Michelle Obama Plays Football [Says "Soccer Gets People Moving And Their Hearts Beating"]

Telegraph(UK) ^ | March 05, 2010

[Steelfish]

Michelle Obama Plays Football First lady Michelle Obama took to the pitch with a group of children to encourage them to exercise regularly.

05 Mar 2010

US first lady Michelle Obama kicks a ball as she attends a free soccer clinic Photo: REUTERS Mrs Obama's participation in a football clinic in Washington coincided with the announcement of a new partnership between the US Soccer Foundation and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. The groups are launching a 25-city tour to provide children and their families with free health screenings and soccer clinics.

The scheme is part of the first lady's "Let's Move" anti-obesity effort. Last month she launched a campaign to promote healthy living among childen, and was showing off her footballing skills to encourage children to exercise for an hour a day as part of her campaign.

Mrs Obama said soccer gets people moving and their hearts beating.

[Joe 6-pack]

"US first lady Michelle Obama kicks a ball as she attends a free soccer clinic..."

Damn, these people are cheap....

[Joe 6-pack]

"US first lady Michelle Obama kicks a ball as she attends a free soccer clinic..."

Damn, these people are cheap....

[RC2]

WoW.....such an important statement. Does anyone really care what this classless person says?

[Mears]

Michellee Obama and her physical fitness,keep fit,eat well agenda is really,really getting on my nerves.

I almost feel sorry for Barack.

[GnuHere]

So does a cattle prod, lol.

[Secret Agent Man]

In America it’s called “soccer” because in America we have a real game that’s called “football”. In Europe where they either have soccer or wars, they don’t have football but they call soccer ‘football’. Except the brits that also have rugby which just isn’t really a sport as much as it is a bunch of guys beating each other up and a ball is thrown in there with them so that they can just hammer on anyone who tries to get the ball.

[Touch Not the Cat]

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Soccer -- perfect for sissy men...

[Carley]

Only hispanic children need apply?

[ml/nj]

Real headline should be:

First Lady Makes Cheap Play for World Cup Tix

ml/nj

[tatown]

I wonder if BO ever gets visions of Patrick Ewing when he crawls into bed with that?

[CrazyIvan]

In America it’s called “soccer” because in America we have a real game that’s called “football”. In Europe where they either have soccer or wars, they don’t have football but they call soccer ‘football’. Except the brits that also have rugby which just isn’t really a sport as much as it is a bunch of guys beating each other up and a ball is thrown in there with them so that they can just hammer on anyone who tries to get the ball.

That has got to be the best summation of those sports I've
ever heard.

[FrdmLvr]

Really? Soccer gets you moving? Thanks, Michelle! /sarc

[Secret Agent Man]

Thanks, I like your screen name. Keep watching the sonar.

[Bronzy]

She gets on my last nerve or those who praise her do. Still, if her message of exercise gets to some over weight children, then some good will be done. Perhaps she sends messages to kids because they are a captive audience.

[antiRepublicrat]

Along these lines, a better summation would be:

soccer = sissy American football
American football = sissy rugby

Thank Walter Camp, the man who added too many rules to and pussified rugby in the late 1800s, creating American football.

[Doe Eyes]

Does anyone really care what this classless person says?

Seems that you do.

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.daylife.com/search/photos/2/grid?q=michelle+obama

[RC2]

Nope....just wanted to answer the original post. Ever break down the word “assume”?

[dforest]

Hmmmn, It seems I can remember ‘chelle and her fat daughters(her words, not mine) over in Britain stuffing on milkshakes, fries and fatburgers. Is it just me, ot do I sense a whole lot of hypocrisy?