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| | |Goose Gossage | | |Goose Gossage |
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| − | |[[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] relief pitcher who helped lead the [[New York Yankees]] to their championship in 1978, and who finished four times in the top five in Cy Young voting and was a nine-time All-Star, Gossage is an outspoken supporter of President [[Donald Trump]] and a sharp critic of [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hall-of-fame-pitcher-goose-gossage-democrats-trump</ref> | + | |[[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] relief pitcher who helped lead the [[New York Yankees]] to their championship in 1978, who finished four times in the top five in Cy Young voting, and who was a nine-time All-Star, Gossage is an outspoken supporter of President [[Donald Trump]] and a sharp critic of [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hall-of-fame-pitcher-goose-gossage-democrats-trump</ref> |
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| | |[[Boris Spassky]] | | |[[Boris Spassky]] |
| | |[[chess]] | | |[[chess]] |
| − | |famed world chess champion who lost the [[Match of the Century]] to [[Bobby Fischer]] in 1972, Spassky was actually a [[conservative]] opponent of [[communism]] whose exemplary sportsmanship made that contest happen; upon one defeat to the spectacular [[Bobby Fischer]] "Spassky joined the audience in applauding Fischer's win. This astounded Fischer, who called his opponent 'a true sportsman.'"<ref>https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/world-chess-championship-1972-game-6</ref> | + | |famed world chess champion who lost the [[Match of the Century]] to [[Bobby Fischer]] in 1972, Spassky was actually a [[conservative]] opponent of [[communism]] whose exemplary sportsmanship made that contest happen; upon defeat to the spectacular [[Bobby Fischer]] in [[Fischer-Spassky Game 6]] "Spassky joined the audience in applauding Fischer's win. This astounded Fischer, who called his opponent 'a true sportsman.'"<ref>https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/world-chess-championship-1972-game-6</ref> |
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| | |[[Herschel Walker]] | | |[[Herschel Walker]] |
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| | |Bill Laimbeer | | |Bill Laimbeer |
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| − | |led the [[Detroit Pistons]] to two [[NBA]] titles by defeating [[Michael Jordan]], Larry Bird and [[Magic Johnson]]; for a center, Laimbeer had an amazing outside shot and free-throw percentage, showing the versatility of a [[conservative]]; illustrating their [[double standard]], liberals whined about Laimbeer's rough style of play, without complaining about [[Dennis Rodman]] | + | |led the [[Detroit Pistons]] to two [[NBA]] titles by defeating [[Michael Jordan]], Larry Bird and [[Magic Johnson]]; for a center, Laimbeer had an amazing outside shot and free-throw percentage, showing the versatility of a [[conservative]]; illustrating their [[double standard]], liberals whined about Laimbeer's rough style of play, without complaining about [[Dennis Rodman]]. |
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| | |Tim Thomas | | |Tim Thomas |
| | |hockey | | |hockey |
| − | |A conservative, Thomas declined to attend a ceremony staged by the [[Obama]] [[White House]] after Thomas's team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/boston-bruins-goalie-snubs-president-obama-111928.html</ref> Thomas is a four-time [[NHL]] All-Star as a goalie - a great conservative position to play!<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610011</ref> | + | |A [[conservative]], Thomas declined to attend a ceremony staged by the [[Obama]] [[White House]] after Thomas's team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/boston-bruins-goalie-snubs-president-obama-111928.html</ref> Thomas is a four-time [[NHL]] All-Star as a goalie - a great conservative position to play!<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610011</ref> |
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| | |Curt Schilling | | |Curt Schilling |
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| | |[[Mary Lou Retton]] | | |[[Mary Lou Retton]] |
| | |gymnastics | | |gymnastics |
| − | |Olympic gold medalist, delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2004 Republican National Convention. | + | |Olympic gold medalist, delivered the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] at the 2004 Republican National Convention. |
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| | |Karl Malone | | |Karl Malone |
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| | |Ryan Hall | | |Ryan Hall |
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| − | |Evangelical Christian, said God was his trainer | + | |Evangelical Christian, who said God was his trainer |
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| | |[[Annie Oakley]] | | |[[Annie Oakley]] |
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| | |[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] | | |[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] |
| | |Soccer | | |Soccer |
| − | |Ronaldo and his family is known for being devout Catholic. Ronaldo met with conservative psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]] who had therapy sessions to treat his depression after lost of his son. Ronaldo also refused to wear "[[gay pride]] armband" during Euro 2020. | + | |Ronaldo and his family are known for being devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]. Ronaldo met with a [[conservative]] psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]] who had therapy sessions to treat his depression after the loss of his son. Ronaldo also refused to wear "[[gay pride]] armband" during Euro 2020. |
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