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Tim Thomas Releases Another Political Statement On His Facebook Page

Tim Thomas has done it again. Thomas, the two-time Vezina Trophy winning goaltender who led the Boston Bruins to a Stanley Cup last season, has been surrounded by a sea of controversy after several political and religious statements made on his Facebook page. Well, apparently Thomas isn't done talking yet. Thursday, he released this...

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We're repeating History

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"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. And I have just one interest, and if I am wrong ... somebody else can have my job. I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises. ... I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started. ... And an enormous debt to boot."

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Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

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The words are those of none other than Henry Morgenthau Jr. - close friend, lunch companion, loyal secretary of the Treasury to President Franklin D. Roosevelt - and key architect of FDR's New Deal. (via Tim Thomas/Facebook)

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Ready for more controversy? Well, there you go.