Obama to put basketball court in White House

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I agree, but still...

read this onion article
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42590

"Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward, Voter Reports"

Pretty funny.

LOLOL. Hilarious.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

LOLOL. Hilarious.

Sometime I forget how good The Onion can be. It's always the details that make it.

[DSTCHAOS]

LOL. Yeah, having a beer with any person you don't personally know can be awkward. Add to that the fact that the person you're sharing a beer with can go to THE ONION and do a news story on you, I wouldn't say much to this dude either.

Bush shared that he was a cheerleader at Yale and the guy was nonresponsive. He could've taken the male cheerleader thing to a lot of cool, unoffensive, places.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by TexasWSP

I think you're looking just a little too much into it. I really don't think the idea of him putting in a basketball court, IF he is elected, is one that shows his commitment to social equality and his willingness to work with others. It means he likes to play basketball. Most in-the-spotlight basketball players are whiny, overpaid, ball hogs, haha.

No shit.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

All the bullisht aside, this has gotten the reacton that it's gotten (not by people in this thread) because:

BASKETBALL = BLACK
BASKETBALL = STREET
BASKETBALL = NONELITE
BASKETBALL = LOWER CLASS

What if McCain said he'd put a baseball diamond at the White House?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

What if McCain said he'd put a baseball diamond at the White House?

Surely you know that a baseball diamond is a lot more complex than a basketball court.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Surely you know that a baseball diamond is a lot more complex than a basketball court.

Not the point. What I'm saying is that everyone seems to be making this a racial issue because basketball is predominantly black. Well baseball is predominantly white, so what then?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Not the point.

It should be.

Originally Posted by nate2512

What I'm saying is that everyone seems to be making this a racial issue because basketball is predominantly black. Well baseball is predominantly white, so what then?

Stop preaching to the choir.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by nate2512

What if McCain said he'd put a baseball diamond at the White House?

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Surely you know that a baseball diamond is a lot more complex than a basketball court.

Well, while one may not be there full time, IIRC ball games have been played there at one time or another.

And in either case, there is not the room for either one!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by jon1856

And in either case, there is not the room for either one!

If that's the case then that is what people should say. Instead, this was made into a race issue.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by nate2512

What if McCain said he'd put a baseball diamond at the White House?

Well, I'd assume it was for his kids because, as a result of his injuries in Vietnam, he cannot lift his arms very high. Otherwise, I'd be all about it because I actually like John McCain.

The thing that bothers me about the uproar over Obama's joke is that it shows me that a good chunk of the criticism of him is basically an attempt to take him down a notch and show him to be nothing but a hoodrat. Since this is something that I've experienced a bit lately, I'm sensitive to it.

[TexasWSP]

Plenty of room for a sport court at at the White House. Baseball diamond other than the T-Ball one that they set up every year for Little League? No, probably not.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by TexasWSP

Plenty of room for a sport court at at the White House. Baseball diamond other than the T-Ball one that they set up every year for Little League? No, probably not.

Brother, let us go back to the very beginning.
His "comment" was that he would take out the ally and replace it with a basketball court.
Take a good look at the size of the ally (posted up top someplace) and tell me just how one would make that space into a court
And yes, T-Ball has been set up at the White House.

[starang21]

i wonder how many black voters are voting for obama because he's black?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by starang21

i wonder how many black voters are voting for obama because he's black?

possibly the same amount of voters that are voting against him because he is black.


from an email...

This older white guy asked his older black friend, 'Are you voting for Barack Obama just because he's black'?

So the older black guy fires back and says, 'Are you not voting for him because he's black?
Why can't I vote for him just cause he's black?
Hell in this country men are pulled over everyday just cause they're black, passed over for promotions just cause they're black, considered to be criminals just cause they're black, but you don't seem to have a problem with that.

This country was built with the sweat and whip off the slave's back, and now a descendent of those same slaves has a chance to lead the same country where we weren't even considered to be people. Where we were n't allowed to be educated, drink from the same water fountains, eat in the same restaurants, or even vote, so you damn right I'm going to vote for him!
Not just because he's black....
But because he is hope, he is change, and he now allows me to understand when my grandson says he wants to be president when he grows up, it is not a fairy tale but a short term goal, Because he sees, understand, and knows, he can achieve, withstand, and do anything just because he's black!

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

possibly the same amount of voters that are voting against him because he is black.

and both are completely ok.