Anyone here still like Obama? [Archive]

mclaren

07-13-2009, 03:42 PM

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090713/capt.62b3bbb10f574ebf82a3decfa4e48af7.obama_dcab10 3.jpg?x=400&y=332&q=85&sig=PCUGlnW.iGuByKquXRAL8w--

TFC 420

07-13-2009, 03:44 PM

Well at least he tries.

Shakes McQueen

07-13-2009, 03:46 PM

Is that for real? haha! I'm just curious to know how in the hell he would ever come into possession of a Columbus Crew branded soccer ball in the first place.

Did he go to a Gold Cup match?

- Scott

mclaren

07-13-2009, 03:47 PM

Carts

07-13-2009, 03:48 PM

Is that for real? haha! I'm just curious to know how in the hell he would ever come into possession of a Columbus Crew branded soccer ball in the first place.

Did he go to a Gold Cup match?

- Scott

The Crew were in Washington today to meet the President...

Its a long standing tradition that the President welcomes Champions to Washington for a meet & greet - but to be honest, I didn't know MLS was part of that...

Good for the league to be treated the same as NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL etc by the President...

Carts...

Jay P

07-13-2009, 03:51 PM

The Crew were in Washington today to meet the President...

Its a long standing tradition that the President welcomes Champions to Washington for a meet & greet - but to be honest, I didn't know MLS was part of that...

Good for the league to be treated the same as NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL etc by the President...

Carts...
so are we meeting with harper next year :facepalm:

Shakes McQueen

07-13-2009, 03:51 PM

Politics aside, it is nice to have a US President that tries to acknowledge and embrace soccer, especially when talking to world leaders.

- Scott

Broadview

07-13-2009, 03:52 PM

At least he's heading it. The last guy would have run straight to his closet for...

http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/wp-content/uploads/mickey-hatcher-big-glove.jpg

TFC07

07-13-2009, 03:54 PM

so are we meeting with harper next year :facepalm:

No, we are going to meet with Iggy (Micheal Ignatieff) instead. :D

Carts

07-13-2009, 03:55 PM

so are we meeting with harper next year :facepalm:

Actually, a good question...

Its been so long since a Canadian team won anything, I don't know if the President brings them down...

Anyone remember if the Jays were at the White House when they won the World Series back-to-back, back in the day...???

Carts...

Stryker

07-13-2009, 03:56 PM

Politics aside, it is nice to have a US President that tries to acknowledge and embrace soccer, especially when talking to world leaders.

- Scott

Its nothing new. Even "the idiot" hosted the Dynamo at the white house the previous years.

Super

07-13-2009, 04:02 PM

Obama's approval numbers are plummeting. But that would be true for any sitting president during tough economic times. He'll have to turn things around fast before people turn on him the way they did Bush due to the Iraq war. War is one thing, but when people stay unemployed they get very, very angry.

Shakes McQueen

07-13-2009, 04:05 PM

Hitcho

07-13-2009, 04:08 PM

Obama was apparently recently presented with a signed brazil shirt after the confed cup where brazil beat the us after being 2-0 down. i read that he didn't look very impressed, but he's got to be happier with a signed brazil shirt than he has with a KK branded ball, otherwise he has no hope as a world leader, none...

Shakes McQueen

07-13-2009, 04:08 PM

Its nothing new. Even "the idiot" hosted the Dynamo at the white house the previous years.

Aside from just the WH visits though, I've heard him mention he wants to get the US another World Cup, and apparently he mentioned to Brazil's President (?) this past week that the USMNT won't be conceding a two goal lead to them again.

And of course, there was the previous hullabaloo about him supposedly being a West Ham supporter, though my guess is that was bullshit.

I'd love to know if he's actually a soccer fan though.

- Scott

Super

07-13-2009, 04:16 PM

I think he's a basketball fan. I know he likes to play it at least.

Beach_Red

07-13-2009, 04:18 PM

^ he's a soccer dad, at least.

Oldtimer

07-13-2009, 04:21 PM

Typical political thing- get the vote of soccer moms.

However...

is he aware of the racists among the fans at Crew stadium, I wonder?

rocker

07-13-2009, 04:26 PM

ya i've seen pics of him at his girls' soccer games.. at least when they were in chicago.

Super

07-13-2009, 04:34 PM

ya i've seen pics of him at his girls' soccer games.. at least when they were in chicago.

They play for Chicago Fire.

Yohan

07-13-2009, 05:06 PM

Obama is apparently a Hammers supporter

Yeoman

07-13-2009, 05:09 PM

Obama is apparently a Hammers supporter

I could have sworn it was Everton
don't push you hammer love on here!

Bobo

07-13-2009, 05:09 PM

Politics aside, it is nice to have a US President that tries to acknowledge and embrace soccer, especially when talking to world leaders.

- Scott

He's a pop icon, it's not too surprising.

James Oliphant

07-13-2009, 05:16 PM

I could have sworn it was Everton
don't push you hammer love on here!

Nope...it's Hammers.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=barack+obama+west+ham

H Bomb

07-13-2009, 05:19 PM

He played when he was young in Hawaii but especially indonesia and then got into basketball when he made friends in school who played basketball.

CretanBull

07-13-2009, 05:44 PM

Anyone remember if the Jays were at the White House when they won the World Series back-to-back, back in the day...???

Carts...

I don't remember. I know in 1993 that the Canadiens didn't go to the White House after winning the Cup, but the Penguins and Rangers went in the years before and after.

CretanBull

07-13-2009, 05:46 PM

He played when he was young in Hawaii but especially indonesia and then got into basketball when he made friends in school who played basketball.

He has family (his wife's brother, I think?) in East London and became a Hammers supporter after visiting them. Better than the Clinton's they're Man U fans, who like 99% of their supporters have no connection to the city :D

MUFC_Niagara

07-13-2009, 06:18 PM

He has family (his wife's brother, I think?) in East London and became a Hammers supporter after visiting them. Better than the Clinton's they're Man U fans, who like 99% of their supporters have no connection to the city :D

I'll call bullshit on this...

Good for MLS to have the KKKrew at the white house.

Dirk Diggler

07-13-2009, 06:23 PM

Do the Canadian PMs have the tradition of inviting or winning teams for dinner? I know there hasn't been a Canadian champion in most major leagues but there has been a Canadian Grey Cup champion in the CFL for the past several years ... do they get any respect from our elected officials?

CretanBull

07-13-2009, 06:35 PM

I'll call bullshit on this...

I was just having a laugh, but it's an exageration of what is essentially true. Man U are (by far) the biggest club in the world, and they're in a city of about a half million people, and atleast half those people hate them.

Hitcho

07-13-2009, 06:41 PM

^ it's not bullshit, and it's a generally accepted fact that at least 90% of man utd fans have never been to manchester let alone old trafford. it's nothing to do with mancuians, it's the man utd cafes they have in places like singapore and the string of places they are planning on opening up in india. utd fans get riled by that statistic, but i never understood why. it's probablt a similar amount for clubs like real madrid, and the game day fans can do nothing about it, so why do they care?

anyway, i call non-bullshit on this. i'm sure i even saw it acknowledged by the club in a documentary once too, when they were talking about their worldwide marketing etc.

Beach_Red

07-13-2009, 07:20 PM

Typical political thing- get the vote of soccer moms.

However...

is he aware of the racists among the fans at Crew stadium, I wonder?

I have a feeling he is aware of racists all over. He has a pretty good way of dealing with them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/us/politics/18text-obama.html

(it's a good speech and not partisan)

Shakes McQueen

07-13-2009, 08:26 PM

Don't turn this into a political thread.

- Scott

Super

07-13-2009, 08:43 PM

A visit from Columbus Crew is sure to bring a curse upon Obama. Look what happened:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/07/13/obamas_teleprompter_crashes_during_speech.html

Fucking Columbus!

ExiledRed

07-13-2009, 08:49 PM

I was just having a laugh, but it's an exageration of what is essentially true. Man U are (by far) the biggest club in the world, and they're in a city of about a half million people, and atleast half those people hate them.

Half a million? You make it sound like Hamilton or something.

The city is huge, you might draw population figures from the official delineated 'city' but in the real world the figure is closer to 3 million, maybe 5 if you're willing to include all the surrounding urban areas that have the word 'Manchester' in their name.

ensco

07-13-2009, 09:28 PM

Half a million? You make it sound like Hamilton or something.

The city is huge, you might draw population figures from the official delineated 'city' but in the real world the figure is closer to 3 million, maybe 5 if you're willing to include all the surrounding urban areas that have the word 'Manchester' in their name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larger_Urban_Zones

Manchester is the second largest city in England. It's the 16th largest city in Europe.

It would be easy to come up with a metroplex definition of Manchester that would be 4-5 million people (but Exiled, horrors, that might include Liverpool!)

Ageroo

07-13-2009, 09:38 PM

OK all...this is a thread about still liking Obama because of the Crew vist to the White House .....Let's get back on topic please! :)

CretanBull

07-13-2009, 11:16 PM

Half a million? You make it sound like Hamilton or something.

The city is huge, you might draw population figures from the official delineated 'city' but in the real world the figure is closer to 3 million, maybe 5 if you're willing to include all the surrounding urban areas that have the word 'Manchester' in their name.

I realize that the Greater Manchester Area has several million people, but then we'd have to include teams other than just City & United...

Damien

07-13-2009, 11:19 PM

so are we meeting with harper next year :facepalm:

Harper loves soccer, especially CANADIAN soccer players...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O4D2cm1fTKc/SdUXAJmYrmI/AAAAAAAAAFI/bWV0uhryGXA/s400/HarperHargreaves.jpg

remember? :lol:

Cashcleaner

07-13-2009, 11:30 PM

I realize that the Greater Manchester Area has several million people, but then we'd have to include teams other than just City & United...

Yes, and that's why its very common for people in say...Stockport or Prestwich to support their local club in addition to a larger EPL team.

Some people in Scotland I know support both a local club in addition to Rangers or Celtic AND usually have an English club they follow.

DichioTFC

07-13-2009, 11:31 PM

Don't turn this into a political thread.

- Scott

You're right, my apologies.

Would a TFC winning team visit Parliament Hill or the White House? Does anyone remember where the Jays went? For some reason I think they went to the White House...

DichioTFC

07-13-2009, 11:34 PM

You're right, my apologies.

Would a TFC winning team visit Parliament Hill or the White House? Does anyone remember where the Jays went? For some reason I think they went to the White House...

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19921217&id=6G4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6945,3958217

CretanBull

07-13-2009, 11:41 PM

Some people in Scotland I know support both a local club in addition to Rangers or Celtic AND usually have an English club they follow.

Hmm...I'd readily admit that you know more about this than I do, but I'd suspect that they support their local club, and pick sides or casually support either Rangers or Celtic (because it's kind of a major dividing line in the country).

King Tut

07-13-2009, 11:47 PM

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Cashcleaner

07-13-2009, 11:59 PM

Hmm...I'd readily admit that you know more about this than I do, but I'd suspect that they support their local club, and pick sides or casually support either Rangers or Celtic (because it's kind of a major dividing line in the country).

It varies, really. My friend Graeme was a Rangers Supporter and he also followed Chelsea. I'd say watched around the same number of live games at both Ibrox and Stamford Bridge. Another friend kinda supported Hibs but was more a Liverpool guy and watched loads of games at Anfield.

Myself, I casually watched Edinburgh City, followed Manchester United quite a bit, but still have Hibs as my most favourite team out of all of them.

Yohan

07-14-2009, 12:04 AM

dIJLP5a16KM
man. that was a painfully boring speech. it's like obama was just going through the motions

CretanBull

07-14-2009, 12:07 AM

It varies, really. My friend Graeme was a Rangers Supporter and he also followed Chelsea. I'd say watched around the same number of live games at both Ibrox and Stamford Bridge. Another friend kinda supported Hibs but was more a Liverpool guy and watched loads of games at Anfield.

Myself, I casually watched Edinburgh City, followed Manchester United quite a bit, but still have Hibs as my most favourite team out of all of them.

A team in Scotland and a team in England I understand completely (it's not unlike me liking TFC and Leeds). The issue is teams in the same association, more specifically living in a subburb of Manchester and following the local team, and also following Man U or City.

ilikemusic

07-14-2009, 12:07 AM

Let me get this straight...

In addition to being a socialist, a fascist, a communist, a secret muslim, an African and a terrorist, he is also a racist?!

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c200/ilikemusicmore/colbert.gif

kitchener-TFC

07-14-2009, 12:17 AM

so are we meeting with harper next year :facepalm:
Harper will probably be on the toilet when the team arrives, causing another photo delay:facepalm:.
On the bright side, Ignatieff's favourite sport is Soccer.:flare:

Politics aside, it is nice to have a US President that tries to acknowledge and embrace soccer, especially when talking to world leaders.

- Scott
It gives some recognition to the sport.

Cashcleaner

07-14-2009, 12:24 AM

A team in Scotland and a team in England I understand completely (it's not unlike me liking TFC and Leeds). The issue is teams in the same association, more specifically living in a subburb of Manchester and following the local team, and also following Man U or City.

The FCUM guys are maybe a good example of that.

James17930

07-14-2009, 12:45 AM

Anyone want to bet that they're going to try and line up Obama for MLS Cup this year?

Redcoe15

07-14-2009, 10:19 AM

Would a TFC winning team visit Parliament Hill or the White House? Does anyone remember where the Jays went? For some reason I think they went to the White House...
Brian Mulroney had the Blue Jays up at Parliament Hill in '92 after they won the World Series. I remember many puckheads were indignant about not extending the same courtesy for Canadian based NHL teams that won the Stanley Cup.

This White House tradition started under Reagan, and has carried on today. Obama seems to have taken it to a different level by inviting some of his hometown Chicago teams, the Bulls and the White Sox, to the WH.

IMHO, these White House invites are nothing but opprotunistic photo ops. Someone should just put an end to them.

Oldtimer

07-14-2009, 10:25 AM

Harper loves soccer, especially CANADIAN soccer players...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O4D2cm1fTKc/SdUXAJmYrmI/AAAAAAAAAFI/bWV0uhryGXA/s400/HarperHargreaves.jpg

remember? :lol:

:facepalm: I still feel very angry when I see that picture.

Harper's usually adroit handlers really messed up that one.

Yeoman

07-14-2009, 10:38 AM

Nope...it's Hammers.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=barack+obama+west+ham

my bad then
could have sworn i read that once somewhere