you fight to get the grand prize, why reward failure? If he looks and sounds like an idiot!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EbonyBishop/ EbonyBishop

    I think you all are missing the point. He’s not making a political statement at all – he just feels that the presidential visit is no big deal – his point is if Arizona won then they would have been invited so there is no real big deal and again it’s not a personal invite its more showmanship than anything else. Ergo, this IS NOT NEWS.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MyOneMile/ MyOneMile

    ***

    Since he didn’t go when the Steelers won back in 2006, it is believable that he really isn’t all that interested in being invited there, but President Obama had made it KNOWN from the start that he was pulling for the Steelers, and that should have weighed in on Harrison’s decision to go or stay.

    ***

    I can understand his sentiment that everyone wants to align themselves with a winner, but I think he might’ve snubbed a true fan, who just happens to be POTUS.

    ***

    Also, don’t you dare believe that the media isn’t focusing on this story to try and play this out as a black man who is not impressed that another black man is the nation’s HEAD
    BROTHER IN CHARGE!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ASCADEX/ ASCADEX

    He should have refused the trophy or the title, he should have said, “If Arizona had won they would have given the title or trophy to them. Everyone knows they are doing this because we won”. He is probably jealous of Obama. He thinks they are in the same league. Dude, Obama can invite anybody to the White House from any part of the world and they will come running. Presidents, Teams etc..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/adarius4/ adarius4

    harrison is a b***h cryin ass nigga f**k him he can suck dick for bein a p***y nigga

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fat_bisch/ fat_bisch

    umm who denies an op to meet the president? I didnt even like Bush but had my fat ass been invited while he was in office, I would have gone. At what point are we too “Great” to sit down with our leaders? And umm, I dont know about anyone else, but I wouldnt refuse a chance to be apart of “history,” political or not.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Strong_Mind34/ Strong_Mind34

    Correct me if I am wrong but wasn’t Obama going for the Steelers BEFORE they won??
    I think this guy has some ego issues…Regardless of the situation, how disrespectful is that??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/monieca/ monieca

    so what if he don’t wanna see the president!!!!so what!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TruSkool71/ TruSkool71

    The media I think is hyping this up by saying ‘wow, a Black man refusing to meet the first Black President.’ I think the media needs to lay off this. With that being said, I do think that it is a little disrespectful for for Harrison to refuse an invite from President Obama.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cooltxbreeze/ cooltxbreeze

    OMG, what a friggin’ moron! Of COURSE the winner gets invited to the White House, s**t4brains! It’s an honor that the winner has earned. What kind of a world are we living in when a sports star–an ENTERTAINER, because yes, that’s what professional sports are–thinks he’s above an invitation by the President???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MLDEAN71/ MLDEAN71

    Sometime in our lives we make decision because bad judgement. This is one of those times when his bad judgement will make him look like a fool. On a team with a rich tradition, he decided he will buck the tradition of the Superbowl Champion getting invited to the White House. The Bible tells us that a fool and his money will soon be parted. This fool and whatever he is trying to stand up for will part him from all the stardom he was going to get in life. Blackman to First Black President, I am ashamed of this Blackman’s stance on not going to the White House. Obama is HISTORY, and he has an opportunity to be apart of HISTORY and he would rather sit at home with me and my boys and watch Wheel of Fortune. This man has no sence of the moment and has decided to put his foolish thought first instead of becoming a part of history. LET HIM SIT HIS BLACK ASS AT HOME, and move on the the next subject.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/IndiaIsland/ IndiaIsland

    “If you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don’t win the Super Bowl,”

    … Whatever. If he didn’t want to see the President because it was truly unimportant to him then fine. But apparently this goon thinks they should be invited for nothing. Really? Does he think the head of state has time to entertain anyone for nothing? He needs a big slice of humble pie. Who is he anyway?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabiSista12/ BabiSista12

    so whats the big deal if he doesnt want to see the president

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ms_SoFreshSwag/ Ms_SoFreshSwag

    He has a problem. And that is such an ignorant thing to say. That is an honor first of all to be invited to the White House and why wouldn’t the winning SuperBowl team not be acknowledged by the President? That was a dumb statement to make and a poor attitude to have. He must not really care about too much. President Obama didn’t do anything to him. He must think he’s too good or something and besides I hate the Steelers anyway. I’m a go hard Ravens fan all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/que_el/ que_el

    I disagree with the whole forum and agree with Mr. Harrison; for example…If my bestfriend and I both played the lottery and my numbers hit making me a millionaire and of the two of us President Obama invited me solely because I won….leaving him out……..Im not saying he shouldnt be able to invite to his house who he wants but at the same time wee all still have freedom of choice….and Mr Harris understands Politics it seems a little more than most of you do…Remember he didnt attend Bush’s Invitation either..bottomline for Mr. Harris is “invite me when im just an average Joe”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/big_baby_37/ big_baby_37

    I EXTREMELY agree with IndiaIsland’s posted comment, I mean I read James Harrison’s impressions and that left me feeling like damn, this is a pro sportsman still out to make us look bad. To tell the truth, as far as I see is that J.H. is a very ungraceful individual with poor morals. I feel sorry and Prayful for him, and I think he made a false move on allowing his feelings to be expressed that way nationally.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/I_like_white_women/ I_like_white_women

    Awww, it looks like some people are upset that everybody is not a Obama c**k sucker like they are.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/titojones3/ titojones3

    But this is a part of being a “superstar!” It’s amazing that one could be so selfish. Yea, the average Joe wouldn’t generally get the chance that he has been given. And the average Joe wouldn’t be getting paid his salary either. Or live in the house he does…drive the same car…or wear the same clothes. Dude, ur a superstar! And an idiot too! Has nothing to do with understanding anything. Yea, he has the choice to say yes or no. Just don’t say no being childish!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/F2daG/ F2daG

    first of all what the f**k is wrong with this guy??? everybody knows, especially the ones who actually watch football that the winner of the super bowl is invited to the white house. every team that has won the super bowl goes to the white house! this guy is ignorant as hell, because this has nothing to do with politics. in no way shape or form will the visitation of the steelers beef up the presidents image or resume’. this is the same guy who had a flag thrown in the super bowl, for doing some bulls**t penalty. now he thinks he’s the spokesman for the steelers, because of one play that he made. nigga you didn’t win the game santonio holmes caught the game winning touchdown! he’s a staight up clown. you better pray that your contract gets negotiated for next season with the steelers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/The-Chocolate-Man/ The-Chocolate-Man

    He got issues. Then again, when u got money you can do whatever u wanna do. Obama dont care if he is not present.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/folsrock/ folsrock

    Look black people that man is a professional football player he’ve been around rich white folks all the time believe me that statement was underminding professionalism that man has an agenda thats breaking down barriers for us, he just keeping it plain an simple of course he’s happy that Obama is president he just being an professional to keep black people moving forward when reconized accomplishments, that been our history for 400 hundred years and believe me he’s at the top of his game the man have a wrestling mind with politics we need more athletes like him to show the professional gratitude to keep black people moving in the fore front more power to him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    Uhm I see nothing that is wrong with what he said. And with over 240 comments i’m sure ya’ll are saying how dumb and how ignorant he is. HEll he didn’t go the first time so this is not a big deal at all. I’d luv to meet the president or any other president for that matter but this isn’t a big deal at all ya’ll need to get over this sh1t.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/truelilly/ truelilly

    When you are rich you are allowed to be stupid. He thinks what he is saying is real intelligent…not so. I do not care what I have if I get an invite to meet president Obama I am going…just try to stop me. These idiots are people role models with dumb crap like this it’s no wonder that the NFL advertises beer and sex rather than trying to help anyone…can’t ask them to do anything good for anyone else they refuse to do anything good for themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mastdark/ mastdark

    Sounds like a baby. There no problem with him not accepting the invitation I just don’t like his reasoning…thats like saying he is not accepting his Super Bowl ring and bonus money because if the Cardinals would have won the Super Bowl they would have been presented it instead…don’t get this man.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DeevaMaree/ DeevaMaree

    Actually his comments show that he didn’t do his research….Obama is a stealers fan…win or loose. Personally, I wouldn’t have made a comment like he did because to me it shows small mindedness. But….everyone has their own opinion. If he doesn’t want to meet the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…oh well….His loss.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/najaca/ najaca

    How arrogant and ignorant. I could say more, but then again, I don’t care. Not everyone is privileged to have a clue. Its unfortunate that he’s a brother.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DeevaMaree/ DeevaMaree

    Oh and by the way…..If he wanted Arizona to visit if THEY won….he would have said so……but..he said…the STEELERS…..He did NOT say if the Steelers loose he is inviting Arizona, lolol…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tank_55/ Tank_55

    wow…”4 or 5 years to try to get 10 or 11 rings.” lmao

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/COORD_1/ COORD_1

    smmfh and you wonder why the call us n.i.g.g.e.r.s

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrcoolb2001/ mrcoolb2001

    it’s just another ignorant black person stuck on stupid….all of that shyt was not necessary, hell if the president would have asked me to come visit him and the family at the White House…daymn str8 i’d be on the first thing smoking to Washington, D.C…lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tcdog27/ tcdog27

    man f**k him and tha fat b***h he rode to get here

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/manofleisure/ manofleisure

    People often confuse confidence with arrogance. He is not being c**ky – in fact, he is just making an honest point. If Obama wanted to see the Steelers, he could have seen them at any point in the season, or at any time when it was not so great a “Photo Opportunity”.
    Like I said, People often confuse confidence with arrogance. Yes, Obama is the president. But he puts his pants on one leg at a time, just like any other man. Thats all Harrison was trying to express.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Scorpios_touch/ Scorpios_touch

    You know as much as our ancestors fought for us to have freedom, he should be proud to go and support our first black president, because without them it probably wouldn’t have been possible, neither would his career, but that’s what happens when ignorance takes over, he should be proud to be invited to come to white house, i know I would be.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Single_Hot_Lady/ Single_Hot_Lady

    Man who is OBAMA???? He is just like you and me…I agree with James….most of you folks worship the ground OBAMA walks on when you should be worshiping your creator….FYI, OBAMA is leading us to the end of time….wake up for heaven sake!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tan32tan/ tan32tan

    This man is ignorant on so many different levels that his statement should not have even been highlighted like this… Isn’t this the same player who said to a reporter on television that if he didn’t have football he wouldn’t be “nothing”..(paraphrasing, but basically correct). Isn’t this the same football player who was sucker punching a player on the Arizona team? This fool is just one ignorant Muthaf*&%a, and that is with a capital M! Duh…dummy, you meet the president as a reward for your accomplishments you dumb ass! I bet he wants to sucker punch me too…dumb ass. I’m mad at the media for even putting his ignorant response out there like this.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/folsrock/ folsrock

    folsrock
    5-19-2009 10:48 am

    Look black people that man is a professional football player he’ve been around rich white folks all the time believe me that statement was underminding professionalism that man has an agenda thats breaking down barriers for us, he just keeping it plain an simple of course he’s happy that Obama is president he just being an professional to keep black people moving forward when reconized accomplishments, that been our history for 400 hundred years and believe me he’s at the top of his game the man have a wrestling mind with politics we need more athletes like him to show the professional gratitude to keep black people moving in the fore front more power to him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlkNaturalKing/ BlkNaturalKing

    Obama…is another…human…when was 1 person above another….??? thats his JOB as a president…not social status..hes jus another father with a wife and kids in reality….but masses of people are stilll “sleep” or brainwashed and cant see the reality anyway so, screw em…why are we commenting on this, dr.sebi cures aids and HIV and every disease…lets build wit that

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dhop1998/ dhop1998

    “So as far as I’m concerned… Arizona if they had won.” No duh!!! I’m not one to judge people based on newsclips, and short blurbs, but from what I can see this brother is not all there. First of all it’s an annual tradition for the winning team. 2nd of all, of course he doesn’t invite every non-winning team to the white house, there’s not enough time in the day. Also, it’s his personal choice, but I think later in life when experienced has made him wiser, he may regret missing this historical opportunity. It’s scary that there are people out there that are this dense.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kalmeraw/ Kalmeraw

    If the situations is about pride, what does mean to stand for a title that one has(you)been classed in. Is genocide sticking together, or hating on another “black” person for getting theirs and taking care of theirs how ever they must(conservative), and waiting for the promised help or hand out. When you know you don’t need a pat on the back! I respect his decisions. Black was just a census indicator. Look it up!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexybrownrican1/ sexybrownrican1

    Stop complaining if u dont want to go then dont go its not like Obama is goin to miss u like u the only on u want to see lol get over it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/usafr1pilot/ usafr1pilot

    Man! This brother is just plain stupid. He doesn’t get that fact that it’s common tradition for any winning team to go visit the white house. Not everybody get’s to visit the white and on top of that, a brother as a President. Man! He is just plain stupid like i said.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Swanni77/ Swanni77

    How many invites has he accepted just because the team won a superbowl? He’s been to some party’s he would’nt have , had they lost. Be glad somebody invited you anywhere

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SylenceNight/ SylenceNight

    You mean to tell me that 400 yrs ago we couldnt even read or write.. go threw yrs of oppression by other races and even our own that ppl still feel the need to act ignant( not a typo). I mean come on we finally have someone for our kids to look up to.. God know that we never made it to the white house.. Look at you sittin back and complaining thats just ungrateful…Yeah Dude should have went to just sit around or something but show some respect….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Moscova89/ Moscova89

    Wait…
    He didn’t make the trip in 2006
    Why wasn’t it a big deal then?
    Everybody’s just jumping on his back right now aren’t they?
    hahahahah

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/momo1985/ momo1985

    he’s missing out on something big…he’s stupid…maybe he’s gotten hit to many times…LOSER!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/darccmann/ darccmann

    I’m a die hard Steelers fan, but the bull crap attitude made by Mr. Harrison needs to be corrected. He needs to understand something about the white house trip. It’s only for the superbowl champs. Not for the teams that the president likes best. So James needs to get his helmet off his shoulders and take a trip to see our very first black chief in command and be happy that he was on a team fortunate enough to win the super bowl.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AJyAnt1/ AJyAnt1

    FORGET the WHITEHOUSE…….Hell our people didnt get raped , robbed, burned, tortured, sold, dehumanized for 400 hundred years to go to a damn whitehouse, or see a bought out, sold out blackman(OBAMA) sitting in the master seat. I teach my son to look up to GOD and his Christ, and FARRAKHAN not no damn snake oil salemans name OBAMA.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rajarabbit/ rajarabbit

    Kind of stupid not to go this year. I can understand not wanting to see Bush’s punk ass. But meeting Obama breaks the mold on meeting the same old White haired crooked bastards.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/davettalashley/ davettalashley

    Personally, I wouldn’t have given up a chance to go to the White House, now that Obama is there, but I wouldn’t have gone when Bush was there, either.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/benamour/ benamour

    What a Dumb Ass…he is a dumb F**k is all i can say. No logic…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/show2night/ show2night

    Why is he a dumd fcuk, Harrison has a right to express his feeling and desire about visting the white house and Obama. This is an irrelevant topic anyhow

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NiyahsnAndresmom/ NiyahsnAndresmom

    Who cares if he goes or not, he’s not the only player on the team and Im sure the president won’t lose any sleep over Harrison not coming to his pad.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FunLUVR/ FunLUVR

    He has the right to his view, but its rather idiotic. Of course you’re being invited because of the superbowl. Otherwise, every gaddamn football team in the league would be getting invited. Stay
    your stupid ass at home, you
    probably only would have embarrassed “us” anyway. I’ll
    bet if there were a bunch of Blonde presidential daughters
    of legal age present, he’d take
    his “ignant” ass there. F**k him!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Crysatal/ Crysatal

    Uhhh…I feel him on trying to make a point…but he just came off as stupid in his reasoning. Womp Womp. Go read a book, boo boo. Or better yet…brush up on your Superbowl tradition. Thanks.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/InYourFace/ InYourFace

    I see someone fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down. How can he not know that all the winning national teams get an invite to the White House. Yes, if Arizona had won they’d get the invite and Mr. Harrison would be complaining about something else obvious like nighttime being dark.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SleazyA-1/ SleazyA-1

    Trying to draw attention to himself.Spoilt brat!!!Of course, the president invited them over precisely because they are winners and he would have invited others if the steelers were losers.That`s common sense(but again common sense ain`t common).Obama himself is a winner and if he was not the some other bloke would be making the invite from the white house (or no invite at all)

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yattnice2/ yattnice2

    its not like there is a personal relationship between the white house and the pittsburgh steelers, you know, like friends … one says “you only want to kick it with me when I have it going on”. he is an idiot of course the White house would have invited whoever won. his logic is terrible, he should get over himself, as if his accomplishment was greater than obama’s anyway ….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Taurean4U/ Taurean4U

    It’s hard standing up for what you believe in….especially when the majority feel it was a stupid move. Sort of like Noah, people laughed and mocked him the whole time when he was building the Ark, and they did it for years, imagine being called an “Old Fool”. It’s a lot like this situation…do you Harrison…I commend you.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/carolfel/ carolfel

    There are too many more important issues to worry about other than Mr. Harrison not wanting to go to the white house now or ever. It is his right. But to go public sounding like an idiot nationally is again a misrepresentation of our black people although there are ignorant people of all races. But this is why he made the news…being ignorant. Who cares, KEEP YOUR STUPID OPINIONS TO YOURSELF…stay home. And a word to the media…STOP IT!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jason_m1/ jason_m1

    Mr. Harrison makes a good point in his comments, although he may come off sounding like a jerk: It’s human nature to want to be around a winner or successful person or team, but it is another thing to stick with that person or team when they are down and out (so to speak.)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lil-Chrome/ Lil-Chrome

    this is an asinine statement made by him simply… why not worry about something way more important than this

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/persuasive_lyric/ persuasive_lyric

    Let me ask this question; If President Obama wouldn’t have won the presidency, would Harrison invited Obama to his house for dinner? Better yet, I have neither one the presidential race nor the super bowl; why hasn’t Mr. Harrison invited me for dinner?
    There is a thin line between being a complete ass and standing up for what you believe. Mr. Harrison has tripped over that line. Can we get a playback of Pittsburgh’s entire season? I want to see if Mr. Harrison had ever played without his helmet. 2 historical events had happened; we have our first, noticed black president, then we have the first team ever to win the super bowl as many times as they did. Now either those championships have gone to his head or he’s dumb as hell. And hearing what he had to say in his explanation; my vote would be both. Hey Mr. Harrison, who’s your team, and where are they??? Hence the phrase team, Mr. Harrison. Maybe while you’re at home, see if you can find the time to look in a dictionary for the word team. And if you haven’t had a nose bleed by you trying to understand the definition of the word, now this is only if it’s not too hard for you, look up the word dumb ass. Do you see your face there or is it a lot of words with your name in a few sentences? Mr. Harrison, A mind is a terrible thing to waste. But it’s a good thing for you isn’t it, not having to worry about that?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PrincessHope/ PrincessHope

    I think he’s being an idiot. This an NFL tradition and its a perk for winning the championship. Did he turn down the Disney World trip, the trophy or the ring? If he’s refusing to see the President which, is what happens when a team wins the Super Bowl, then he should turn down EVERYTHING. Give your ring back.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MisterMagnetic/ MisterMagnetic

    I think he should go to the White House with his teammates, just like he should have went back in 2006 when Bush was in the White House. I don’t think it caused as much of an uproar in 2006 because by then we knew Bush was an idiot. However you feel about his comments, at least he is consistent with his refusal to do the victory lap at the White House. There does not appear to be anything personal going on so this should be a non issue. Harrison obviously is not going to lose any sleep about not making the trip and I am certain President Obama isn’t going to give a rats ass about Harrison not making the trip either. Case closed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nique_11/ Nique_11

    Ok are you serious right now? My question is would you even go to his house had he not won the presidency? Would you have taken this same stand had the president been white, or do you feel equal to this man cuz he’s just a black man like you? I know that sounds terrible but my point is to sound as crazy as he does. I’m sure President Obama doesn’t care anyway. He wouldl probably say its that mans right to take whatever stance he’d like to…unfortunately this one was stupid. Dang the Steelers have to be embarrassed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bradlet/ bradlet

    James Harrison is a pitiful soul. If you don’t respect the man at least respect the office. There are people out here who would love to get an invitation to the White House for an accomplishment!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_MARKY202/ MR_MARKY202

    ARE YOU”LL KIDDING ME?!? You spend most of your time sharpening your skills to get to a moment in life where your work is praised and your dreams fulfilled and let’s not EVEN mention him having to explain to his friends and family (an Self!) for years to come how he had a chance to meet, shake hands and speak with The Commander and Chief of the free world,yet alone being black and understanding the history of the moment, You make this kind of irrational jesture?! If that were truely the case I ask ask Mr. Harrison….did you forgo ALL the other Big Baller events that have followed those wins?? Forgo the Trophies and money and rings and such? I mean…cause if you had lost, they wouldn’t have given you those things!(HEAR EXTREME SARCASM IN MY VOICE!LOL)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BobBee1959/ BobBee1959

    Just as Martin Delaney, Malcolm X, Juan Carlos and Tommie Smith and Irene Morgan, people of color especially have to right to ignore the President of the European United States, desecrate that red, white and blue rag or show any form of civil disobedience. Why should we not? Dr. John Henrik Clarke said it best, “the only thing we owe anyone; is a whipping.” Kudos to Mr. Harrison.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stardune/ Stardune

    Yes it is God given right not to wanting to visit the White House, but as a team player he is c**ky and a I didn’t want to play. I think he should stay home and play with the pets and stick up people like him. Obama won it without anyone like Harrison so there fore Let him be whom he wants to be.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dbmotley2/ dbmotley2

    He’s a total jerk. That is why they call it team, because you do things together, what a total embarrassment to the Steeler organization. I think they should make him go or take some of his signing bonus!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missstrings43/ missstrings43

    I would love to meet the first black president of the United sates of America. After all we as a black race have been through in history. this dude needs awake up call. He is definitely going through something. Pray for him.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlkMGeniusQC/ BlkMGeniusQC

    WTF?? Of course they would have invited the Cardinals if they had won. What is his point?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PRTYBRN/ PRTYBRN

    He’s retarded.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1Pimpstress28/ 1Pimpstress28

    OMG! what a b***h! he’s actin like a lil kid if arizona would have won he would have invited them, and it’s not that big of a deal…WTF!!! I as a half black woman appreciate obama and drove to chicago to take pictures of his house and he’s saying going to washington is no big deal what a dumb ass .

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Olaf45/ Olaf45

    James Harrison,
    I hope this message goes strait to you. You are my HERO!
    Evidently you Sir, have national leadership abilities. You are a man who can see a sucker punch coming from a mile away. that is also why you are the defensive player of the year. It is not all braun without brain is it? James I live in a mixed neighborhood, most black American, lower middle class. On my side of the block there are eight homes and only two have not been repo’ed. Since the banking bailout these homes are just sitting there empty and not being offered to the public. Time is passing and the expense is going up and they are not letting people in to these homes. The house next door to me has been vacant for 1 1/2 years now and no for sale sign is up. Obama was going to stop the financial bleeding by bringing the troops home. Instead he escalates back into Afghanistan. It was costing 10 Billion per month before the escalation. More of the same as when Bush was in. The name of the game is screw to people. An economist said this week that the spending and the taxes laid onto the public equate to having a $160,000.00 mortgage on every single home in America. They feel the Feds plan to devalue the dollar will fall 50% in value through inflation. The social security programs expected failure date has been moved up almost by 10 years. The bottoming out of oil prices completely shut down further exploration and domestic drilling and now with reserves built way up and consumption way down they are handing us a price increase. This has nothing to do with supply and demand. This is just the methodical depleating of wealth from the American people for Saudi Control. Islam reigns. On YouTube those poor African blacks are so hungry. I saw this man crawling up to a white robed Muslim. He was nothing but skin and bone and I don’t know how he could even move. The Muslim just breezed right past him. Shades of the future, we can find comfort in kowning that Obama is going to be fabulous wealthy and a world Islamic leader. James Harrison, I love you brother. Hang Tough Brother,
    Steven Hougland

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Pikachu12/ Pikachu12

    Hey this is America and he is free to make that decision however immature and petty it may appear to the rest of us. I’m sure President Obama aint losing any sleep. Must be wonderful to be an overpaid athlete. When you’re a jerk and criminal people make excuses for you.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Johnpinedo/ Johnpinedo

    This guy is a BONE HEAD If my company had a chance to go to Wash. I would go. However I personally would never want to meet pres obama because I think he is also a B***h and a baby killer! If he said he did not want to meet him because of what obama stands for then he would have a point.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/islo_9927/ islo_9927

    He should have said no to the parade, the trophy and the celebrations. The cardinals would have gotten them as well if they had won. These things are perks of winning the big game, that’s why every team battle every season. If the perks go to everybody than there would be no need to compete. He’s just plain silly to me. Maybe, he really didn’t mean what he said. You know the media will run with anything they can turn into a big story.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JENNY1959/ JENNY1959

    PLEASE READ………….Mr. Harrison wants to be the center of attention, and he knows when he gets to the White House and meet the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT of the U.S.,he wont be NOTICE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2cworth/ 2cworth

    I don’t know why this is news. At least he’s consistent and didn’t go in 06. Also don’t know why he announced it publicly.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cestleon/ cestleon

    Hmmm…. as tradition has it the WINNER of the Stupor Bowl usually gets to meet the President. This has been going on for deacdes. Yeah, if Arizona would have won they would have been going instead if Pittsburg! D’uh! These athletes behave like a bunch of damned children and the sad part about it is this ignorant bastard actually makes at least four times more than the damned president! Maybe that’s why he’s pissed. He has to actually save for the Maybach this time around beacause of the repealing of tax breaks for the spoiled, um I mean wealthy. The fact that we Americans value entertainment to this degree is sickening. No I don’t wholeheartedly agree with all of PRESIDENT OBAMA’s policies, especially the continued Afghani intervention (when that money could be used here), but Mr. Houghland, if you would research before you spout your disdain you would know that those problems started with W. As for the “African” you saw on Youtube (who seems to be amongst the ignored by America. Oh well I guess there’s not enough oil there) what does that have to do with Saudi Arabia? If you’d look at a map you’d see that they are separated by the RED SEA! So either you are as lost as your sentiment or I can just pull the bulls**t card on you right now. By the way you seem to emphasize race and religion so much, it must be quite important to you. Would it be any different if it was a predominantly white area in which you reside? I really don’t see how mentioning that added anything to the pointless drivel that you espoused. Another thing, Did you know that Obama is…..check this out…. A CHRISTIAN?!!! (GASP!). It’s pretty sad that you are so misinformed that you are repeating a rumor that was proven to be false…….last year! Another wild and crazy fact. Did you know that one drop of African blood makes a person, in America, BLACK? Oh wow, “but he had a white mom”, you may say. “He’s biracial” you might retort. SCREW THAT!!!! I’m sick of this s**te. Members of a certain ethnic group always try to state this mess to deal with their shattered sense of privilege and delusions of superiority. Up until now, bluntly stated, mixed kids were treated and grouped as BLACK. So get over the fact thet there is a person of a different hue representing this country. It was inevitable anyway. Face it YOUR president is black. You don’t like it then move to Albania or something……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/strengthofcharacter/ strengthofcharacter

    Harrison’s just another uncle Tom black looking to make a name for himself by publicly denouncing a black person who is not popular amongst some whites. I listened to his comments & there was no rationale of substance behind them. His only reason for speaking out as he did was to distinguish himself as someone who is NOT an Obama supporter, an act he seemingly felt somehow lightened his skin tone.

    Uncle Tom blacks have always risen up and championed against heroes within the black community. Harrison’s attack is no different than a trained dog’s & I’m sure Rush Limbaugh is proud to have let his pet off the leash for a bit.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/waterfalls337/ waterfalls337

    Plan and simple, That boy is dumb. I mean boy.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/brnmkvl/ brnmkvl

    He didn’t go in 06 so he is consistent. It wouldn’t be a big deal to me either to meet any President, mixed, black, or white. Everybody doesn’t have Obamamania.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GeTsHooKeD/ GeTsHooKeD

    Ya’ll are just to narrow headed to miss the point he was proving. Watch the video again, maybe you’ll get it. Get educated dummy’s.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/gabbythetrudiva/ gabbythetrudiva

    ok…i personally think the man is dumb as a door nail. i don’t have “obamamania” either, but as someone else said, this happens every year. The winnning SuperBowl team is always invited to the whitehouse. It’s like any other sport – you get invitations, endorsement offers, etc because you win. I somehow don’t think he’d turn down a million dollar endorsement deal since it wasn’t offered before his team won the superbowl. Give me a break! So trip to the whitehouse doesn’t include a million dollars, but it is a way of honoring the winning team. If dude can’t see that, then he should stay home. That’s just ridiculous.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HOUJR14/ HOUJR14

    This is just an ingnoramous. Let him go on about his crazy business!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/williamsmith12390/ williamsmith12390

    it does not matter if he did not go but the reason he gave is so ignorant it reveals that he has misfiring between his brain cells and his mouth.

    Im waiting for his medulla oblongata to start twitching to see if he can do the dance routine from the thriller video.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tallnsexy48/ tallnsexy48

    i had no ideal what i would read on black planet this morning surely not james talking STUPID he should have been praying that the lord didn’t fix it so several of them didn’t get hurt in that game and if it wasn’t for his grace and mercy that they won the super bowl he needs to bring his attitude down a notch yep he got money now but in a blink of the eye he’ll be BROKE and lookin’ crazy just like he disrespected our leader,i wish i could really say what i want in this comment he would never forget this comment trust LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blaqkitty/ blaqkitty

    This guy is a narcisitic jerk. I listened to his “explanation” again and it makes absolutely no sense. The invite to the team is bigger than him, and it has nothing to do with “obama mania”, jeez. This guy does not care about history, he will not be able to look back in 50 years and tell his grandkids that he met the president of the U.S. In 50 years he will be forgotten, Obama will be in the history books forever. Like many poster’s here have already said, this invite is extended every year to the winner. Maybe it’s insecurity on his part, to be in the presence of people more refined than he. Money has nothing to do with it, it is all about substance, which he obviously lacks based on that lame a$$ excuse he gave.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fireman7971/ fireman7971

    he has a point….the WH wouldnt care, why not invite both teams at different times. Arizona and Pittsburg. failure is the company of success. im not a fan of either team, but JH has every right to make any decision. he didnt play and win just to shake Obama’s hand at the WH.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JudahEthiopia/ JudahEthiopia

    EDUCATED DUMMY’S!!!! LOL!!!!! I call them EDUCATED FOOLS!!!! Anything to please WHITE SOCIETY!!! obama MIGHT BE black BUT HE REPRESENTS WHITE SOCIETY…which does include FOOLISH BLACKS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BrandonF/ BrandonF

    I could care less about going to the White House myself, however when it comes to meeting the first black President I would jump at the chance. I love to see Black People do well and that would include President Obama as well as James Harrison. I’m sure Mr. Harrison and President Obama know that the decisions they make are not going to be popular. People without the back bone of these two men are going to disagree with them, even stoop so low as to call them names. Harrison has the back bone to go against the grain the same way Obama does. Not many people do, and it upsets them. But they can rest easy because even though Mr. Harrison decision makes sense, it’s no skin off the President’s nose. Weak people never understand strong ones. But I’ll bet the President understands Mr. Harrison.

    Brandon Finney

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thegman90012/ thegman90012

    This man’s position is just plain stupid! I guess he won’t attend his city’s parade either, because you know they could throw a parade for anyone at anytime just as well. As a matter of fact all of the perks that come with winning a Super Bowl including his bonus money could have gone to the other team, but I bet you he didn’t refuse that! I could maybe somewhat understand a white player taking this position……but not a so called Black man!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrmaharris/ mrmaharris

    James this is a simple minded negro yea i said it simple minded negro did you hear what he said he sound like a @#%! fool all uneducated sounding if arizona would of won he would of invited them DUH!it’s about the team man it’s about history he needs some attention or something i mean it’s not about Obama yes i am an Obama supporter;but if were Bush or any other President if i had the opportunity i would love that this guy is a poor excuse for young black male’s the attitude that he has i don’t want to totally judge a person on one thing but me being a black male 40 years old this young brother’s attitude is typical of some our black youths today not all just some i’m one generation removed from the civil rights movement the further we move away from it lessons seems the more young blacks become unaware of it’s effect on where they are where they are today.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/candycakes1/ candycakes1

    This guy is obviously not a TEAM PLAYER. Did he not get the memo? It is tradition that the super bowl winner, not only get the coveted trophy, but other perks go along with that. going to the white house as a team is part of that. Cant he look pass his novice idea and go with the team. I believe he will be plesantly surprised with “The White House”. Some people have been saving their hard earned dollars to take their families on vacation, to experience this historical event. He has a free invite, a private meeting and tour, etc. He needs a reality check. If he cant do it for himself think of others who are less fortunate. Gather items and donate to a childrens charity, those kids who other wise would not be physically or financially able to go!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mesh23222/ mesh23222

    CAN SOMEONE SLAP THE HELL OUT OF HIM FOR ME. I HATE THESE ARROGANT BUTTHOLES I SWARE IF HIS ASS WAS IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE HE WOULD BE RUNNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO CHANGE HIS SORRY AS IMAGE WHAT A JACKASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pookey043/ pookey043

    He could hav kelpt his stupid comments to himself! Loose lips sink ships,shame on u Mr.james harrison!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blaqkitty/ blaqkitty

    If one is going to draw a line in the sand for something they believe in…..at least have enough intelligence and common sense to get your message across in an informed and educated manner, otherwise we’re left scratching our heads and thinking WTF. As is the case here. His overly simplistic, grade school explanation leaves one with an unflattering impression of this fellow. Going against the grain is fine, standing up for what you believe in is fine, but what exactly is he standing up for? I did not hear it. What is his point? He made none. He comes across as arrogant and insecure at the same time, dude is a walking contradiction. Sure, he is secure in the fact that he is an established professional athelete, but i’m not so sure about the intelligence factor. People who are secure with themselves, thier identity, thier intelligence, would have no problem meeting other successful, intelligent people, be they white or black, from any profession. Hell, most would love the challenge. Maybe he does not want to make a bigger fool of himself, thinking he may have to answer questions that have NOTHING to do with football. Maybe he’s uncomfortable outside of that bubble he put himself in. I’m just saying……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kingkong1/ kingkong1

    Football is a game of clear winners and losers. This clown should understand that losers don’t get invited to Meet the President.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tideman78/ tideman78

    he is 1 crazy blk man d team need 2 kick his blk a++

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tats4u2c/ tats4u2c

    ok I have met some arrogant people in my lifetime but wooooooooooooooow never like this. He had to have been joking when he made that comment and probably didnt think he would be put on blast about it. This just goes to show that not everybody who is successful and went to college got what they were in school for. I dont think this Mr. James Harrison is worth the attention he desperatly needs.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ktbasspl/ ktbasspl

    AS someone already mentioned, IT’S A TRADITION, MR HARRISON. THAT NO MATTER WHO THE TEAMS ARE, THE WINNER ALWAYS GOES TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO MEET THE PRESIDENT!!!
    A couple MORE points…
    1) You have the opportunity to meet a HISTORICAL FIGURE… the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT, of whom you obviously DIDN’T vote for… (GO MCCAIN!!!!)
    2) You reap the bennefits of your “Career”… The Fame, the Foutune, the BONUSES from the “Big Game”, now the ridicule of your now famous stupidity. When we were kids, we’d always say…”One day I’d like to meet the President of the United States, with no idea that he’d possibly be on of US…
    Most Presidents are NOT as avid Sports Fans, and you want to show up who truly respects Sports, after so many people don’t because of attitudes like YOURS!!!
    I would LOVE to have the opportunity to have and make the kind of life that YOU have, even though I HAVE met Mr. Obama, and I’m not even near as famous as you, and I was HONORED for the chance…

    Mr. Harrison, please hope and Pray that you don’t get hurt playing what you love, because if you do, you’ll realize the chance that you gave up, as you go to Home Depot or Sports Authority, to apply for a Job

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DARRIUS-63/ DARRIUS-63

    WHAT A FINE TIME TO TAKE A STAND! OH IM SORRY WHAT IS HE STANDING FOR AGAIN ,THIS IS THE PRESIDENT,AND A HISTORY MAKING PRESIDENT AS WELL,AND WHO WOULDNT WANT TO MEET HIM,SOME PEOPLE CAN BE CHAMPIONS ON ONE HAND, AND AN IDIOT ON THE OTHER,I BELIEVE THAT JAMES HARRISON IS STUCK BETWEEN FIVE ON ONE HAND AND HALF OF TEN ON THE OTHER,SENCELESS NONSENCE,GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER!,SOME TIMES ALL THE EDUCATION IN THE WORLD JUST DONT WORK FOR SOME PEOPLES,MUST BE ABOUT THE PLAY STATION,OH BOY! IDIOT…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/too_savoirfaire/ too_savoirfaire

    If I had not read some of the comments I would not have posted a one. Although Mr. Harrison did not explain has stance particularly well he does have a point. We have a lot of more critical situations going on in the world besides the Pittsburgh Steelers (Which have been my favorite team in football all my life). Why does the President, of any era, need to congratulate Multi-million dollar athletes. What does the Champion of Politics have in common with the Champion of NFL Defense? Well, we know that it is not public speaking! This has nothing to do with civil rights or the history there of. One man has an opinion that he is indeed entitled to use, and he did. My question is, what does the White House have to do with any of the games we play? Aren’t there more important things to debate about? And for all those people that have questioned Mr. Harrison’s intelligence, check your typos before you post a comment. Check your bank accounts while you’re at it!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MahoganyPrince/ MahoganyPrince

    well look at that, there is an I in team after all, and that I stands for IDIOT!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/zeelust/ zeelust

    Mr. Harrison’s action indicate that “HOUSE N****RS” do exist.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/zeelust/ zeelust

    Mr. Harrison’s action indicates that “HOUSE N****RS” do exist.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mahaka/ mahaka

    Mr. Harrison’s comments and position are the epitome of ignorance, arrogance, and disrepect. The winner of the Super Bowl as a tradition goes to the White House to meet and greet the President. Equally disturbing is the fact, that this is the first opportunity for the first Black President to be bestowed this honor. Shame on you Mr. Harrison, your conduct is unbecoming of a Champion. The Good news is this probably the LAST time you will be invited back, because you are a loser !!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mahaka/ mahaka

    The GOOD News is President Obama won’t have to worry about meeting Mr. Harrison for at least the next 8 years !!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Yas_twin6/ Yas_twin6

    That statement he made is absurd! It’s an honor to meet any president! Hopefully everyone else that is of any importance will think twice about meeting his ignorant ass!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cykn/ Cykn

    I don’t think Harrison is a case of another HOUSE N****R exposed he is just mentally lost, sometimes to much money n not enough know to understand taken n apart of history for our people is not just a big deal its a part off our evolution. GET DA CASH OUT YOUR AZZ N STEP UP BROTHER
    RAW(: ( DA PBARMY )

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/suprabuddha/ suprabuddha

    The guy is free do whatever he likes as long he doesn’t commit a felony. That’s what being an American is about RIGHT???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Naji11/ Naji11

    Mr. Harrison’s actions indicate the utter ignoramousness that black businesses also have to endure when openning up in their own people’s neighborhoods; “I’m not going to see Mr. Johnson’ store just because I’m blakc too.”

    The idiot is wrong even if he had a point to make. 1. Obama, is president to the USA not just blacks. 2. If he didn’t like that he should’ve realized that america all has to vote for a 100% black president, not just blacks. 3. If he didn’t like what Obama did or said, then he woul’d've been able to have some credibility if he had met and gained an audience. this kind of public displays of dicenion will likely make it seem that wite America should never vote for us who r 100% black, wisdom is patience, not rash, brash skirmishes between each other. is point Black people.

    Remember, Rosa Parks’ boy cott would never have worked if everyone acted out of step, having no agreable tone, and Jim Crow law would have been denied another 50-100years if they were that stupid to fight with each other in public and let each other down on every turn.

    Black businesses should be the first place we go; and then after that is exhausted then u go where else u have to go. I am affraid if I open a black business that my people who I am their to serve would rather respect other people than their own, they would rather make up why ‘any reason will do’ in order to show out their self disrespect.

    Harrison sets us back. and sounds a foul tone for full black leadership in his stupid unthoughtful acts against our movement; and is the reason that my 5 son’s who heard of this have thrown away all of their Steelers-Harrison’ paraphanalia, as I advise like wise. It’s the smallest price that we as a family could afford to make him pay.

    I am so disappointed with that kind of ‘air our laundry’ out in public, bulls**t that we put each other through. We fought for a birthday for Martin Luther King, we Named Colleges after Mr. Desabo and Rosa Parks, But we are by no means done with developing black Heroes to luminate in the anals of history.

    the stupid black people do to the intelligent well meaning black people.

    We as a people, need to think before we do anything that reveals decention in publc, and never do it; because we are judged more as a group and we don’t want to hurt our group. Therefore, since this ass head who tries to say he is expressing his blackness, then it must be said that he is not expressing true Blackness. Because, Blackness is not shown in rash behavior, but in careful calculated and thought out steps that lead to success. This is how our acestors ruled Carthage, Africa and was the World Trade Center in their time, and this is what works for us, not by being rash, fighting in publc, selling drugs, disrespecting our establishments and businesses, abhoring our excellent skin colors and efforts to rise above our victimology of the horrible period of America’s Human Trafficking scandal.

    We must always seek to make peace even if we don’t have all of our issues covered.

    Peace to all of my people who love my people.

    Naji~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Naji11/ Naji11

    It goes to show you that going to college and becoming a famouse name because you run or through doesn’t mean that that our African American student body knows or even remembers how we were able to get into college, it was due to black people being elected in office and making those doors turn open. Black kids in college need a coures on how we got to where you are today. Not, how to become a college ho or a campus jock. But We who are over coming have a responsibility to keep in focus the continued struggle for our equal share of the country we help build.

    Naji~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Justin_Sanity/ Justin_Sanity

    Lol, dudes doing what he wants, corse the superbowl winners is guna get the invite, think the raiders are getting an invite just because? publicity he knew he’d get it, he got it. Just ignorant though, get invighted to the white house and you dont go….who did he vote for, or did he vote.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PantherNoir/ PantherNoir

    I gotta concur with the majority of posts here. What a slap in the face to President Obama! I don’t give a damn if U like the man or not, he is a history-making figure and not only did this idiot squander an opportunity to meet him, he did it in such an embarassing and classless manner. What’s really scary is this fool actually went to and GRADUATED from college. I’m sure Mom & Dad are really proud.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Naji11/ Naji11

    A great Gesture would be that all of our more enlightened NFL Professonal brotherhood to flood the Whitehouse, with love gift baskets and physical presence in condemnation for the evil attack against all of us, put yourselves in Obama’s shoes, and you invited him in the presense of your honored guests to honor them under the curent of ‘as a brother’ and Harrison poked the same ridicule with you. He is not nor will he ever be invited to my house for dinner, if he came I would yell through the door and say ‘what you do to the least of my people you do to me, even what you do to the greatest of my people you do to me, so go away!’

    That was all the anger I could muster, got too much love for my beautiful black sisters who luv us and brotherhood for my brothers to let his bad example continue to fester.

    Peace to all of you,

    Naji~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TEKBOY2000/ TEKBOY2000

    He needs to grow up. Aint noting wrong with meeting the president. They get a chance to do something millions would love to do. Shoot I would love to meet the president at the white house. If he didn’t want to meet the president then he should’ve kelpt it to his-self and made up an excuse for not going instead of letting it be known to the USA. All we can do is pray for him. Every black person is’nt like that. I love everyone for who they are.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com//

    That negro is not only rude, but he’s an idiot. When his chump-azz is broke, he’s gonna remember how he opted out on a chance to meet the 1st Black President of a Superpower!

    “My people, my people.”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hoteegirl/ hoteegirl

    my people, my people, my people. Boy your mama should whip your dumb ass.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Satinsheets2/ Satinsheets2

    The man has a right to stand alone, but he should also know that the game wasn’t won by him alone and there is no I in team… But he does have an uncle tom mentality so to speak.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/biggtonn/ biggtonn

    I know this will shock a lot of you guys, but not all of us black folk think that we have to me Obama for our lives to be complete. ask yourselves this, if Mcain was president would this be a big deal. Not everyone gets excited to see “famous” people. Get over yourselves, Obama is not god, and missing a chance to see him in person is not the worst thing in the world.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/4merHorse06/ 4merHorse06

    To all you Black folk thinking that this man is wrong, why is he? Last time I looked the Pittsburgh Steelers wasn’t the military and apparently he, like many Black folk don’t think that Obama is all that (gasp!!!)and doesn’t need his life validated by the so-called One.

    Right on Brother!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BTru2U1/ BTru2U1

    He’s ignorant. It’s a matter of professional courtesy rather than assuming he’s jonesing for Obama like most. It was disrespectful and immature. Of course you idiot! You were invited because you were the champs…do you know of any of the other losing ass teams to have been invited dumb ass?! And did you think about the position you put your teammates as well as staff/management? Oh no cause you’re a dumb-ass!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Soblak/ Soblak

    This is the reason why we as a community cannot come together. Here it is we have the 1st black president in office and another black man wants to grand stand and not act as if it’s not a honor too meet him. It’s a shame that some of us don’t have a clue into the deeper moment that this could provide. I guess he voted for McCain and he’s a prime example of the slave mentality that exists today within our community.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Monte_Brown/ Monte_Brown

    James Harrison was quite sincere and believable. He is right. It is not that big of a deal for him to go to the White House. I don’t ask James Harrison’s opinion when I vote. James Harrison is a cool dude. Harrison is not some ass kissing crony like most black people are when it comes to Obama. Black people are to Obama what them Rednecks were to George W. Bush. Black people need to just stop sucking up to Obama. If Iran nukes Israel what the f**k is Obama going to do? Go out a say a speach? Get off of Obama’s dick, damn.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mlucas/ mlucas

    Having a legitimate reason for not being able to go, is the only excuse for not going. It is an honor for you to be invited to the White House, for the president to be a Black man is another honor. To be invited to the White House to meet this countries first Black Presidents is undeniably a great honor and privilege. That is a prime example of us as a people. We need to come together and be united, so we all can survive. Think about others rather than being so selfish.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com//

    It is so sad that the media constantly uses the race card to stir up peoples emotions….I love that we as a country have the right to speak our minds, but we have a country full of ignorant people spouting off about things that maske no sense or never have a solution to offer. People state that President Obama is a baby killer, but when did he attend Medical School and what clinic has he ever performed the act of killing an unborn child? He has 2 kids of his own and I haven’t heard that he has ever asked anyone to kill an unborn child, he honors the RIGHT of a person to choose whether THEY(men are usually the ones who want an abortion to be performed) bring a life into this world. As many MOTHERS and FATHERS that have gone on killing sprees and killed LIVING and BREATHING children in this country, where is the outrage on that. I don’t see or hear you condeming them on a daily basis. If people stop focusing on faulting others and ASSIST our elected officials in making ALL of our lives better then we would be in a better standing in this world. Focus on YOUR OWN faults and not those of others. AMERICA stop using Race and Religion to dignify your ignorance and strt practicing tolerance.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bigwhoppy65/ Bigwhoppy65

    I am a huge Steeler fan,but this guy has lost his mind. He should want to be part of history. If he does not show,he will be excluded from my fan base.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com//

    maaaan…f**k Obama!

    Um tired of black ppl hailing him as the great mighty effervescent motherf**ker he is Not!

    Congrats to the interacial guy my mom voted for him jus cause he black so did many others!

    I didnt vote cause Ron Paul wasnt on the ballot…

    This Harrison is a dipshtick tha niggas low on oil! And just to think these the c********rs that get paid more than a teacher and doctor for catchin footballs and runnin and o yea some of you dummies gon say wont you try playin football…I have, without pads…guess what no big deal

    I’m glad for Obama and Harrison

    But Harrison just dont wanna go
    Every body doesnt have to praise Obama cause he’s the first “black” prez…

    That nigga aint workin for yall man, he tryina make abortion simpler and allow f****ts to run rampant and he’s a tool for the Illuminati!

    The End!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigj97216/ bigj97216

    Anonymous let me put this in language you can understand. We need to go away f**ktard. reading your comments makes everyone on here less intelligent. I have my doubts as to whether you are actually black. You sound more like a rethuglican troll, or a self loathing negro.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/swayz19/ swayz19

    Wooooow ok another comment, woow, I gotta get a life, ok harrison isn’t goin to see obama for the obvious reason, he’s not sippin the kool aid, and he’s not about to make a country of the dumb down change his mind cause yall love this african american for a president.
    Unfortunatly when I say dumb down I mean dumb down, like every black put here forgot there logic n reason soon as he got into office, when bush was pres we was thinkin and logical people who investigated, not we got a so called black guy running this “co-operation” now we al on his dick like he’s not part of the system,so any body who’s not falin for it, then is labled a conspiricy theorist,
    But notice how they ( the people who luv obama) always refer yo him as the first black president. And that’s exactly what I mean by the “dum down”
    We blacks have been gettin a dum down education thus we say dum s**t like obama was the first black president. If u do some research , you’ll find that he wasn’t the first, the first black (real black) president who made ” general” george washington was predident john hanson. If u look on the back ofa 2 dollar bill ull see the onlt black dude standin up w/ the people who made the declaration of independance , and untop of the the country was founded in 1776, but washington didn’t become pres til 1789, so ran the country till 1776 till washington in 89?

    See waht im sayin do soem reaserch n stop acceptin common dum down facts and you wontt drink the obama kool aid either, u can’t get mad at harrison for knowing something the common folks don’t know, that’s what happens when u get money, us top doin the common folk and stop sayin the common folk nonsense, cause the common folk revolves around a dum down education, thhus they say obamas the first black ( he aint even black he’s a african american) president when he wassnt.

    That’s all ( phew)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/swayz19/ swayz19

    Jus another point, if bush was still pres, or mcain won n harrison said he wasn’t goin , everbody on here would be cheerin right, what cause its a african american pres we all supposed to jump on the celebraty bandwagon? We not supposed to think or scrutinise no more, like obama doin sumthin for blacks,
    Im not tryin to s**t on dude totally cause I don’t know obama, mind he came into politics outta no where , when hillary still strugglin, but here’s some food for thougght.
    When he was campaining, he said he was goin to do away w/ the patriot act , he got in then flipped, not only that, he’s not even tryin to hold the bastards who commited some of the greatest world crimes and attrocities in america n africa, he’s lettin that whole afministration walk. U heard him sayi it, “he’s looking foward” how u wanna change, but leet the criminals walk, so when obama’s presidency is up the next republican ass can come in jus continue the f**kry, simply cause obama not undoing it, he’s continuing it, and he’s not setting a standard that , the republican curruption is intolerable. so again.. What change is he talkin about?

    All that to say this, instead of pickin on a football player, who doesn’t do anyhting that significant for the good of people ( unless he’s directly involved in some charitable or grass roots org.)
    Get off his d-i-n-c-o, and lets look at obama again cause he came outta no where, n I don’t know money. Jus being honest so I can look @ it subjective, but we do know the system he works for , so I ( includin harrison) don’t need to see no obama, we wanna see his bosses. U gotta real big prob w/ ur burger u don’t take it to the cashier u take it to the ceo, , obama jus a store manager, he’s not the ceo, soorrrrry.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/persuasive_lyric/ persuasive_lyric

    James Harrison is Rush Limbaugh’s illegitimate son.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mild_man1965/ mild_man1965

    I posted the exact same thing on 2 different “Steeler” websites. What I found out was this: It all comes down to how you feel about Obama and NOT Harrsion’s reasoning behind his decision. I’m not going to repeat any idea that’s been previously mentioned but I will definatly break it down to you in terms that the sportsman can understand. Don’t you find it funny that when T.O. dissed his white QB’s he was promptly shown the exit without fanfare and press conferences in his front yard. When T.O. dissed Donovan it became a big show atmosphere and actually IMPROVED T.O. standing in the eyes of everyone who questioned DOnovan’s leadership abilities. Harrison plays in Pittsburgh, need I say more. He knows which side his bread is buttered. If he dissed Bush and went for the Obama visit that would come into question. If he disses BOTH visits he can cover himself by saying that the trip isn’t “THAT” important to him and it’s all because he’s an “individual”. His excuse about AZ was dumb because the Cardinals..had they won..would’ve gotten the SB trophy and his SB ring. JH is an idiot and I’ll be booin’ hiz azz on opening day.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/swayz19/ swayz19

    Ehhh I dunno mild_man? I mean we all know obama isn’t a big sports fan so we can’t look @ it in sports term, n untop of that he’s a basketball head, so if its not a sports call, what else could it be but a political reason
    And if its a political reason , shouldn’t we respect that enough to say he has balls to stand on his political value, instead of followin the band?, I mean what other reason can it be oother then political?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/duffusc56/ duffusc56

    All of you people with negative comments are crazy. This is not a politically base invitation by Obama and all of you need to review recent history. It is,and has been, a tradition for the currently seated President to invite the winners of the Super Bowl to the White House. You and Mr. Harrison need a Hug and a history lesson.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dreday373/ dreday373

    What a dumb ass win the Super Bowl which they shouldn’t have get to visit the President and not going ok sounds dumb to me just another rich crybaby shouldn’t be even making money to play sports hell I played sports in School for the love not money and wish my team could’ve been invited to Visit President seeing it has been going on for years you know it’s a TRADITION but who cares if he wasn’t some rich overpaid big baby we wouldn’t even be talking about him cause no one would know him so oh well screw him he doesn’t pay my bills so I really don’t care what he does anyway Much Luv To The Commander In Cheif President Obabma – Hope I can see him some time in the next 8 years hint hint re-elect.!!

  • http://newsone.blackplanet.com/obama/the-pittsburgh-steelers-visit-obama-at-the-white-house/ The Pittsburgh Steelers Visit Obama At The White House | NewsOne

    [...] One Steelers’ star didn’t make the trip to Washington _ linebacker James Harrison. [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kountry_Mayne/ Kountry_Mayne

    athletes make way too much money to begin with… if any one should be making that kind of money it should be the soldiers we have out there ricking their lives at war.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SmokeSygnal/ SmokeSygnal

    This all breaks down to one thing..anotha dumb ass nigga with more money than sense! If you dont like the president or just dont wanna go then say that…dont get on tv with some stupid ass story like that! Come on now…WHY IN THE HELL WOULD THE LOSING TEAM GET A SPECIAL INVITATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE? I think this nigga got a lil’ Tyrone Biggums in him!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blackraven56/ blackraven56

    I GUESS IT GOES TO PROVE THAT THERE ARE IGNORANT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD EVEN THOSE WITH MONEY…SUCH A DUMB ASS REMARK..WE ALREADY HAVE PEOPLE GUNNING AFTER THE PRESIDENT AND WHERE WE ALL BLACK OR WHITE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING HIM…HERE COMES A FOOL AND YES I SAID FOOL…IF I DIDN’T LIKE THE STEELERS SO MUCH I WOULD NEVER WATCH OR SUPPORT THEM AGAIN BUT YOU CAN’T WHOLE ALL TO BLAME FOR ONE TEAM MEMEBERS STUPID REMARK….I GUESS HE’S JUST STUCK ON STUPID AND PASSED OUT ON DUMB…DON’T LET THE MONEY RUN TO YOUR HEAD MY BROTHER…JUST LIKE YOU GOT IT YOU CAN LOSE IT…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Angilix/ Angilix

    He didn’t go see Bush either.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SexyMel02/ SexyMel02

    I mean I agree with him..I guess he wanted to feel specail….but on the other hand i do think he is stupid cause…this is once in a lifetime opportunity 2 meet the first black president…this is an opportunity to meet and greet and tell a story when u get older..cause if another black president doesnt get into office in his lifetime…he will have somthing 2 tell his kids or anyone..so he needs 2 reconsider

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NatePierreNelson/ NatePierreNelson

    This guy doesn’t get it. He wasn’t invited to the White House because he is who he is, he was invited because of the accomplishment of that the team achieved as a whole,losers don’t get invited anywhere.He just missed out on another important part of African American History.

    Nate Pierre Nelson

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Brooklynkat1/ Brooklynkat1

    Why would you disrespect the first black president with that stupid logic. Nothing he said was worth listening to. He makes you wonder if he has any education. He didn’t do nothing but embarass himself his family and the Steeler organization. What a dumb f**k.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0VancouverHurts/ 0VancouverHurts

    why would obama wana meet the steelers team in the first place? is he going to want to meet the nhl stanley cup winning team and nba winning team also? anyway that dude is crazy! i dont know how anyone can pass up an opportunity like that! his reason is very childish and stupid and embarassing. why doesnt he respect obama? i would love to meet pres obama! i would break down in tears and bow down to him lol obama is our hero of this century!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Pheelix/ Pheelix

    Harrison is pretty hung up on himself if he thinks this is about someone wanting to meet HIM instead of the other way around.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/majsig/ majsig

    James Harrison, you ignorant s**t (my new-old saying). Why would you invite the losing team to the White House. I’m a Browns Fan, and truly dislike everything about the Stealers (no misprint), but this is just another reason to aline them with the Ravens. LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    James is right… If he dont wanna see Bark, he aint gotta go

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/willie131/ willie131

    He needs to grow up

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EQUINOX2003/ EQUINOX2003

    Its his loss but also his choice. When he is older I am wondering if he would regret his choices for whatever reason he made them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DARK-LYON/ DARK-LYON

    James Harrison is just an idiot…yea u don’t have to go just say that…I just did’nt want to go…not that stupid ass reason…ya’ll know he SLOW…beep beep get on the Bus…we gone wait fer ya…come on

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TMAC_35000/ TMAC_35000

    I think I’ll have to agree with him. It’s just a random visit to me, it’s not like he’s gonna be doing business or gonna be buddies and hang out with the President. They’ll go up there meet him and that’s it, I wouldn’t care either.

  • http://newsone.com/entertainment/sports-entertainment/associatedpress3/pittsburgh-steeler-calls-nfl-commisioner-a-devil/ Pittsburgh Steeler Calls NFL Commisioner A “Devil” | News One

    [...] Pittsburgh Steeler Refuses Presidential Visit [...]

  • http://newsone.com/entertainment/sports-entertainment/associatedpress3/james-harriso-calls-nfl-commisioner-a-devil/ Steeler James Harrison Calls NFL Commisioner A “Devil” | News One

    [...] Pittsburgh Steeler Refuses Presidential Visit [...]

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