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OBAMA: People should offer help to Japanese 'as they're filling out their brackets'
Whitehouse.gov ^ | 3/16/2011 | Who knows?

Posted on 03/16/2011 2:07:05 PM PDT by GVnana

President Obama's 2011 NCAA Brackets

Posted by Jesse Lee on March 16, 2011 at 12:20 PM EDT

As he does every year, the President filled out his brackets predicting the winners of the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments, but discussing it with Doris Burke of ESPN, he began with a call to stand with the people of Japan:

One of the things I wanted to do on the show was, as people are filling out their brackets -- this is obviously a national pastime; we all have a great time, it’s a great diversion. But I know a lot of people are thinking how can they help the Japanese people during this time of need. If you go to usaid.gov -- usaid.gov -- that will list all the nonprofits, the charities that are helping out there. It would be wonderful for people to maybe offer a little help to the Japanese people at this time -- as they’re filling out their brackets. It’s not going to take a lot of time. That's usaid.gov. It could be really helpful.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: basketball; brackets; idiot; ncaa; obamaawol
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To: NewHampshireDuo

Look at post 26. Those are “brackets”.


61 posted on 03/16/2011 3:03:00 PM PDT by NathanR (,)
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To: mancini

So many times I get caught up in the first few sentences of satire and think it is real but I kept looking for the Ha-Ha point and knew it was real. Sad................


62 posted on 03/16/2011 3:04:07 PM PDT by tiki
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To: Chuzzlewit

Don’t ever underestimate the disgusting filth who now populate this country.

All Obama has to do to get reelected is to offer more goodies and handouts to non-taxpayers.


63 posted on 03/16/2011 3:05:31 PM PDT by Soothesayer (smallpox is not a person)
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To: Chuzzlewit

or should I say overestimate? Doesn’t matter, they are worthless chunks of trash walking among us.


64 posted on 03/16/2011 3:06:24 PM PDT by Soothesayer (smallpox is not a person)
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To: GVnana

Yes, and he should not be giving one second of his time (as POTUS) to frivolous, trivial matters while catastrophes are busting out abroad. Possibly his handlers decided it would have been worse if he hadn’t mentioned Japan at all.
But a casual reading of the paraphrased version might lead one to conclude that he was referring to the Japanese filling out their brackets, which is even more out-of-touch than what he actually said.

In any case, a verbatim in the video is worth two in the paraphrase. :)


65 posted on 03/16/2011 3:07:14 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Public education is WELFARE.)
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To: Chuzzlewit
And this episode with the brackets.. this is Obama’s “jump-the-shark” moment.. I firmly believe he just lost the re-election.

Just lost the re-election? I think Obama has lost his frick'n mind.
66 posted on 03/16/2011 3:14:40 PM PDT by khnyny (What exactly is a CDO??)
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To: dead

That picture says it all...
Good job, send it to Drudge, I’m sure they would use it...


67 posted on 03/16/2011 3:15:40 PM PDT by savage woman
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To: GVnana

Seriously, I could care less if he plays basketball, does the NCAA tournament bracket game, plays fantasy football/baseball - whatever.
What rankles me is this clown gets a walk on all the golf, BS’n around, vacations, family vacations etc while if an R were in office even mentioning the tournament at this time would be cause for impeachment proceedings.

And ‘they’ say there is absolutely no bias....

OH yes, IMNSHO he is saying people should help the Japanese to fill out their brackets.....
Another great headline.......


68 posted on 03/16/2011 3:18:35 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) "Daylight Savings is NOT a failed bank" B. Simpson)
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To: xenob

Do you think that was just Obama giving a “shout out” to Japan?

Like you said “What a D$%^%#@”


69 posted on 03/16/2011 3:19:21 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: xenob

“what a douche”

Just how disconnected can he be? He is embarrassing to all Americans. Republicans see it and dems ignore it. If he came into a room where I stood. I would get up and friggin’ leave. I might spit and comment on the smell that had just penetrated the air.

Gads, what a fartknocker!


70 posted on 03/16/2011 3:23:10 PM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (I have a liberal arts degree, do you want fries with that?)
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To: Darkwolf377
Let them eat basketballs.

That's about what it adds up to. Isn't it?

71 posted on 03/16/2011 3:35:47 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: GVnana

Omigosh. I can’t believe the Big-Eared Evil Stoopid One actually said something this stoopid. If he weren’t so evil, he’d almost be laughable.

What a complete and utter self-obsessed pea-brained fool is this twit in the WH.


72 posted on 03/16/2011 3:36:01 PM PDT by livius
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To: GVnana
Obama’s a real sensitive guy.../s
73 posted on 03/16/2011 3:41:43 PM PDT by GOPJ (http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php - It's only uncivil when someone on the right does it.- Laz)
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To: GVnana
Saying this in such a way is a complete insult to Japan. It is ignoring and kicking (what very shortly will be a "formerly") good friend and ally while they are down. This is the ultimate insult to a prostrate, decent, badly suffering people for whom proper manners and "face" mean so much. He might just as well laugh at their predicament and fart in their general direction.

This little turd is simply contemptible. In extension, so are we for electing such a small, wretched little "man" as our President. I fear America will never recover from this revolting windbag and his policies.

74 posted on 03/16/2011 3:43:09 PM PDT by Gritty (America is in national suicide on a scale no nation in history has contemplated - Mark Steyn)
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To: GSWarrior
Short man syndrome?

6'2”

thug ball....no more no less....

my sports are hunting and shooting...

but I follow baseball and football....

and soccer is for 3rd world commies....

75 posted on 03/16/2011 3:55:07 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Retired Greyhound

I like football....it is a battlefield sport....lots of strategy....


76 posted on 03/16/2011 3:57:27 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: dead

Is this a pic of Obama trying to find the new hole that was laid out by the nuclear plant?


77 posted on 03/16/2011 4:03:08 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: Vaquero

I’ve been playing basketball since third grade....I will be 53 next month. Love the sport. No thugs in my rec league.


78 posted on 03/16/2011 4:03:26 PM PDT by GSWarrior (To activate this tagline, please contact the board administrator.)
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To: Vaquero

I like football, too. But a much higher percentage of NFL players are arrested than NBA players. They tend to be more violent.


79 posted on 03/16/2011 4:09:24 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

Pencilling in your golf score is also no impediment to offering help to Japan.


80 posted on 03/16/2011 4:16:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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