Slog - Comments on Obama on the Court http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court He goes one-on-one with a writer from Sports Illustrated, talks some trash, and sinks a shot that the writer declares is "for the presidency": The first game flies by in a blur of missed (mine) and made (his) jumpers: I lose 11-5. Obama throws out a cheap "Wooooo!" whenever I shoot but never resorts to ticky-tack calls; before the second game he notes our 15-pound weight difference. "If you wanted to bang inside a bit," he says, "you could." I'm no fool. I start banging. After I commit that criminal foul under the basket, he lofts an air ball and... Copyright 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:55:45 -0800 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:39:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Basketball isn't going to score you any points, you moron. And whhhyyyy aren't you wearing shorts?!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882951 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:07:39 -0800 Comment by Trey If this doesn't put a stop to Josh Feit's Hillary fascination, I don't know what will.

]]> Trey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882958 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:13:14 -0800 Comment by meks Look at how big his shoes are:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0712/price.obama/content.6.html

]]> meks http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882966 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:26:30 -0800 Comment by Chip This is easily one million times cooler than going hunting. Obama just upped the macho factor. Maybe we'll see Edwards on the line of scrimmage.

]]> Chip http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882981 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882981 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:45:06 -0800 Comment by cressona Trey @2, never mind the issues. If the following doesn't make Josh Feit an Obama backer, I don't know what will:
As a young teen, Obama had the famous poster of a soaring Julius Erving affixed to his wall. He remembers it clearly: Dr. J's knee-braces, that right arm held high.

]]> cressona http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882982 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c882982 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:45:14 -0800 Comment by groot cosell-AKHMATOVA cressona- Thing is, Josh is just a toot toot grooter for the "home" team while Obama might actually like to Play?Work the game. in the prepost anal-isis here, we get the Slog Chalkboard(tm), in fact I get john madden diarheea everytime i masochistically glanceacross the Feit snarlaughphoto in the Strange rag

]]> groot cosell-AKHMATOVA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883008 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883008 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:18:42 -0800 Comment by max solomon "he's very good at the last minute"

that's what she said!

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883016 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:29:43 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @7

Bam!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883017 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883017 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:31:48 -0800 Comment by max solomon @8: thanks, i'm right on top of those youth culture trends!

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883048 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:24:03 -0800 Comment by A. That's some awesome living up to stereotypes, there. I'm glad we all get to know that he's a real black man--he plays basketball! What a great support for our one-drop eugenics, huh? Maybe next we'll have an article in Gourmet about his favorite chicken recipe? Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated will run a story about John Edwards and NASCAR.

Or, um, maybe we can drop the silly race-baiting and talk about policy. Either way, really.

]]> A. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883244 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/obama_on_the_court#c883244 2008 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:39:34 -0800