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Controversy? President Obama Finds Time To Select His Bracket For ESPN

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In a segment titled “Barack-etology 2011: The President’s Picks,” President Obama appeared on ESPN to make his annual prediction of which college basketball team could go all the way in the NCAA tournament. This year Obama thinks Kansas will defeat Ohio State in the finals to win the title and joked that now Kansas will be motivated because any team he picks “always [feels] bad about losing when the President picks them.”

Obama filled out his NCAA bracket and his Final Four consisted of Kansas, Pittsurgh, Duke and Ohio State. At the beginning of the segment, Obama admitted “we are going through incredible changes around the world” and encouraged Americans to donate to charities to help the victims in Japan. Despite criticism from some that Obama should be exclusively focusing on serious issues around the world, Obama clearly enjoyed sharing his vast knowledge of college basketball here and making predictions.

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  • BatBoy

    “Controversy? President Obama Finds Time To Select His Bracket For ESPN

    and………….play golf. You can’t forget the golf.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    People who hate him will hate this. The rest won’t care.

  • nutsofast

    Wow.

    This is the kind of guy I could have a beer with.

  • Atticus Draco

    nutsofast said:
    Wow.

    This is the kind of guy I could have a beer with.

    LMAO,, HE WOULDNT DRINK WITH YOU!

  • Atticus Draco

    nutsofast said:
    Wow.

    This is the kind of guy I could have a beer with.

    Atticus Draco said:
    LMAO,, HE WOULDNT DRINK WITH YOU!

    HE WOULDNT EVEN LET YOU BE HIS CADDY NUTSO!

  • writer

    Sticking with his strengths.

  • Atticus Draco

    writer said:
    Sticking with his strengths.

    LOL,, TRUE,, and i bet he does miserably!
    “He’ll be out of it after the first round!”

  • Extremists Are Ruining America

    Atticus Draco said:
    HE WOULDNT EVEN LET YOU BE HIS CADDY NUTSO!

    You have serious anger management issues, sir.

  • Penguin60

    As a conservative that disagrees with the President’s policies, I could care less if he fills out a bracket. Why does it have to be on ESPN though? With his record, it might be better to pick the exact opposite of his, though.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-M-Chick/507482075 Daniel M. Chick

    “LAWL Japan? What happened there? Oh, wait, bee arr bee, gotta get back to my golf game.”

  • Atticus Draco

    Extremists Are Ruining America said:
    You have serious anger management issues, sir.

    Fortunately,, i dont value your piss poor judgment!

  • writer

    Vegas is adjusting the odds right now!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-M-Chick/507482075 Daniel M. Chick

    Penguin60 said:
    As a conservative that disagrees with the President’s policies, I could care less if he fills out a bracket. Why does it have to be on ESPN though? With his record, it might be better to pick the exact opposite of his, though.

    Actually, you should because it subtracts time away from him doing something important–say, governing, maybe?

  • BatBoy

    Publius219 said:
    People who hate him

    I know some Progressives are beginning to “Hate” the President, but we consvatives do not like his policies and the direction he wants to take this country.

    “Hate” is not in our blood.

  • lonestar77

    I care less about the fact that he filled out a bracket than I do about the fact that he seems more engaged in March Madness than Middle East Madness.

  • Extremists Are Ruining America

    Atticus Draco said:
    Fortunately,, i dont value your piss poor judgment!

    You also have an extremely crass command of the English language. Why do you hate so much?

  • Atticus Draco

    Extremists Are Ruining America said:
    You also have an extremely crass command of the English language. Why do you hate so much?

    ‘coz of people like you

    AND I DONT HATE,, I JUST IGNORE

  • Extremists Are Ruining America

    BatBoy said:
    I know some Progressives are beginning to “Hate” the President, but we consvatives do not like his policies and the direction he wants to take this country. “Hate” is not in our blood.

    Wow!! You ought to listen to a guy named Limbaugh, if you think hate is not in your blood. I think you would change your opinion quickly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-M-Chick/507482075 Daniel M. Chick

    Atticus Draco said:
    ‘coz of people like you

    AND I DONT HATE,, I JUST IGNORE

    Could you indulge our curiosity and tell us your definition of “ignore?” It seems that, according to the standard definition, you’re not doing anything of the sort, lol.

  • Extremists Are Ruining America

    Atticus Draco said:
    ‘coz of people like you AND I DONT HATE,, I JUST IGNORE

    If you don’t hate, quit leaving vile comments. If you ignore, then why do you respond? And why do you use all caps, since that usually means you are shouting.

  • TeaPartyPatriot

    Remember how the utterly incompetent, bumbling fool jimmy “the peanut” carter sat in the White House and twiddled his thumbs while Americans were captured and held hostage in iran and interest rates skyrockets to 15% over his failed economic policies? Now think about what’s even more incompetent and bumbling: “You Lie!” hussein, who golfs and parties while America drowns in his debt and deficits and the people of the Middle East scream for help in overthrowing tyrants and creating democracies. “You Lie!” has clearly taken the title from “the peanut” as “The Worst President of Modern America”. Sorry, jimmy, you’ve been demoted to just the SECOND WORST.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    If it was Bush, we would be hearing all kinds of outrage from the left and on Mediaite. Since its Obama, we gets these questions about whether it is or not. Hilarious.

  • Extremists Are Ruining America

    TeaPartyPatriot said:
    Remember how the utterly incompetent, bumbling fool jimmy “the peanut” carter sat in the White House and twiddled his thumbs while Americans were captured and held hostage in iran and interest rates skyrockets to 15% over his failed economic policies? Now think about what’s even more incompetent and bumbling: “You Lie!” hussein, who golfs and parties while America drowns in his debt and deficits and the people of the Middle East scream for help in overthrowing tyrants and creating democracies. “You Lie!” has clearly taken the title from “the peanut” as “The Worst President of Modern America”. Sorry, jimmy, you’ve been demoted to just the SECOND WORST.

    You must have been sleeping during President George W. Bush’s tenure in office. Perhaps you have forgotten the number of vacations he took? Perhaps you have forgotten the morass that Iraq became because of President Bush’s policies? We did not have to invade Iraq, and many young Americans would be alive had we not done so. And perhaps you have forgotten President Nixon’s policies vis-a-vis Watergate? Or President Reagan’s many, many, many tax increases and the Iran/Contra scandals? You ought to notice that I have used the titles of each President I have mentioned. I would not deign to sink to the level to call a President by his middle name simply because you want to use bigotry to make your “point.” Try to elevate your arguments, sir.

  • CAINtheBULL

    I heard he wasted time sleeping, eating, spending time with his kids. How dare he!

  • Atticus Draco

    CAINtheBULL said:
    I heard he wasted time sleeping, eating, spending time with his kids. How dare he!

    typical liberal,, making $hit up

  • BatBoy

    Extremists Are Ruining America said:
    You ought to listen to a guy named Limbaugh

    I think you should….he is not a Hater either….he too does not like what the Pesident is doing to our country through his policies.

    Rush has NEVER wished ill will on the President, like you lefties do to us.

  • Penguin60

    Daniel M. Chick said:
    Actually, you should because it subtracts time away from him doing something important–say, governing, maybe?

    You mean like the golf course time?

    Extremists Are Ruining America said:
    I would not deign to sink to the level to call a President by his middle name simply because you want to use bigotry to make your “point.”

    It’s bigotry to use a middle name. Damn, your right. I wonder how you would categorize this?

    http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/06/progressive-dictionary-of-names-for.html

  • lonestar77

    Extremists Are Ruining America said:
    You must have been sleeping during President George W. Bush’s tenure in office. Perhaps you have forgotten the number of vacations he took? Perhaps you have forgotten the morass that Iraq became because of President Bush’s policies? We did not have to invade Iraq, and many young Americans would be alive had we not done so. And perhaps you have forgotten President Nixon’s policies vis-a-vis Watergate? Or President Reagan’s many, many, many tax increases and the Iran/Contra scandals? You ought to notice that I have used the titles of each President I have mentioned. I would not deign to sink to the level to call a President by his middle name simply because you want to use bigotry to make your “point.” Try to elevate your arguments, sir.

    Most of those “vacations” you mentioned regarding Bush were taken at his Crawford ranch, known as the “Western White House”. Most people don’t really consider a place where the President hosts world leaders, has a designated area set up for daily press briefings, etc. to be considered going on “vacation”.

  • huntingtonboy

    The guy can walk and chew gum at the same time so he can do more than fret over Japan and Lybia. By the way, who died and left us, America in charge of everything in the world?

  • Atticus Draco

    huntingtonboy said:
    The guy can walk and chew gum at the same time so he can do more than fret over Japan and Lybia. By the way, who died and left us, America in charge of everything in the world?

    IF IT WEREN’T FOR DEMOCRATS,, WE’D RULE THE WORLD!!

  • screwauger

    what an Epic Failure Obowmao is. Wjere are all the true American’s?

  • Atticus Draco

    Atticus Draco said:
    IF IT WEREN’T FOR DEMOCRATS,, WE’D RULE THE WORLD!!

    THEY ARE A HINDRANCE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

  • lonestar77

    huntingtonboy said:
    By the way, who died and left us, America in charge of everything in the world?

    People with a backbone in the rest of the world.

  • njoy-d-ride

    The President’s media advisor needs to wake up or Obama needs to replace him. The people of the United States don’t like to see their President on holiday when there is a much publicized disaster in the world. Even if it’s not in our country. This one seems to have the potential of becoming a world-wide disaster, which isn’t helping. Obama needs to be more prudent about where he is seen and doing what. Playing sportscaster and taking a golf holiday while Japan burns is not very presidential…

  • Lou Sarah

    “You Lie, Black Guy, Kenya, Mau Mau, Kenya, Hussein-Kenya” should stick to finding his long form birth certificate! 20 bucks says he picked a Mooooooslim school to win the tournament! I want less gubment, but “Mau Mau Hussein” needs to get involved in Libya and Japan right away! Maybe bomb or invade them… or maybe both!

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    BatBoy said:
    I know some Progressives are beginning to “Hate” the President, but we consvatives do not like his policies and the direction he wants to take this country.

    “Hate” is not in our blood.

    The broad brush of generalizations is the favorite tool of the idiot.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-M-Chick/507482075 Daniel M. Chick

    Penguin60 said:
    You mean like the golf course time?

    That’s something else that should GTFO.

  • BadGenome

    Daniel M. Chick said:
    Actually, you should because it subtracts time away from him doing something important–say, governing, maybe?

    From what we’ve seen of him so far, I’d say the less he governs, the better. To that end I’m sending him two years’ worth of Mad Libs later today.

  • OxyCon

    Here’s a funny look at Obama’s bracket:

    http://tinyurl.com/4qndgh9

  • Republitarian

    Good grief. Could this guy be more out of touch? George HW Bush was criticized for not knowing the price of a gallon of milk. I’m beginning to think Obama wouldn’t even know where to go to buy milk, let alone how much it costs.

    If Obama was a Republican, or Lord forbid a conservative, this story would lead the nightly news as evidence of a “president out of touch and disengaged”.

    Is there a single policy initiative or unfolding domestic or international event that Obama has led on? Just one? If he was anymore disengaged, he’d be in a coma.

  • ProObamaAgenda

    njoy-d-ride said:
    The President’s media advisor needs to wake up or Obama needs to replace him. The people of the United States don’t like to see their President on holiday when there is a much publicized disaster in the world. Even if it’s not in our country. This one seems to have the potential of becoming a world-wide disaster, which isn’t helping. Obama needs to be more prudent about where he is seen and doing what. Playing sportscaster and taking a golf holiday while Japan burns is not very presidential…

    Japans on fire??????….WTF…….i bet you wouldnt complain if Obama was handicapping the INDY 500…..you wingnutts need to get a grip……you sound like whiney lil bioiiitches……Obama is gonna do his brackets every year and hes gonna play golf when he damn well pleases….you dont like you can kiss his black ass….ok… show up at the polls on the 1st tuesday in NOV 2012 and vote him out……..OBAMA WILL BE THERE

  • Penguin60

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    i bet you wouldnt complain if Obama was handicapping the INDY 500

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    you dont like you can kiss his black ass….ok

    Honestly, you can’t make this shit up. And “wingnutts” (sic) need to get a grip. LOL

  • Sprocket

    BatBoy said:

    Rush has NEVER wished ill will on the President, like you lefties do to us.

    OK chalk this one up as one of the dumbest statements ever. Ever.

  • ProObamaAgenda

    Penguin60 said:
    Honestly, you can’t make this shit up. And “wingnutts” (sic) need to get a grip. LOL

    no you dont have to make it up….i said it and meant it so pucker up wingnutt

  • Penguin60

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    i said it and meant it

    That’s the funny/psychotic part. Thanks for playing, wingnutt. LMAO!

  • Extremists Are Ruining America

    Atticus Draco said:
    IF IT WEREN’T FOR DEMOCRATS,, WE’D RULE THE WORLD!!

    Another non-sensical screaming screed from a hate-filled extremist….

  • illusive man

    Extremists Are Ruining America said:
    Another non-sensical screaming screed from a hate-filled extremist….

    That is no way to talk about the Madison “protester’s”.

  • TheEagle

    Funny how the people complaining about this the most are the same people who defended the last President for taking the most vacation time in history.

  • nutsofast

    Atticus Draco said:
    IF IT WEREN’T FOR DEMOCRATS,, WE’D RULE THE WORLD!!

    Atticus Draco said:
    THEY ARE A HINDRANCE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

    Because Democrats are so good at what they do,
    or because REPUBLICANS ARE SO BAD?

  • Dookiestix

    The wingnuts have another worthless issue to whine about. Why am I not surprised?

  • Dookiestix
  • The Tea Weasel®

    screwauger said:
    what an Epic Failure Obowmao is. Wjere are all the true American’s?

    Filling out their Final Four brackets and getting ready to re-elect Obama.

  • illusive man

    The Tea Weasel® said:
    Filling out their Final Four brackets and getting ready to re-elect Obama.

    He said American’s not drones.

  • gottosay

    I want my Leader to tell me things will be just fine ..and show me that things will just fine by showing calmness so I can handle the my heart with reason and just that will make me feel just fine and moving forward and handle the gas leaks earth quakes large waves and shooting children… I am talking about the future a a better day is coming….President Obama has hit the point of leadership control which is a fruitage of spirit self control

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