I know I'm a dumbass (Obama bracket related)

[420seriouscat69]

But why do we put such an emphasis in his rough ridin' bracket every year (http://nesn.com/2014/03/president-obama-plays-it-safe-with-ncaa-tournament-final-four-picks/)? Is it cause he's black? I can't ever remember the media obsessing over a presidents picks like this before. I don't know why this makes me mad every year. Maybe it's cause i'm a dumbass conservative that thinks he can do nothing but wrong.  At least I can admit it.

[Institutional Control]

But why do we put such an emphasis in his rough ridin' bracket every year (http://nesn.com/2014/03/president-obama-plays-it-safe-with-ncaa-tournament-final-four-picks/)? Is it cause he's black? I can't ever remember the media obsessing over a presidents picks like this before. I don't know why this makes me mad every year. Maybe it's cause i'm a dumbass conservative that thinks he can do nothing but wrong.  At least I can admit it.

It's because he's the president. His skin color is kinda irrelevant.

I don't know that GW ever filled out a bracket.  He's a baseball guy.

[420seriouscat69]

No other presidents were ever on espn to fill out their brackets. Like. ever. It just seems weird to me.

[Rage Against the McKee]

No other presidents were ever on espn to fill out their brackets. Like. ever. It just seems weird to me.

No other president called ESPN and said they wanted to put their bracket on national television. I'm sure ESPN would be glad to run a feature for any president.

[420seriouscat69]

Well he picks against the cats every year. So he can go fist himself. 

[Dugout DickStone]

I would bet this is the new norm.  Unless Hillary wins

[420seriouscat69]

I would bet this is the new norm.  Unless Hillary wins

I'm ok w/ that. Just seemed weird to me that no one had done it before.

[OK_Cat]

Great thread fsd

[steve dave]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

[michigancat]

Didn't he pick the crap out of us in 2010?

[420seriouscat69]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I mean let's not be naive. There were a billion presidents before him and none of them were on espn. I'm asking a logical question here. Is it cause he's the "hip" president?

[AbeFroman]

Didn't he pick the crap out of us in 2010?

Yes, and picked ku to win it all.

[Dugout DickStone]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I always wondered who WH Taft liked out of the South region but was he ever on ESPN?  Nope, not black enough.

[AbeFroman]

Little known fact: Reagan wanted to pick a bracket on ESPN but ended up selling it to the Iranians

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I mean let's not be naive. There were a billion presidents before him and none of them were on espn. I'm asking a logical question here. Is it cause he's the "hip" president?

Yes and no. As others have said, it's because he seeks this sort of publicity to connect with young people. The same approach that lands him on a comedy web series lamely pitching Obamacare, a Ryan Seacrest radio show, some dude's show called Pimp with a Limp or something like that, etc.

The real question you should be asking is, what's more pathetic - that our POTUS does this kind of stuff (the brackets actually don't bother me) or that it works? The guy did win reelection, after all, despite a crap economy and no meaningful achievements besides a shitty healthcare law. No question, it helps that he gets a pass from the media for being liberal and The First Black President, but there's no denying that he's really good at turning out young, naive morons - a critical part if the Democrat base.

[420seriouscat69]

Since I admitted i'm a dumbass in the thread title, nothing I say can be judged, right? That's how it works.

[Tobias]

Since I admitted i'm a dumbass in the thread title, nothing I say can be judged, right? That's how it works.

i'm not a racist, but i'm not sure that's how this works

[420seriouscat69]

I'm not either. I do view the world from the outside/in tho. Did you not read my review for 12 years a slave today?

[Tobias]

I'm not either. I do view the world from the outside/in tho. Did you not read my review for 12 years a slave today?

that was done for comedic effect, not to actually call you a racist

[420seriouscat69]

 

[Rage Against the McKee]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I mean let's not be naive. There were a billion presidents before him and none of them were on espn. I'm asking a logical question here. Is it cause he's the "hip" president?

Yes and no. As others have said, it's because he seeks this sort of publicity to connect with young people. The same approach that lands him on a comedy web series lamely pitching Obamacare, a Ryan Seacrest radio show, some dude's show called Pimp with a Limp or something like that, etc.

The real question you should be asking is, what's more pathetic - that our POTUS does this kind of stuff (the brackets actually don't bother me) or that it works? The guy did win reelection, after all, despite a crap economy and no meaningful achievements besides a shitty healthcare law. No question, it helps that he gets a pass from the media for being liberal and The First Black President, but there's no denying that he's really good at turning out young, naive morons - a critical part if the Democrat base.

I think Obama won because he is very charismatic and is able to at least give the perception that he can relate to common people. Mitt Romney came across as a condescending prick in comparison, which is amazing considering that everyone he ran against in his primary that had any support at all was an even bigger condescending prick.

[420seriouscat69]

I do like laughing at ppl that are like: "Our economy is in the shitter and the worlds gonna end, but this rough ridin' guy has enough time to fill out a bracket." 

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I mean let's not be naive. There were a billion presidents before him and none of them were on espn. I'm asking a logical question here. Is it cause he's the "hip" president?

Yes and no. As others have said, it's because he seeks this sort of publicity to connect with young people. The same approach that lands him on a comedy web series lamely pitching Obamacare, a Ryan Seacrest radio show, some dude's show called Pimp with a Limp or something like that, etc.

The real question you should be asking is, what's more pathetic - that our POTUS does this kind of stuff (the brackets actually don't bother me) or that it works? The guy did win reelection, after all, despite a crap economy and no meaningful achievements besides a shitty healthcare law. No question, it helps that he gets a pass from the media for being liberal and The First Black President, but there's no denying that he's really good at turning out young, naive morons - a critical part if the Democrat base.

I think Obama won because he is very charismatic and is able to at least give the perception that he can relate to common people. Mitt Romney came across as a condescending prick in comparison, which is amazing considering that everyone he ran against in his primary that had any support at all was an even bigger condescending prick.

Exactly. Young naive dumbasses voted for Obama because they thought he was "charismatic". They/you thought Romney was a "condescending prick" because he didn't dance on Ellen's show or have coffee with Oprah, even though he's likely one of the nicest dudes you'd ever meet. In fact, I've never met a Mormon who wasn't almost obnoxiously nice.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I mean let's not be naive. There were a billion presidents before him and none of them were on espn. I'm asking a logical question here. Is it cause he's the "hip" president?

Yes and no. As others have said, it's because he seeks this sort of publicity to connect with young people. The same approach that lands him on a comedy web series lamely pitching Obamacare, a Ryan Seacrest radio show, some dude's show called Pimp with a Limp or something like that, etc.

The real question you should be asking is, what's more pathetic - that our POTUS does this kind of stuff (the brackets actually don't bother me) or that it works? The guy did win reelection, after all, despite a crap economy and no meaningful achievements besides a shitty healthcare law. No question, it helps that he gets a pass from the media for being liberal and The First Black President, but there's no denying that he's really good at turning out young, naive morons - a critical part if the Democrat base.

I think Obama won because he is very charismatic and is able to at least give the perception that he can relate to common people. Mitt Romney came across as a condescending prick in comparison, which is amazing considering that everyone he ran against in his primary that had any support at all was an even bigger condescending prick.

Exactly. Young naive dumbasses voted for Obama because they thought he was "charismatic". They/you thought Romney was a "condescending prick" because he didn't dance on Ellen's show or have coffee with Oprah, even though he's likely one of the nicest dudes you'd ever meet. In fact, I've never met a Mormon who wasn't almost obnoxiously nice.

It had a lot more to do with the way he talked about "illegals" deporting themselves, how 47 percent of the people wouldn't vote for him no matter what, so his job is to not worry about them, talking about getting "binders full of women", talking about how it would be helpful if he were latino, etc.

[Dugout DickStone]

Is it cause he's black?

yes, espn will give airtime to any of them that want to talk brackets. sickening.

I mean let's not be naive. There were a billion presidents before him and none of them were on espn. I'm asking a logical question here. Is it cause he's the "hip" president?

Yes and no. As others have said, it's because he seeks this sort of publicity to connect with young people. The same approach that lands him on a comedy web series lamely pitching Obamacare, a Ryan Seacrest radio show, some dude's show called Pimp with a Limp or something like that, etc.

The real question you should be asking is, what's more pathetic - that our POTUS does this kind of stuff (the brackets actually don't bother me) or that it works? The guy did win reelection, after all, despite a crap economy and no meaningful achievements besides a shitty healthcare law. No question, it helps that he gets a pass from the media for being liberal and The First Black President, but there's no denying that he's really good at turning out young, naive morons - a critical part if the Democrat base.

I think Obama won because he is very charismatic and is able to at least give the perception that he can relate to common people. Mitt Romney came across as a condescending prick in comparison, which is amazing considering that everyone he ran against in his primary that had any support at all was an even bigger condescending prick.

Exactly. Young naive dumbasses voted for Obama because they thought he was "charismatic". They/you thought Romney was a "condescending prick" because he didn't dance on Ellen's show or have coffee with Oprah, even though he's likely one of the nicest dudes you'd ever meet. In fact, I've never met a Mormon who wasn't almost obnoxiously nice.

I actually thought Romney was a condescending prick because he actually is.  I still voted for him