Obama Congratulates Michael Sam, WH Says ("You should be judged by what you do and not who you are”)

[kpete]

Source: ABC News

WASHINGTON — President Obama congratulated Michael Sam today, after he made history as the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL when he was picked by the St. Louis Rams, the White House said.

“The President congratulates Michael Sam, the Rams and the NFL for taking an important step forward today in our Nation’s journey. From the playing field to the corporate boardroom, LGBT Americans prove everyday that you should be judged by what you do and not who you are,” a White House official emailed to ABC News.

Sam, who led the Southeast Conference in sacks with 11.5 in the 2013 season and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year came out as gay after the season, drawing national media attention to his all-but-certain path to join an NFL roster.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/05/obama-congratulates-michael-sam-white-house-says/

[Omaha Steve]

1. You beat me to the post by one minute

K&R!

[allan01]

2. thank you potus

[McCamy Taylor]

3. Obama defied my expectations and has become the president for everyone under the umbrella.

[Major Nikon]

4. You should be judged by what you do and celebrated for who you are

Diversity is something that brings richness to our culture and strengthens us by adding unique experiences and perspectives. It's also exactly what this nation was founded upon, rather than the monolithic false reality the historical revisionist conservatives pretend. Those people seek to divide us and make us weaker and should be called out at every opportunity for it.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. Hmmm.... I dunno. What's wrong w. 'who he is'?

[Overseas]

6. It irritates bigots.

[iandhr]

7. I find this statement similar to

"I have a dream that one day my four little children will live in a nation that judges them not by the color of their skin but by the content of there character"

Martin Luther King wanted a nation for his kids that will look at what they do not at their skin color. What the President is saying is that Sam should be judged by his play on the field not the fact he is gay.

[Cha]

8. Not a thing is wrong with who Michael Sam is.. and he'll be judged by what he does

on the field.

[c588415]

9. As a 49er fan, I cant stand the Rams, nevertheless, I wish Sam

the best of luck. I hope the 49ers have another good season this year, that including, beating the snot out of the Rams

[otherone]

10. I'm not a football fan

but when I'm in the house of football, where football is religion, I usually say that I'm a Packers fan. After all they are a community owned team.