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OBAMA, BIDEN ROOTING FOR STEELERS

Posted by Aaron Wilson on January 29, 2009, 10:48 p.m. EST
There’s no mystery about which football team President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are rooting for in Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIII. They are unabashed fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Responding to a White House pool reporter’s question of, “Steelers or Cardinals, sir,” today, the Washington Post reports that Obama and Biden were both unequivocal that they want the Steelers to win.

“I have to say, you know, I wish the Cardinals the best,” Obama said.”You know, Kurt Warner is a great story, and he’s closer to my age than anybody else on the field. But I am a longtime Steelers fan.

“So … I wish the best to the Cardinals. They’ve been long suffering. It’s a great Cinderella story. Bu other than the Bears, the Steelers are probably the team that’s closest to my heart. All right?”

Added Biden, who was born in Pennsylvania: “We agree on that one, too, boss!”




Tongue in cheek of course....

freddy

Freddy, you're cheering on the Cardinals??? Honestly.

What sort of game are you talking about, anyway?

I cannot stand the Steelers, never have and never will. I grew up a Bengals fan, even in the really really really bad years.

I like Warner and I think he is a better QB than Rothliswhatever. The only thing Rothlisgoober has going for him is his size because he's hard to tackle.

freddy

The thread title made me go . So I opened it up...and found this.

My family's from Pittsburgh and near Pittsburgh, so of course I'm rooting for the Steelers, too.








If I actually cared about the game, that is.

Riverthalos wrote:

The thread title made me go . So I opened it up...and found this.

Then my job is done......... . Sometimes things get a little too serious around this place and a little light heartedness is needed.



freddy

Rebecca wrote:

My family's from Pittsburgh and near Pittsburgh, so of course I'm rooting for the Steelers, too.








If I actually cared about the game, that is.

WOW, that explains A LOT!!! jk,

I've a co-worker who grew up just outside of Pittsburg, Brentwood to be exact. He worked at Kennywood before hiring on with us.

freddy

Feredir wrote:

Sometimes things get a little too serious around this place and a little light heartedness is needed.

Gee, ya THINK?

MariaHobbit wrote:

What sort of game are you talking about, anyway?

It's not that I really care anyway. I'm working OT from 9-1am on a special DUI detail.

freddy

Hey, wait a minute.





Oh yay, Kennywood. And I grew up hearing lots of Pittsburghese, although of course I would never say such things.

*is terribly confused*

*thought Cardinals were baseball team*

*doesn't give a fig newton about American football*

*wonders if anyone knows who Matts Sundin is and why he has broken the hearts of Canucks fans*

*wonders if anyone even knows what a Canuck fan is a fan of*

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not forgetting

I went to a Tigers (baseball) game last year and right in the middle, a double rainbow formed and touched down smack in the center of the Lion's stadium next door. We thought maybe it was a good omen for the coming football season. How'd that work out again?

Holy Jamma Llama batman Fredy and I are hoping for the Cards.




Hell has indeed frozen over.


Of course it's sunny and warm here.

See, there's always common ground if you're willing to discuss rationally.

All I care about regarding the Superbowl is how empty the ski slopes get while the country sits in front of the TV.

vison wrote:

*wonders if anyone even knows what a Canuck fan is a fan of*

Bah, I lost any of my previous ambivalence towards the Canucks ever since Todd Bertuzzi broke someone's vertebrae. Though they did eventually trade him.

Hey, this is kinda fun! Something in the Symp that is fun, Ara-anna and I agree, nothing nasty...... yup, hell has freezeth over!


freddy


PS: Vison, I am very glad that hockey is back on regular TV. HMMM, I pull for anyone playing against the Red Wings. I actually kinda like the penguins and the devils.

OK, back to hating Pres. Obama for pulling for the Squealers.

feredir wrote:

HMMM, I pull for anyone playing against the Red Wings.

Good man.