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In sport, as in politics, our Dribbler-in-Chief does not want for self-confidence or self-esteem. His desire to show us his prowess as an athlete and sports analyst is matched only by his ubiquity (March Madness brackets, his halftime POTUS comeback during the Butler game, even catching a Drew Brees pass in a Super Bowl public service announcement). As they say: “Sports is a metaphor…”
Barack Throws Wild
By Asher Embry
Our First Fan’s always shown support
For anything involving sport.
At each big sports event this year
Barack would Zelig-like appear.
So, no surprise, he had an itch
To throw the Nationals’ first pitch.
And so this afternoon we found
Barack Obama on the mound.
Just like the health care law he plied,
His pitch was reckless, high and wide.
(You can read more of Asher Embry’s Political Verse at www.politicalverse.com.)
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Pete| 4.5.10 @ 5:13PM
Radically wide to the LEFT, of course...thrown LEFTy.
Robyn| 4.5.10 @ 5:35PM
FANTASTIC! It was great hearing the Nats fans boo Obama in what must be O's first appearance in - well, forever - before a non-vetted or canned audience! I bet O thought the crowd was booing his White Sox hat!!! Give that guy a B+!
Pete| 4.5.10 @ 5:46PM
Odd, the AP article I saw said there was a resounding cheer with a few scattered boos...hmmm, I wonder what the truth is?
Robyn| 4.5.10 @ 6:03PM
I guess I don't have a liberal journalist's set of ears. Please check out the video (rather than relying on AP reports) for yourself:
http://www.politico.com/largev.....5993834001
Pete| 4.5.10 @ 6:17PM
Seems pretty mixed to me based on the link. AP article quote:
"The crowd more united in its support for Obama, with only some scattered boos among the thunderous cheers as he took the mound to mark the 100th anniversary of presidential first pitches. Not a natural baseball player by his own admission, the left-hander—wearing a Nationals jacket but a Chicago White Sox cap in a nod to his favorite team—double-clutched before uncorking a wayward delivery that had third baseman Ryan Zimmerman(notes) standing and stretching his arm just to make the catch."
No wonder so many who rely on the MSM are misinformed.
JeffT| 4.5.10 @ 9:52PM
I learned a long time ago that AP stands for "Always Pathetic."
Ken (Old Texican)| 4.5.10 @ 8:10PM
Heh...his pitch reminded me of the drunk announcer in the movie with Kevin Kostner .....
JUUUUUUUUst a little outside... heh.
Pingback| 4.5.10 @ 9:47PM
Baseball Lowlights: Obama Throws Cringe-worthy Opening Day Pitch at Nationals Park… links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
Johnny| 4.6.10 @ 1:27AM
What news--that Obummer throws like a girl?
Robyn| 4.6.10 @ 3:44AM
Hey!
Sam Deakins| 4.6.10 @ 6:54AM
I bet Michelle has a better delivery than her man.
Hillary| 4.6.10 @ 11:28AM
Yes, but can she throw an ashtray low and inside?
Sam Deakins| 4.6.10 @ 7:00AM
At least this time out Obama did not wear Michelles' mommy pants.
Bill| 4.6.10 @ 11:30AM
At least you couldn't see what he was wearing underneath.
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Dan| 4.6.10 @ 11:57AM
He doesn't throw a baseball "like a girl," for any run-of-the-mill American girl could throw better than him.
No.
He throw's a baseball like an alternative type from San Francisco.
Which means he throws like your typical San Francisco Democrat.
I suppose it's not to be unexpected that a guy who is entirely foreign to much of America, and all things American, should be particularly out of it when it comes to America's pasttime.
Pingback| 4.6.10 @ 12:10PM
Good Grief: Obama’s a Fake White Sox Fan… Can’t Name One Baseball Player from White links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
victor| 4.6.10 @ 12:30PM
Foreign to America, Foreign to Amica's Pastime:
http://homerderby.com/archives/4945
He doesn't even know the name of the place where his alleged favorite ball club plays.
And he couldn't name his favorite player.