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Obviously he didn't watch the ACC Tournament

unc1dmo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:14:03 -0400

Obviously he didn't watch the ACC Tournament......

-Roy Boy failed to successfully manage a Lawson-less team....

-Frasor played way too many minutes....Davis played way too few minutes...

-D Greene didn't SHOW UP at all in Atlanta.........

all big reasons that sent the team home on Saturday......

and IF Lawson does not play....and should these reasons continue after the Radford Road Kill game.......

i'd expect somewhere before Detroit..... "Deja' Vu all over again"

Re: Obama picks Tar Heels to win, again

cycle100 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:30:59 -0400

It makes me sick because all I care about right now is basketball. My life may be in ruins, but dammit it is tourney time and the blue devils are peaking!
By the way - Obama cannot fire executives, failed or otherwise. He has no power over legal contracts. He is just the president, not a dictator.
GO DUKE!

Re: Obama picks Tar Heels to win, again

cycle100 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:30:58 -0400

Re: Obama picks Tar Heels to win, again

TheLoneRanger — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:37:33 -0400

This is the second time today President Obama put his two cents in. First thing this morning it was on supporting Sec of Treasury and now he's doing the same for UNC. You know this mean UNC loses this weekend and the Sec of Treasury will be gone before too long. Nothing like a vote of confidence being given before you're asked to resign.

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mountainman — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:06:57 -0400

I would vote for impeachment, but this congress and senate has done their part in the spending frenze. Its really nice to know with our country turned upside down, our beloved president has time for B-BALL. NOT!!!!!!!

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alaskan1 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:59:08 -0400

Impeach him!

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the_wb91 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:52:09 -0400

vance203, don't be a complete idiot. What is he suppose to do run around day and night ringing his hands and taking nodose. Please, let's be realistic, all he can do is implement the policies, hope they pass and then sit and wait.

All the Duke and Pack fans hatin... get over it.

Re: Obama picks Tar Heels to win, again

TheLibertine — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:19:58 -0400

A socialist president for a socialist university -- perfect match!

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vance203 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:43:41 -0400

Seriously? This makes you sick because you're a Dook fan?? What SHOULD make you sick is that there are far bigger problems going on right now that he has no f***ing business talking basketball. Talking basketball isn't creating jobs, it isn't feeding those who've lost their livelihood (and possibly their homes), it isn't firing failed executives of companies wiping their behinds with our hard earned tax dollars. Let's stick to what's really important, folks.

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wsphutch — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:36:15 -0400

This makes me sick and so does he

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get2nome2 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:23:30 -0400

I'm a "Dukie" too but I would still vote for President Obama if I had to do it all over again.

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cycle100 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:22:09 -0400

This makes me sick. And to think I even voted for him. GO DUKE!

Obama picks Tar Heels to win, again

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:42:26 -0400

President Obama has picked the Tar Heels.

In an interview with ESPN.com, Obama said that UNC-Chapel Hill's men's basketball team will win the NCAA tournament over the Louisville Cardinals.

It was the second time he's favored the team. In March of 2008, as North Carolina's presidential primary approached, Obama told 850 The Buzz that the Tar Heels would win because of Tyler Hansbrough.

The Kansas Jayhawks ended up winning that year afer defeating Carolina in the semifinals.

"Now, for the Tar Heels that are watching, I picked you all last year — you let me down," Obama said in a TV interview. "This year, don't embarass me in front of the nation, all right? I'mcounting on you. I still got those sneakers you guys gave me."

Obama also made a bet with basketball writer Andy Katz: White House M&Ms versus an ESPN water bottle.

Document(s):
obama-bracket-2009.pdf