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"As a resident of Washington, D.C., I continue to benefit from the contributions of Russians -- specifically, from Alexander Ovechkin. I'm very pleased to have him in Washington, D.C."

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I’m flabbergasted. If he doesn’t attend a game this season…

by :hsughrofl: on Jul 7, 2009 7:36 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

snorts Doesn’t mean a damn thing, and he won’t attend a game. It’s just a politician blowing smoke.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 7:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It’s a throwaway line that’s likely of moderate interest to this community. No need to get your Washington Outsider on, Governor Palin.

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Oooh, zing!

This is not a biggie. Someone on the writing staff reads the newspapers.

by gfcaps fan on Jul 7, 2009 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course. JP just likes to use me as his punching bag.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, the zing reference was not about his response to you.

And this is now big enough news that Politico has picked it up. Slow news day, I guess. OTOH, can’t hurt, could even be a good thing.

by gfcaps fan on Jul 7, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anything that calls bullshit where it needs to be called is a good thing, IMO. :)

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

GS, thanks for always being willing to speak truth to power when it matters most.

by Gould Old Days on Jul 7, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just think it’s disingenuous of him :) Not objecting to you posting it, because it is relevant, just saying don’t expect great fanfare from him, either.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hence my “playing to the crowd” ilne.

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly. Again, we’re on the same page, just crossed wires because we put it different ways :) Business as usual. :)

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I know why he won’t go to a Caps game. He loves Pittsburgh too much.
I believe Obama is a very confused man in regards to supporting professional sports teams.

by letsgocaps on Jul 7, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is confusing. Heh. It’s okay, he’s got other things on his mind.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chuck Todd with the follow-up:

Todd: You mentioned Ovechkin in there, our friend in Washington. Do you think should you have been transparent and said you’ve never been to a hockey game? Are you going to fix this?

Obama: The truth of the matter is is that i have watched this guy play, and he’s outstanding. But you know, Chuck, I grew up in Hawaii….

Todd: Don’t tell those Blackhawk fans that. You became a Bulls fan!

Obama: We have basketball [in Hawaii]. We didn’t have hockey. I love watching hockey.

Atta boy, Chuckles.

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 8:18 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shenanigans. There is a rink in Hawaii, speaking from personal experience.

by Bald Pollack on Jul 7, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Impeach Obama for lying!

Of course, there’s no better proof of hockey in Hawaii than this.

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Linking to an old post, which linked to OFB, which linked to a Pepper article, who appeared in A Few Good Men with…Kevin Bacon.

by Bald Pollack on Jul 7, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Heh. I used to be friends with a guy who did lighting for a Kevin Bacon movie. :)

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please don’t tell me it was Wild Things.

by b.orr4 on Jul 7, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I was better at finding videos online, I would post a link to the SNL sktch of Gretzky working as a busboy using a hockey stick to clean tables in Hawaii.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 7, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you were better at reading my comment that’s four comments above this one (8:39 AM) you wouldn’t have to be better at finding videos online.

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha just clicked the link and saw….I’m still half asleep but will accept the dunce hat for the day.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 7, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The dunce sombrero?

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

patent pending.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 7, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's better than Ted Kennedy

At least Obama got his name straight, unlike the time Ted Kennedy referred to Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa as “Mike McGwire and Sammy Sooser”.

by b.orr4 on Jul 7, 2009 8:54 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh. I was actually working for Kennedy at the time and was at the event. It was a “He didn’t just say….” moment when staffers look at each other and shake their heads.

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wish i could watch the new HBO documentary (“teddy in his own words”) with a bunch of kennedy staffers.

by Natty Bumppo on Jul 7, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kennedy once called the, then senator from Illinois, “Osama Obama” so no surprise there! LOL

I find sometimes it's easy to be myself
sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else

by Fauxrumors on Jul 7, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’d be fine with it if the first time Obama sees Ovechkin live is in the Rose Garden…

by Gould Old Days on Jul 7, 2009 9:43 AM EDT reply actions   2 recs

Now that would be great. Perhaps with a large silver bowl atop a cylinder?

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Caps on Jul 7, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If that’s the first time he sees Ovechkin live, shame on him :)

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Odds of AO wearing flip-flops? 3:2

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by J.P. on Jul 7, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let’s go with 6:5. Remember, AO lives in Arlington

by Cluster on Jul 7, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, if the Michigan St. Field Hockey team can wear flip-flops to the White House, so can Ovie.

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Caps on Jul 7, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t forget the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team. Dubbed the “White House flip flop flap.”

by letsgocaps on Jul 7, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What no love for Semin or Varly?

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Caps on Jul 7, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

(Obama doesn’t know who they are)

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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 7, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(yet)

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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 7, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, he did say “Russian*s*”

by brs03 on Jul 7, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some of my best friends are…

- thumbing through racial/ethnic flash cards -

…uh, Russians. Yeah, that’s it…Russians.

If you've read this far...seek help.

by ThePeerless on Jul 7, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

says here that Obama is at a playoff game next spring…the next oldest trick in the pol’s book is to align yourself with a winner!

from the house that Red Jesus built

by bigonetimer on Jul 7, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know, I kind of file this down with retiring any more jerseys or having lavish banner celebrations.

Let’s save it for when the team finally wins something, eh?

by Gould Old Days on Jul 7, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gartner's # retirement ceremony (and the game) was amazing

Then again, it’s the only game I’ve been to so far.

ZING! ZANG! ZUNG!

by crabchowdah on Jul 7, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

1) Let’s not look past the fact that the POTUS is a very busy man. Getting out to a Caps game isn’t as easy for him as it is most of us.

2) Would you really want him to attend? I’m not necessary looking forward to dealing with long lines and heightened security.

by PaintDrinkingPete on Jul 7, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the idea of waiting hours to get through security doesn’t thrill me much. Otherwise, great idea.

by gfcaps fan on Jul 7, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, seriously. I can’t say I really want him there for that reason and having him splashed all over the jumbotron at every turn at the expense of the usual entertainment.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

abso-frickin’-loutely! (and rec’ed for good measure)

by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rec’d.

Although would have been more useful say, two months ago?

by gfcaps fan on Jul 7, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

“We’re planning to fold the team, distribute all our players to other teams, and stop attending the draft in order to focus on winning the Stanley Cup in 2012”

by Gould Old Days on Jul 7, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   4 recs

are you telling me you don’t think that’s the path to success?!

by RedBirdie on Jul 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rec’dtastic!

by Scott in Shaw on Jul 7, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I rec’d it so hard I rec’d your rec to rec.

by grapejoos on Jul 8, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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