Exclusive – Is Obama Rooting for the Patriots or Giants?
EmailPresident Obama picked a Super Bowl winner two years ago in an ABC News interview, but the president today refused to weigh in this year, saying that he’ll get into trouble if he makes predictions.
“I can’t call it. I can’t call it,” Obama told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview. “When the [Chicago] Bears are not involved, I can’t make predictions because I will get into trouble. But both are great teams. Brady obviously one of the best quarterbacks we’ve ever seen. Eli Manning playing as well as he’s ever played, and it’s going to be a fun Super Bowl.”
In his daydreams, is he Manning or Brady?
“I can’t throw a spiral as well as either of those two guys, so you know, but I’m a huge fan of both teams,” he replied. “I’m a little frustrated that my Bears who were pretty hot got hurt. Cutler, our quarterback, got hurt, then Matt Forte, our best running back got hurt. So, we were on a good trend there. Next year.”
Two years ago, Obama told Sawyer he was rooting for the New Orleans Saints “as the underdog.” They ended up winning.
“You know to say I tell you, I love Drew Brees,” Obama said today, referring to the Saints’ quarterback. “I love what that team has meant to New Orleans, obviously recovering from Katrina and they are consistently an outstanding team. I’m sure they’re gonna get another chance.”
Watch World News tonight at 6:30 p.m. EST for Diane Sawyer’s interview with President Obama.
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Really ABC, who cares. How about reporting we are spending 100% of our GDP, the DOJ is taking the 5th on Fast and Furious, Obama excluded US owned Hawker Beechcraft from bidding on the Air Forces light craft and leaves the bid to a Brazilian company for our defense jobs. Oh and guess who has ties to this company, George Soros. How about the government already takes 75% of what Americans make a year. Really, so much out there to report and you ask who Obama likes for super bowl, give us a break.
Posted by: Freedom | January 26, 2012, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
Huh! Who cares?
Posted by: newcountryman | January 26, 2012, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm
This is news?!? ABC with so many issues facing us as a nation this is a headline or even story to you? Americans and past, present, and future journalists would and should be disappointed at this useless infotainment softball “news” and questions asked at such a crucial time to the leader of our nation. I guess the economy, overseas involvements, healthcare, education, taxes, fast and furious, matters before the Supreme Court, and Congress are all insignificant to you when compared to people throwing a ball back and forth for an hour in a game. I am disappointed in the state of our media and it will continue to grow if this is the subject matter “journalists” tackle. Finally President Obama has a horrible track record of picking winning sports teams and he should spend more time talking about getting Americans back to work and improving the economy than talking about these insignificant topics.
Posted by: Andrew | January 27, 2012, 12:15 am 12:15 am
More interesting is the fact that the nation’s gross domestic product grew 2.8 percent in the last three months of 2011. It would have grown more but was held back by the biggest annual government spending cuts in four decades.
Also interesting is Mitt Romney’s reliance on blind trusts (and how unfamiliar he is with his own ads and investments) given that he called blind trusts a ruse when he ran for office in Massachusetts and some of his housing investments were NOT in blind trusts (NATIONAL JOURNAL, FACT CHECK)
Posted by: Gemma Stone | January 27, 2012, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Of course Gemma left out the fact that GNP for the year dropped to 1.7%-and that the housing data “suprisingly” stinks today and tha this week’s t new unemployment claims increased substantially from the previous week levels; those levels were revised upward (suprise,suprise).It is too bad that you are jealous of Mitt’s success-liberals think that anybody who makes a lot of money MUST have done so unfairly.How did Obama get his fortune? by having a wife with a hospital PR job and having a neighbor write a book for him!
Posted by: Nephron | January 27, 2012, 11:05 am 11:05 am
I have a prediction, Obama loses in Nov.
Posted by: Tedlink | January 27, 2012, 1:42 pm 1:42 pm
Nephron, i’m quite comfortable and not the least bit envious of Mitt’s wealth, particularly given that it hasn’t bought him character, integrity, honesty, convictions or satisfaction. We’ll see if it buys him the power he so craves. My best guess is no. Support for him is very soft. My comment was about a lie and you defended it insinuating that if you’re wealthy enough you can lie about anything you want and it shouldn’t be mentioned, or if it is mentioned those who call the liar out are simply envious that they aren’t wealthy enough to be slimy, too.
You worship false gods.
National Journal fact checked Mitt and found that he called blind trusts a ruse not so long ago and that some of his investments he claimed were in blind trusts were, in fact, not. Mitt lies.
Posted by: Gemma Stone | January 27, 2012, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm