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Gothmog

(144,884 posts)
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 11:26 PM Mar 2017

Does anyone else miss President Obama doing his NCAA brackets???

I always enjoyed President Obama doing his NCAA bracket and would compare my bracket to his. It was nice to have a POTUS who had real outside interests and could relate to sports fans. Even though he was very busy and actually working as POTUS, it was clear that President Obama is a sports fan and knew basketball

The current idiot occupying the White House would not be able to complete a bracket due to his short attention span and the fact that he gets all of his news from Fox

I miss President Obama.

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Does anyone else miss President Obama doing his NCAA brackets??? (Original Post) Gothmog Mar 2017 OP
When I think "President", I think "Obama" Dem2 Mar 2017 #1
The real question is would trust a NCAA bracket prepared by that kid Gothmog Mar 2017 #4
I miss having a president, period. oasis Mar 2017 #2
I miss President Gore, and President Kerry Tom the Mechanic Mar 2017 #3
Trump won't do it because he knows he'll lose. nocalflea Mar 2017 #5
is he even into sports ? JI7 Mar 2017 #7
not into sports. but i miss everything about him JI7 Mar 2017 #6
will anyone on Faux do a bracket? pstokely Mar 2017 #8
Yeah-here is President Obama's NCAA bracket for the Women's tournament Gothmog Mar 2017 #9
Here is President Obama's men's NCAA bracket Gothmog Mar 2017 #10
Since Donald Trump refused, Barack Obama filled out NCAA bracket Gothmog Mar 2017 #11
Mahalo, Goth.. Cha Mar 2017 #12
That picture makes me smile Gothmog Mar 2017 #13

Dem2

(8,166 posts)
1. When I think "President", I think "Obama"
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 11:31 PM
Mar 2017

I can't acknowledge that freaky child who's playing house there right now - I just can't.

Gothmog

(144,884 posts)
4. The real question is would trust a NCAA bracket prepared by that kid
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 11:55 PM
Mar 2017

I admit that I changed my bracket at least once due to President Obama's bracket and it was a good move. I would not trust the child in the White House to pick the winner of any contest.

JI7

(89,239 posts)
7. is he even into sports ?
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 03:16 AM
Mar 2017

i never heard him talk about it outside of the individuals who supported him.

Gothmog

(144,884 posts)
11. Since Donald Trump refused, Barack Obama filled out NCAA bracket
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:38 PM
Mar 2017

This makes me smile http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Donald-Trump-refused-Barack-Obama-NCAA-bracket-11004348.php

While Barack Obama was president, ESPN started a tradition with the president filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket each year.

After eight years of televising Obama's bracket, ESPN reached out to Donald Trump's staff to see if Trump would be interested in carrying on the tradition.

An ESPN spokesman provided this statement to the Washington Post: "We expressed our interest to the White House in continuing the presidential bracket. They have respectfully declined."

In the absence of a presidential bracket, Obama went ahead and filled out a bracket for the upcoming men's and women's tournaments, and they were published on obama.org.

In the men's bracket, Obama has North Carolina beating Duke in the championship game with Arizona and Kansas also making the Final Four.
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