Like many other Seattle Seahawks fans, Washington State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon was angry that his team lost to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The Seahawks are supposed to be unbeatable at home, but the Cards limited them to just 10 points and came away with a crucial 17-10 victory to keep themselves alive in the playoff hunt. Fitzgibbon probably should have tipped his cap and said “good game” after the tough battle.
Instead, the politician got himself in trouble by doing something we see countless athletes do every season — tweeting without thinking. Fitzgibbon called Arizona a “racist wasteland” after the game.
WA Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon has deleted his #Seahawks related tweet, which referred to Arizona as a "racist wasteland". http://t.co/SbU9xuCfJE
— Chris Daniels (@ChrisDaniels5) December 23, 2013
One would think Fitzgibbon would apologize after writing something like that, but he didn’t seem to take it as seriously as some of his followers. He offered somewhat of a non-apology and said people are taking his comment too seriously.
Upset re hawks loss, and failure of smart immigration reform–shouldn't have conflated the 2 though. Happy holidays, better for both in '14
— Joe Fitzgibbon (@joefitzgibbon) December 23, 2013
Lawmaker who called Arizona a "racist wasteland" tells me people are taking his sports trash talk too seriously.
— Mike Baker (@MikeBakerAP) December 23, 2013
When will these people learn that mixing sports and politics is a dangerous game? It’s one thing to confuse team names and embarrass yourself, but Fitzgibbon just made himself look like a dink. His reaction after that fact certainly didn’t help remedy the situation.
H/T Eye on Football
