Obama missing the plate by a mile, while throwing out the first pitch at yesterday's National's game, isn't the story. We all knew that that he threw like Paris Hilton in heels and a tight skirt since last year's All Star game when he two hopped one to the catcher. The MS told us that the pitch was a strike. Video proved Obama can't throw a baseball and the MSM to be Obama's unpaid cheering squad, saying whatever Obama needs them to say.
Well this year the pitch was so high and outside that Obama had the blimp pilots ducking. And this year it wasn't the MSM making excuses for Obama's throwing motion that resembled Steven Hawking's motion. It was Obama himself. In true little league style, Obama told the nation that just moments before the errant pitch he was "throwing strikes" with "heat" and then for the pitch that counts, he says, "the thing slips out of [my] hand." He went on in Little League style to complain that Bush put the sun in his eyes; Bush made him wear a cup that was too big; Bush greased the ball; he inherited a terrible first pitch economy from Bush and Bush wouldn't let him wear the comfortable jeans that were such a hit at the All Star game.
The media tells us that this guy is a great athlete. He isn't. He is just a guy that likes to play. That would be good enough for most presidents. But not for this president and not for this sycophantic press corps. For this press corps, Obama has to be awesome at everything. He isn't. The video proves he can't hit a golf ball; he can't roll a bowling ball; he can't throw a baseball and even "his famous jump shot," as Harry Smith insisted on calling it, is all wrist and no follow through. Clark Kellogg had to throw a game of H-O-R-S-E during the half-time show of the NCAA tourney to make Obama look good. In the process he made himself look horrible. How could Clark Kellogg lose to a guy who can't shoot?
There is more proof, perhaps conclusive proof, that Obama cannot play basketball as well as the press corps wants us to believe he can. After his victory in the MA Senate race, Scott Brown challenged Obama to a game of two-on-two. Brown would play with his daughter and Obama could pick any Demo-Dope White House staffer, Rep or senator he wanted. Harry Smith, who was too busy slobbering on himself, never asked Obama when he'd take up Brown's challenge.
Look we don't elect a president for his athletic prowess. It's nice if they go out and just do the best they can. When the throw or shot is a bit off, they need to laugh it off with a, "now you know why a chose politics" or "I guess the MLB record book is safe for now" or "I'm going to have to fire the White House pitching coach" or "I've been too busy lately to work on my split finger fast ball." Why the, "it slipped out of my hand" BS? It's a character flaw. A small one to be sure, no one wants to be embarrassed on national tv -twice - but a flaw none-the -less. How about, instead of excuses, Obama says, "I'm gonna keep throwing out the first pitch until I throw a strike. You might see me at a lot of games this year." Isn't that a bit more endearing than, "the ball slipped out of my hand?" The next White House hoops game should be a game of P-U-N-K.
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