Posted on 04/06/2010 10:54:26 AM PDT by FTJM
President Barack Obama wore a White Sox cap during his ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals game yesterday, but before any rabid Pale Hose supporters get too excited about it, they should know he had a bit of a problem naming any player by name.
The first fan was interviewed during the game's television broadcast by former Sox pitcher Rob Dibble, who asked the president about his favorite players on the South Side growing up.
This is was the point that the usually eloquent Obama began stammering.
"You know uh ..... I ... I thought that ... uh .... you know," Obama stalled. " ... The truth is a lot of the Cubs I like too! But, uh ... I did not become a Sox fan until I moved to Chicago. Because I uh .... I was growing up in Hawaii so I ended up actually being an Oakland A's fan."
Yes, he did also call it "Cominskey Park." That, apparently, is something he does regularly.
One could make the case that Obama's point was that he didn't become acquainted with the Sox until later in his life, but I'd imagine most fans would have liked him to spit out at least one player's name.
So, big deal or not?
Its hard to find time as a youth to follow America’s Sport when you have to memorise the Quaran and stop for prayers every few hours.
He probably know every Chicago Bulls players then some other NBA legends too
This is guy that can’t throw a baseball
No doubt. I just heard the Bush is a moron meme the other day. The script never ends....
I think I would ask him if I was a reporter :
“Mr. President which is your favorite of the 57 states?”
He’d say Chicago...
This reminds me too, when John Kerry was running for pres. He was up in Wisconsin campaigning, and said he was a big football fan, and praised the Green Bay Packers and their home, LAMBERT FIELD. Of course any real football fan knows they play at LAMBEAU FIELD.
These are small things that the MSM never call liberals on. But real sports fans, regardless of politics, will know that these guys are not authentic sports fans, if they obviously lack basic knowledge.
Being a life time White Sox fan, this is very encouraging to me. It has always been a bit of embarassment to me that he liked my team.
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