Obama to put basketball court in White House

[starang21]

isn't it sad?

LOL

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by tld221

haha, thats funny. of course Fox would put it on their site from AP.

now if this basketball court actually comes to fruition, hehe. well see.

Originally Posted by starang21

isn't it sad?

LOL

FYI, CNN also had the story on their site; I guess that's funny/sad as well.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

FYI, CNN also had the story on their site; I guess that's funny/sad as well.

Just wondering where the CNN link is?
I found a reference to Fox New/AP story but none on CNN itself.

All in all, seems to be either a poorly written and/or edited story.

If one saw it, it was a very much tongue in cheek comment.

And as I pointed out, things do get changed all time in the White House.

And as someone at my gym pointed out: "Just how would members of of Washington Sport Clubs ( or any other) feel if they were told that the gym was closed for a few hours?"

But then again, the Congress has a rather large gym of their own.
Could the President use it?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Just wondering where the CNN link is?
I found a reference to Fox New/AP story but none on CNN itself.

All in all, seems to be either a poorly written and/or edited story.

If one saw it, it was a very much tongue in cheek comment.

And as I pointed out, things do get changed all time in the White House.

And as someone at my gym pointed out: "Just how would members of of Washington Sport Clubs ( or any other) feel if they were told that the gym was closed for a few hours?"

It's mentioned here: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS...l?eref=edition

It was also on AOL:
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/obama-f...7?ecid=RSS0001

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

It's mentioned here: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS...l?eref=edition

It was also on AOL:
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/obama-f...7?ecid=RSS0001

Thank you.
IMVHO/POV, AP writer and/or editor could have done a better job with it.
Words, from what I can recall seeing/hearing, are correct. However the context is weak and could have been more fleshed out.

[Thetagirl218]

My response to this....There's not one already?

And honestly, what is the big deal?

The bowling alley was added as a birthday gift to President Truman.

Until recently the Press room was on top of the indoor swimming pool that was built for FDR!

The movie theater was built in the 1940s.......Though the first movie ever shown in the White House was "Birth of a Nation" in 1915.....IMO one of the most horrific movies of all time.

I really don't see why a basketball court is a big deal!

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

My response to this....There's not one already?

And honestly, what is the big deal?

The bowling alley was added as a birthday gift to President Truman.

Until recently the Press room was on top of the indoor swimming pool that was built for FDR!

The movie theater was built in the 1940s.......Though the first movie ever shown in the White House was "Birth of a Nation" in 1915.....IMO one of the most horrific movies of all time.

I really don't see why a basketball court is a big deal!

I think that putting in a basketball court is a pretty good idea. It shows that he is interested in being athletic/active, that he can be a "team player", that he is interested in something that you can find in any nieghborhood - regardless of demographics. I mean, you can find a pickup game on school fields, driveways, dead end streets, in the burbs and the cities. It's a societal equalizer.

I think it speaks to the younger (post boomer) generation in many ways. And if it's his "thing", as opposed to jogging, I don't think that it's an unreasonable accomodation.

And regarding jogging - anyone remember the SNL skit when Phil Hartman was Bill Clinton, he was jogging with his secret service, and stopped at a McDonalds? He was eating french fries off people's plates....funny stuff!

[TexasWSP]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I think that putting in a basketball court is a pretty good idea. It shows that he is interested in being athletic/active, that he can be a "team player", that he is interested in something that you can find in any nieghborhood - regardless of demographics. I mean, you can find a pickup game on school fields, driveways, dead end streets, in the burbs and the cities. It's a societal equalizer.

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.