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     Gregtonn |
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama needed 12 stitches in his lip after taking an errant elbow during a pickup basketball game Friday with a group of family and friends visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said. Press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement that Obama was inadvertently struck by an elbow. The elbow's owner wasn't identified. Obama received the stitches under local anesthesia in the doctor's office on the ground floor White House after he returned home. The president had traveled to nearby Fort McNair to indulge in one of his favorite athletic pursuits, basketball. It was a five-on-five contest involving family and friends and including Reggie Love, Obama's personal assistant who played at Duke University. Obama emerged from the building after about 90 minutes of play, wearing short-sleeve T-shirt and gym pants, and was seen dabbing at his mouth with what appeared to be a wad of gauze. A few hours later, reporters who had gathered on the White House driveway for the arrival of the Christmas Tree saw the president in an upstairs window, pressing something white against his mouth. "After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player's elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family, the president received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit," Gibbs said. I'm sure there are many people who wished they could give him a fat lip for a long time. G | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
Like him or not I wish to see no president of the great U.S.A. get hurt. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Sorry to see it happen. I can't cheer for this any more than I could cheer for Bush choking on pretzels. Glad he was playing some pick up B-ball. I'm sure he was having fun until he got his lip busted. | ||
| Glitch |
The elbow's owner wasn't identified. Hmmm... | ||
| Britchri10 |
The perpetrator is Hispanic. All's fair in love & sport. I suppose "Kudos" to POTUS for indulging in a sport that involves some risk of physical contact. Chris C | ||
| Reepicheep |
It's a cover up! I demand to know where Michelle was at the time. What did they know, and when did they know it!  Maybe Sarah Palin kicked his ass. | ||
| Whisperstealth |
Hell, I'll give props where it's due. Good on the guy. Nothing wrong with getting a busted lip playing sports. I think it's cool he does get after it. And at least he doesn't have a bunch of gommers, just letting him go right by / get the ball. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
there will now be a government endowment and federal requirement for elbow pads at all amateur pick up games, look for the NBA to adopt next season. | ||
| Buellbozo |
If I wasn't too lazy to go dig yesterday's front page outa the recycle bin, I'd tell you his name. AP wire story. There was a time when people got banned from this site for even jokingly implying the idea that physical harm come to one of our executives. In the case I'm thinkin' of, it had to do with Cheney's hunting accident. Maybe SP could...She sure knocked out John McCain. | ||
| 86129squids |
Somehow I'd love to see an old Three Stooges clip 'bout now... | ||
| Buellbozo |
+1 How 'bout "MOE! LARRY! THE CHEESE!!!"  | ||
| Aesquire |
The title of this thread is false. Obama texts. Actually... I'm glad he's ok, and a bit proud to have a Prez. that still has game. Felt the same way about Bush & his mountain biking, and would have liked a chance to kick his butt down some single track. Heck, it could happen yet. Laughed when he crashed, glad he was fine, and the press busted his chops about it. Nothing new. The jobs a killer. you can get awakened at any time for a crisis. Nobody likes you, if they disagree with your ideology or actions...( that covers 100% of the people some of the time ) And as Prez.... you have to do something to keep sane & fit. That's why the White House has had a pool, a bowling alley, a tunnel to bring in chicks, etc. through the years. Most do some time on a treadmill with Tv's and staff to feed him data while the bloods pumping. The dudes get grey fast. Now Cheney? The guy who shot a lawyer in the face and got him to apologize? I'd go hunting with him anytime. I like doves. I'd be behind him 100%. |
