James Harrison, linebacker/philosopher

For the 2nd time in 4 years, the Steelers' Super Bowl victory is rewarded with an invitation to the White House. And for the 2nd time in 4 years, James Harrison declines that invitation:

This is how I feel--if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl, as far as I'm concerned he [Obama] would've invited Arizona if they had won.

I could make some sarcastic comments regarding the master of logic that is James Harrison, but I'll let blogger Chris Chase do the honors:

Usually, when a sentence begins with "as far as I'm concerned," it ends with an opinion, not an incontrovertible fact. Harrison's comment is akin to saying, "As far as I'm concerned, George Washington was the first president."

Of course the Cards would have received the White House invite if they had won. Winners get to go meet the president, losers don't. They also get the trophy, the parade and those hats that say "Super Bowl champs". I don't think James Harrison turned down any of those things, which makes his refusal to go to the White House a tad hypocritical.

When  Harrison won the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year Award, he didn't decline and say, "As far as I'm was [sic] concerned, they would've given this award to someone else if they had had a better defensive season then me". And when he scored that touchdown in the Super Bowl after returning an interception 100 yards, I'm pretty sure Harrison didn't tell the ref to take the points off the board because, as far as he was concerned, if Larry Fitzgerald had caught him, Harrison wouldn't have scored.

Thanks, James!