Obama Cheers On U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
EmailABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports:
President Obama plans to cheer on the U.S. women's soccer team when it faces Japan at the Women's World Cup Final today in Frankfurt, Germany.
Emerging from church services this morning at St. John's Episcopal Church, the president was asked if he would watch the World Cup match.
"Absolutely. Go USA!" he said.
Earlier in the day, the president’s Twitter account, @Barack Obama, tweeted "To the women of our national soccer team: Sorry I can't be there to see you play, but I'll be cheering you on from here. Let's go. –BO."
The top-ranked U.S. team's dramatic come-from-behind victory over Brazil last week thrilled many in official Washington. Jill Biden, Chelsea Clinton, and the U.S. ambassador to Germany will be in Frankfurt as part of a U.S. delegation attending the match.
The U.S. women's team is playing for its third World Cup title.
Coverage begins at 2:00 pm ET on ESPN and ESPN 3.com.
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Posted by: Jail Nation | July 17, 2011, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
His golden touch continues…
Posted by: Bo, PWD | July 17, 2011, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
I can not believe this……This guy amazing. Go Barry,Go.
Posted by: Latin Dancer | July 17, 2011, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm
His best wishes are the kiss of death.
If you could go to the sports bet window
with him, you could make a fortune betting
the other way.
Posted by: deadwrestler | July 17, 2011, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
ANYTIME ODumbo picks a team to win, they LOSE! Have you noticed this? This guy needs to go!
Posted by: David From Texas | July 17, 2011, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
Under Mr. Obama, US has lost more than a soccer match – highunemployment and low morale. We are a poor nation in disguise.
Posted by: young_voter | July 17, 2011, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
Good grief. He needs to work on a soultion to raising the debt ceiling, not watch soccer. God help us.
Posted by: Susan | July 17, 2011, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
Yay for hot soccer babes! Totally serious…
Posted by: Fussball | July 17, 2011, 8:19 pm 8:19 pm
And Obama goes down in flames again – please just be a watcher not a talker.
Posted by: Patriot 1742 | July 17, 2011, 8:19 pm 8:19 pm
Thanks for the kiss of death, Obozo. Did you learn nothing from trying to get the Olympics to Chicago?
Posted by: f | July 17, 2011, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm
Nothing good is going to come from these ludicrously protracted negotiations over laughably meaningless accounting sleights-of-hand scheduled to kick in circa 2020. All the charade does is confirm to prudent analysts around the world that the depraved ruling class of the United States cannot self-correct, and, indeed, has no desire to.
When the 44th president took office, he made a decision that it was time for the already unsustainable levels of government spending finally to break the bounds of reality and frolic and gambol in the magical fairy kingdom of Spendaholica: This year, the federal government borrows 43 cents of every dollar it spends, a ratio that is unprecedented. Barack Obama would like this to be, as they say, “the new normal” — at least until that 43 cents creeps up a nickel or so, and the United States government is spending twice as much as it takes in, year in, year out, now and forever.
Posted by: Fascist Hyena | July 17, 2011, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
Isn’t it time for him to go to Martha’s Vineyard and play some golf? I could really use a vacation from the sight of his face and the sound of his voice.
Posted by: Avigdor | July 17, 2011, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
Now we know why they lost. He’s on the wrong side of everything. If he’d cheered for Japan the US would have won.
Posted by: DB | July 17, 2011, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm
Did anyone see those chics? US team looks much better! much much much better. lol
Posted by: Brenda B | July 17, 2011, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
I really wish people would stop putting the president down he didn’t bring all this on the way thing are now it fell in he’s plate this was something we was going to have to dill with he just happen to win this mass mr president do what you do I will vote for you again
Posted by: Fannie | July 18, 2011, 12:46 am 12:46 am
When the 44th president took office, he made a decision that it was time for the already unsustainable levels of government spending finally to break the bounds of reality
Posted by: Fascist Hyena | Jul 17, 2011 9:22:58 PM
What a dimwit statement. When the 44th President took office the economy of the United States was in free fall collapse – the ‘gift’ of the Bush administration to the country.
Keep trying to pretend this didn’t have a HUGE effect on the demands on government resources and a HUGE impact on revenues. Never mind the millions who lost their jobs, their businesses, their homes – and so on . . .
The Republican right is whack of self deluding liars.
Posted by: Frank | July 18, 2011, 3:09 am 3:09 am
“The Republican right is whack of self deluding liars.”
Projection! (Keep believing, Frank, and Hope that the truth of the Obama administration remains buried beneath the astroturf for a Change. If you believe it hard enough, it *will* happen! And when you wish upon a star. . . .)
Posted by: dave | July 18, 2011, 6:38 am 6:38 am
Frank,what do you consider the current economic situation?The numbers are even worse than when he took office.
Posted by: Nephron | July 18, 2011, 9:00 am 9:00 am
Frank,what do you consider the current economic situation?
Posted by: Nephron | Jul 18, 2011 9:00:58 AM
When the 44th President took office the economy of the United States was in free fall collapse – the ‘gift’ of the Bush administration to the country.
Keep trying to pretend this didn’t have a HUGE effect on the demands on government resources and a HUGE impact on revenues. Never mind the millions who lost their jobs, their businesses, their homes – and so on . . .
Since Obama’s policies started taking effect the stock market has doubled, my investment savings are way up, millions of people are getting jobs as opposed to hundreds of thousands losing their jobs every month, two American auto companies are back on stream, paying back their loans and making profit . ..
Posted by: Frank | July 18, 2011, 10:55 am 10:55 am
Frank? I’d prefer to call you Mister Frank or perhaps Barney, if you don’t mind the familiarity.
And would you be willing to autograph my copy of “Reckless Endangerment,” since you’re featured in it, along with Franklin Raines and some other prominent Democrats?
Seriously, Frank and other leftists, in a nutshell there’s plenty of blame to go around in regard to that housing bubble and when you have NYT reporters pointing that out in a best seller, maybe it’s past time to drop the “Bush’s recession” meme.
President Obama wanted the job, he made promises to get the job, he now has the job. If you folks really think that blaming Bush is going to work for you right through November 2012, go for it.
Posted by: Oliver Shagnasty | July 18, 2011, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm
Since Obama’s policies started taking effect the stock market has doubled, my investment savings are way up, millions of people are getting jobs as opposed to hundreds of thousands losing their jobs every month, two American auto companies are back on stream, paying back their loans and making profit”
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Yet the unemployment rate is at 9.1%. Not that that matters.
Posted by: Ghoulsbea | July 18, 2011, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Since Obama’s policies started taking effect the stock market has doubled, my investment savings are way up, millions of people are getting jobs as opposed to hundreds of thousands losing their jobs every month, two American auto companies are back on stream, paying back their loans and making profit”
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Yet the unemployment rate is at 9.1%. Not that that matters.
Posted by: Ghoulsbea | Jul 18, 2011 2:16:05 PM
Of course it matters, but that’s what happens when you get an economic collapse nearly on the scale of the Great Depression.
The unemployment rate has dropped a full percentage point since it peaked in October of 2009.
We’ve gone from losing hundreds of thousands of jobs every month to gaining back millions over the past months.
Posted by: Frank | July 18, 2011, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
“We’ve gone from losing hundreds of thousands of jobs every month to gaining back millions over the past months.”
Liberal math…
Best to leave the calculations to the grown-ups, Frank.
BTW, The One Termer has more campaign contributors than number of jobs created. Sounds about right, given the Perpetual Campaigner’s priorities…
Posted by: tjp612 | July 18, 2011, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Ah, yes…………the Olympic Games in Chicago……masterful March Madness picks….now, the kiss of failure for the lady soccer team….all this time we thought the POTUS was concentrating on smaller issues like the deficit….a budget….maybe there’s a home for him on cable tv sports somewhere when he needs a new job soon…….
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