Yet somehow the NFL found him controversial.
It's no wonder the Secret Service is overwhelmed by death threats against the President. Just look at the hate that's been coming out of conservatives over the past year, via Media Matters:
- Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) said, "We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it's a waste of good ammunition."And let's not forget that Glenn Beck talked about poisoning Speaker Pelosi, Sarah Palin had her followers so worked up during the election that one yelled "Kill him!" (and Palin did nothing in response), or the sign at the Teabagger march in DC talking about how "next time we bring our guns."
- During a GOP event at a gun range, South Florida Republican Robert Lowry fired at a target with the initials of his opponent, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, written on it.
- Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would "bludgeon" blue dogs "to death" to get their votes for health care reform.
- A columnist for Newsmax, which has rented its email list to the Republican National Committee, promoted the possibility of a military coup against President Obama.
- Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) told supporters, "We're almost reaching a revolution in this country."
- After a man brought an assault rifle to an Obama event, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) said people "should" bring guns to public meetings.
- Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) joked about Democratic members who "almost got lynched" at town hall meetings.
- At an anti-health care reform event, protestors hung an effigy of Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD)
- Rep. Michele Bachmann said conservatives need to "slit our wrists, become blood brothers" to make sure health care reform doesn't pass.
- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's (R-TX) former press secretary wrote a column favorably comparing the Tea Parties to "Project Mayhem" -- a fictional terrorist organization in the movie Fight Club that blew up banks.
- Rep. Michele Bachmann said she wanted the American people "armed and dangerous" to fight cap-and-trade legislation.
