Obama too good for MLS

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  1. DoctorD

    DoctorD Member+

    Sep 29, 2002
    MidAtlantic
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Obama can follow a third-rate EPL team. Can he be bothered to watch a team from his home state? Fire fans should be e-mailing their indignation to George Will all day.


    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article732401.ece
     
  2. spidergoose

    spidergoose Member

    Nov 2, 2004
    Annapolis
    Club:
    DC United
    I dunno, I've have to rethink this whole thing if Obama were openly a Fire fan.


    Do we really want someone who enjoys anything about Cuauhtemoc Blanco running the country? :)
     
  3. mjtate

    mjtate Member

    Feb 3, 2000
    Westerville, OH
    At least his answer shows some authenticity. Answering West Ham indicates they are a team he really follows to some degree. If he really had no idea, he would have said Man U or Real or one of the other big clubs.
     
  4. m vann

    m vann Moderator
    Staff Member

    Colorado Rapids, Celtic FC, & Louisville City
    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Obama shouldn't lie. He supposedly was told all about the passion of West Ham fans through English relatives. What he meant to say was that he was a big fan of the movie Green Street Hooligans and it just happened to be centered around West Ham. :D
     
  5. hollowfish

    hollowfish Member

    Aug 29, 2007
    Indiana
    OBama is a orating tool.... Why do we even care what he thinks!?!?!
     
  6. Onionsack

    Onionsack BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jul 21, 2003
    New York City
    Club:
    FC Girondins de Bordeaux
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thread = Stupid
     
  7. kahlva

    kahlva New Member

    Feb 2, 2007
    Not + The + First + Time
     
  8. jasontoon

    jasontoon Member

    Jan 9, 2002
    Seattle, WA
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nah, he got into the Hammers back when he was skinhead and his favorite band was the Cockney Rejects.
     
  9. RedzFan31

    RedzFan31 New Member

    Jan 6, 2008
    NYC
    maybe he actually does like soccer, there are black american soccer fans you know...
     
  10. jade1mls

    jade1mls Member

    Jul 9, 2006
    Seattle
    Damn straight.

    I am a West Ham fan too as I lived there for a short time.

    Jubilee line baby!
     
  11. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And jade serves up the softball right down the center of the plate...
     
  12. hogmesh

    hogmesh New Member

    May 13, 2006
    msp (formerly va)
    Club:
    DC United
    pretty lame thread. glad to hear he's a soccer fan. if he wasn't, that wouldn't matter either-- he's still the best candidate for the job :)
     
  13. chrishungate

    chrishungate Member

    Dec 16, 2005
    Katy, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You guys are awfully critical. I'm just happy that we could potentially have a soccer fan for President. Baseball and American Football get entirely too much Presidential love.

    And it doesn't say he's NOT a fan of MLS...because the article is West Ham-focused. Besides...I imagine he might soon be a DC United fan, no?
     
  14. MNGalaxy

    MNGalaxy Member

    Jul 25, 2006
    Minneapolis
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Beat me to it.
     
  15. NebraskaAddick

    Aug 26, 2005
    Omaha, NE
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    When it is known that the President of the United States ever likes something, it undoubtedly has an influence on people. It's the kind of exposure that beats all other kind of advertising.

    And whether or not he likes MLS, as a President if he wants to talk soccer, he'll be obliged to cheer the American product.
     
  16. sprovi

    sprovi New Member

    Jul 3, 2004
    Where I breathe
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Holy crap! I didn't know Obama was in favor of Blanco running the country!!!!:eek: :D
     
  17. sprovi

    sprovi New Member

    Jul 3, 2004
    Where I breathe
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From the article: "“Obama is a big sports nut and loves his soccer. 'He never really followed it, though, until he was told all about the passion of West Ham fans.."

    Seems pretty clear that at least five years ago he wasn't a soccer five, much less an MLS fan. Nevertheless, this won't affect my vote one way or the other...and I am still completely undecided.
     
  18. USvsIRELAND

    USvsIRELAND Member+

    Jul 19, 2004
    ATL
    He just lost my vote. This is ridiculous.
     
  19. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Guess who Hillary supports? :D

    I wish the article had pointed out that Spector is from Obama's hometown.
     
  20. krudmonk

    krudmonk Member+

    Mar 7, 2007
    S.J. Sonora
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    So, where haven't you lived?
     
  21. The Truth Commission

    Mar 29, 2000
    Parts Unknown

    ...which means she supported West Ham, Charlton, Leyton Orient and Crystal Palace simultaneously, just like she supports Seattle, New England, Philadelphia, and DC United here.

    Jade = Aimer 2008
     
  22. hogmesh

    hogmesh New Member

    May 13, 2006
    msp (formerly va)
    Club:
    DC United
    actually, the ridiculous thing about your statement is, well, your statement. :rolleyes:
     
  23. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Did you know that Obama was born in Hawaii, the same state as Brian Ching, who was the first Hawaiian to play for the US national team?
     
  24. Zitor

    Zitor New Member

    Nov 21, 2004
    Chicago
    Ugly photoshop and an article worst than The Onion's. Maybe the joke is on the West Ham's fan, not on Obama's per se, he's just a casualty. Me thinks.
     
  25. studzup

    studzup New Member

    Nov 11, 2007
    Winthrop;Kinsale,IRE
    The only problem is that MLS no longer considers itself an American product. It's now "North American" and "American/Canadian."

    Why shouldn't Obama be too good for it when "it" is too good to call itself just plain American?
     

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