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Presidential NCAA Bracketology 2012 [Video]

Jon Prell — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:10:13 +0000

The NCAA tournament gets underway today with Kentucky being the overall Number one seed. It is no secret that President Obama is a huge basketball fan both as a player and a fan. Every year since taking office, the president has gone through his bracket, region by region complete with explanations as to why he chose certain teams.

Yes Lady, The President Is Talking About You [VIDEO]

Eric Cornish — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:21:17 +0000

During last night’s State of the Union address, while President Obama was talking about a woman named Kathy Proctor, the camera cut to that very same woman in the audience. While it was a wonderful story, she made sure to interrupt strangers around her letting them know he was talking about her. Pretty funny how humble she is, really. At least the guy on her right acted like he cared.

World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals Visit The White House [Video]

Jon Prell — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:22:34 +0000

Even though sports fans are focused on the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks, the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals were at the White House yesterday meeting with President and Mrs. Obama. Normally, a presidential congrats is not all that noteworthy, but for the hometown Cardinals, this World Series win [...]

President Obama Announces Troops Will Be Home From Iraq By Year's End

Eric Cornish — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:04:57 +0000

President Obama announced today that the war in Iraq will be over by the new year. Better than that, all our troops will finally be coming home. See the speech courtesy of CNN.com

Hank Jr. Booted From Monday Night Football [Video]

Jon Prell — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:45:37 +0000

Hank Williams Jr. has been has been a staple on MNF for years and that relationship has come to an end. ESPN made the announcement yesterday before the Colts – Tamp Bay game that they would be severing their ties with Williams over comments he made comparing President Obama to Hitler. Williams appeared on FOX & [...]

Chicago Bears Great Refuses White House Invitation

Jon Prell — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:30:59 +0000

Earlier this month, President Obama invited the 1985 Super Champ Chicago Bears to the White House for the visit that did not happen in 1986. President Reagan invited the World Champs to the White House in January of 1986, but the Challenger disaster forced that visit to be cancelled. That was 25 years ago and a [...]