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Obama set to play basketball with several lawmakers, Cabinet members

By Eric Zimmermann - 10/07/09 05:54 PM ET

Pres. Barack Obama will take to the court in a basketball game with a handful of cabinet members and lawmakers tomorrow.

Scheduled to take place tomorrow evening at the White House basketball court, the game wil feature 9 Democratic lawmakers, 2 Republicans, and four cabinet secretaries.

Here's the full list of participants:

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Shaun Donovan
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Representative Mike Arcuri (D-NY)
Representative John Boccieri (D-OH)
Representative Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)
Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Representative Baron Hill (D-IN)
Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Representative Frank Kratovil (D-MD)
Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Representative Patrick Murphy (D-PA)
Representative John Shimkus (R-IL)
Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC)

 


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Comments (24)

Can this really be news? I am glad they don't have a rule book, because they would not read it.BY anita on 10/07/2009 at 20:02
You cant make this stuff up!! It just shows with the group hes playing with, on our dime, that white men can jump too, or we will see. "eyes rolling"BY JumpforJoy on 10/07/2009 at 20:08
Here's another shining example of high level political incompetence of "The Empty Suit" Obama will expend more time playing basketball(by the way, its a hobby for this political chump because he never played college basketball) than he spent in talking with Gen. McCrystal and the current status in Afghanistan. Finally, this "political chump" should be embarrassed and he should modified his frivolous schedule to venture to Dover AFB to show some "fricking respect" to the eight servicemembers who were killed and returned home. So, the "Empty Suit" conducts himself as on a "fulltime paid internship" at the expense of the American people and not to mention our military personnel. He should be 'Censured" by the Congress and the American people.BY Brett Michael on 10/07/2009 at 21:19
brett michael, you need to take your meds, if you can read so much into a simple basketball game.do you take any kind of exercise at all? or do you spend all your time scouring the blogs for news on President Obama that you can disparage with your mind-numbing "wit"?BY elle a on 10/07/2009 at 21:37
Elle A,In an effort to calm your "neo-liberal" spirits and your unfettered loyalty to "The Empty Suit" Obama(i.e., no actual birth certificate, his sealed academic records[scholar ship funding source]. I know this is going to "harm" you on various fronts about my level of physical activity. First, I am former US Paratrooper serving in a Reconnaissance Platoon with the elite 82nd Airborne Division(Ft. Bragg,NC). If you're familiar with the rigor it takes to be a member in this type of specialized platoon, I would highly recommend that you conduct a Goggle search and then, you'll keep your lips tight"(no pun intended). Second, I ran both track and cross-country at a Division I program and have maintained that same level of fitness up to this point(i.e., local road races). Finally, I am most certain that if you ever had the opportunity to run with me, I could really afford you the chance to experience "cardiac arrest" and you can "the Empty Suit" along with you in a supporting role. By the way, I'm currently working on my Ph.D. in International Relations who just so happen to be a Black male and a registered Independent. So, have a good political trip supporting policies that you clearly are not familiar with the intracacies.Insha Allah(God Willing, in Arabic) and Uhambe Khale(Go Well, in isiZulu)BY Brett Michael on 10/07/2009 at 22:05
Well pix of this should go over well in China and Japan where they are buying our debt. Might go well for the troops in Afghanistan as well. Geez, what dufus came up with this idea? This president is acting out like a child actor under pressure. How regrettable because most other people are sitting at a desk trying to figure out how to pay their bills. Perhaps Obama might want to take the time to actually read some of the bills.BY JD Plus on 10/07/2009 at 22:51
The name of the team is The Incompetents or " The Peter Principle "ballersBY jake2 on 10/08/2009 at 00:38
There's a few "haters" here but…wait until you see that Geihtner's killer crossover!BY Jay on 10/08/2009 at 01:38
And this qualifies for NEWS these days. Pathetic reporting and reporter. What a disgrace. When's the last time the Hill wrote an article on the War in Afghan or Irag and our soldiers being handcuffed by lawmakers…BY DO on 10/08/2009 at 07:47
maybe they will all blow out a knee, or break an ankle. Then they will have plenty of time to sit at a desk and get some work done.BY Jack on 10/08/2009 at 10:35

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