Is the list having to pay for the use of the big game's exclusive title as a subject header? Do we risk being sued??
tlc On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:23 PM , Richard de Give wrote: > ... but does he know Rush is a Steelers fan? > > > Obama rooting for Steelers in Super Bowl > WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said he’s pulling for the > Pittsburgh Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals in football’s biggest > game on Sunday — and he did so with a politician’s touch. > Obama said Thursday that he would root for Pittsburgh against the > “long-suffering” and “great Cinderella story” Cardinals. His spokesman > also said the president would watch the game with members of Congress. > “I have to say, you know, I wish the Cardinals the best,” Obama said > diplomatically. “You know, Kurt Warner is a great story, and he’s > closer to my age than anybody else on the field.” > Warner, Arizona’s 37-year-old quarterback, came out of nowhere about a > decade ago to take the St. Louis Rams to two Super Bowls, including a > title in 2000. Just when he seemed washed up, Warner rose to the top > again this year with a stellar performance. His team was not expected > to make the playoffs, let alone get to the title game. > Steelers owner Dan Rooney, a longtime Republican, endorsed Obama’s > presidential bid and campaigned for him. During Oval Office remarks, > Obama noted that one of the Steelers most beloved former players, > Franco Harris, had campaigned for him in Pittsburgh, too. > “Other than the (Chicago) Bears,” Obama said, “the Steelers are > probably the team that’s closest to my heart.” > Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the invitation to watch the Super > Bowl is part of the new administration’s efforts to work across the > political aisle, similar to his bipartisan cocktail party Wednesday > night at the executive mansion. > “You know, the president also wanted last night to be a little bit > more social, you know, so that individuals could better get to know > each other and understand where they’re coming from in these > legislative disagreements,” Gibbs told reporters Thursday. “But, > again, you know, the president’s outreach on this will continue.” > During the pregame show, Obama also planned to participate in a live > interview on NBC with Matt Lauer. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
