"Mr. Rooney, a man claiming to be the President is on the line"
"Thank-you Mr. President, I won't let you down"
"I got the job!"
Posted on 03/11/2009 2:48:47 AM PDT by Born Conservative
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) Rumors are swirling that the man most identified with the Pittsburgh Steelers is about to be named Ambassador to Ireland.
Dan Rooney has had a long interest in the land of his grandparents and this appointment would cap it off.
Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as president, KDKA-TV Political Editor Jon Delano reported that Rooney was a possible candidate to be Ambassador to Ireland.
Now just days before St. Patrick's Day, a time when such appointments are often announced, the unofficial word out of Washington is the man whose team won the Super Bowl could himself be a winner again.
"I think Mr. Rooney is going to be asked. I think he's going to be the first. I think they're going to ask him first," says Jim Lamb, president of the Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh.
Lamb says Rooney is at the top of a short list to be Ambassador to Ireland, and he expects an announcement within days.
Congressional insiders agree.
"There's a strong belief down here that Dan is going to get the appointment," says U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, a Pittsburgh Democrat of Irish descent. "Nothing official."
(Excerpt) Read more at kdka.com ...
"Thank-you Mr. President, I won't let you down"
"I got the job!"
Ping
His kissing President’s Unicorn’s ass during the Super Bowl trophy presentation makes a little more sense now.
Don't it, though? But not to worry, because while "crony capitalism" was bad, "friendship fascism" is good.
Mr. niteowl77
The vetting process should include a minority candidate!
That was MY first thought. It seemed so out of place at the time...
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Payoff time.
oh ok, so that’s why he has had his head up the obams butt.
Shocking.
Everyone knows there is no football in Ireland.
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