Steelers Owner Dan Rooney Endorses Obama By Katherine, Precinct 1227 - Apr 14th, 2008 at 8:08 pm EDT Also listed in: 7 groups mybarackobama.com Monday, April 14, 2008 3:29 PM
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney on Monday endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid. In a statement, the 75-year-old Rooney said endorsing political candidates is not something he regularly does. "As a grandfather and a citizen of this community, I think Barack Obama's thoughtful, strategic approach is important to America," Rooney said. "When I hear how excited young people seem to be when they talk about this man, I believe he will do what is best for them, which is to inspire them to be great Americans." The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator and Rooney met Monday after Obama spoke at a meeting of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. Obama's Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, also addressed the gathering. Last month, former Steelers running backs Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis also endorsed Obama. http://newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_rooney/2008/04/14/87798.html