Sox-fan Obama jokes that Cubs fans aren't serious

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | August 25, 2008

[thepatriot1]

I’ll admit, they look like they’re on a mission this year. But they also did in 84, 89, 03, 04....all with the same results. I’ll expect more of the same this year.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Looks like the Obama campaign is coming unglued.. so many gaffs in one day.
It's called ( foot hoof in the mouth disease ).

[SaveTheChief]

Another dumb comment from another typical Sox fan. If he is so serious about his team, then why does he even need to mention the Cubs or their fans?

[SJackson]

Love to be on it, it would be fun.

[1rudeboy]

I don’t care, I’m a Sox fan. But I saw the Cubs sweep the Brewers (away), and I decided they have one heck of a team.

[1rudeboy]

To get the homo vote.

[SJackson]

Murphy with a Blatz is a better photo. Wonder if Obama ever had a Blatz

[ThreePuttinDude]

But they also did in 84, 89, 03, 04..

For some strange reason, you didn't mention '69.
WOW, the best collapse the Cubies ever crafted

[colorado tanker]

The Cubs are having a great year and you’re a serious fan, but I gotta say this has been my general observation of both crowds.

[Hildy]

My friend, Mary Frances Veeck, the widow of Bill Veeck who owned the White Sox many years ago, is a HUGE Obama supporter. Oh well, love her anyway.

[ThreePuttinDude]

I know I don’t speak for all Cubs fans, but when the Sox
are playing well, I pull for them also.

I know for me, I’m a Chicago fan, always have been.
When the Cubs play the Sox, well Go Cubs Go

[stormer]

For God's sake, don't tell Lou!

[stormer]

For God's sake, don't tell Lou!

[thepatriot1]

For some strange reason, you didn't mention '69. WOW, the best collapse the Cubies ever crafted

I was two at the time. But I can imagine it was the same story. Wasn't it a goats fault that year?

[The South Texan]

[ThreePuttinDude]

I don't think it was the goat, which seems to have recently
turned into some kinda hex...

It was the typical dump in September, and the Mets started
to get hot at the right time. They won the series that year.
Oh well, I've seen a lot of terrible years, I'm soaking this
one up.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Sign me up! Been a Cubs fan since the early 1970's -- raised a family of Cubs, Bears and Bulls fans. "You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there," Obama said, according to transcripts released by ESPN. "People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball."

We went to one game at the old Comisky Stadium to see a good White Sox team (1979 pennant winners, as I recall). If you were over 10 and male at that awful place, you were smoking, drinking, swearing and getting into fights.

I'd rather have my baseball served up in Wrigleyville. Another reason to detest the lightweight Senator Obama.

[thepatriot1]

Another dumb comment from another typical Sox fan. If he is so serious about his team, then why does he even need to mention the Cubs or their fans?

Hmmm, name calling. Thats about the intellegence level of the response I expected from a cubs fan. Its funny, you see the same type of response on the Daily Kos...but that would make sense, now wouldn't it.

[austinaero]

Haven’t dead democrats actually won elections too?

Maybe. However, Snopes has a story that is marked as “true” where a Foot Powder won an election. I believe it happened in Ecuador. I am dead serious! Did I say dead? I’m not a Dem, for the record. Check out the story if you get a chance. A foot powder!

[Laptop_Ron]

Oh, I believe you. The question is, Did the footpowder go back on any of it’s promises? Did it raise taxes?