Obama to put basketball court in White House

[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.

[nate2512]

Null point. Obama won't make the white house.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Null point. Obama won't make the white house.

Especially when frightened white people are playing on existing racial images to discredit Obama. When the political approach doesn't work, just call him a "Curious George looking, basketball playing negro" and see if that works.

Just like people used existing gender images to attempt to discredit Hillary Clinton.

[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.