At first, I had the exact same reaction wen I saw Obama doing an ESPN segment two nights ago and filling out his hoops bracket. What are we paying this guy for?!
Then I realized, we are FAR better off with him filling out brackets, exercising, playing Scrabble, shaking hands, WHATEVER! As long as it keeps him from mucking-up the economy and abusing the Constitution while spouting economic illiteracy.
So I say consider his USD $400,000 salary a sunk cost and let him fritter the time away! [note: I feel pretty much the same way about Bush]
Duke Coach to Obama: Worry About the Economy, Not NCAA Picks - Presidential Politics: "Reacting to news Obama picked North Carolina to win the NCAA Championship, Mike Krzyzewski says, 'the economy is something that [the president] should focus on, probably more than the brackets.'"
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Tournament Challenge - President Obama's Entry
Friday, March 20, 2009
Duke Coach to Obama: Worry About the Economy, Not NCAA Picks!
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I think the headline should read: Part of Message from Duke Coach, Selected to Reflect Liberal Media Bias!
I mean, after all the remaining part of the quote relevant to the coach's "feelings" on the President was:
"Why would I care about that? I love the guy, and I think he's gonna be great."
I mean, the media LOVES President Obama so much that they of course edited/selected the quote to reflect the President in the best way possible and thought working Americans would be too illiterate or swayed by the stars in their eyes that they wouldn't look up the rest of the story... Damn that media!
I mean, really...the President has a life? And has a passion or interests for things outside of work? Next thing you know he is gonna be distracted and wasting time thinking about his wide or kids' health should they get sick!
Sheesh!
Seriously though...the partisans (and they are on both sides) against the President would have tried to spin it the other way if he had said something like...I am too busy/distracted/focused on the economy to fill out a bracket..."Oh...Mr. Obama doesn't respect the things the 'common man' thinks are fun/important...he thinks he's better than the rest of us...woo hoo!"
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