Obama unmasked as fraudulent Chicago Bears fan on eve of Super Bowl
Look at him!
How pathetic!
The president of the United States, the ex-state senator from Chicago's South Side, the man who vowed to fly Air Force One to Dallas this weekend at a cost of only $181,000 an hour if his beloved Bears made the NFL's Super Bowl.
Which they, uh, didn't, but only because of a dozen or so fluke touchdowns by an opponent from some rural town to the north.
Now, here is that same guy standing there with one of those huge cheesey Wisconsin grins on his face actually touching a Green Bay Packers jersey!
And not only did he touch the autographed green thing, he accepted it as a "gift" from a couple of cheesehead politicians who identified themselves as Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, and Jim Schmitt, the mayor of Green Bay. Who cares which is which?
It's the sort of behavior you might expect from some clueless Hawaiian, not a president with a genuine Midwestern football loyalty.
A real fan of Da Bears might not even watch the not-so-Super Bowl this Sunday afternoon.
A real Chicago Bears fan might well switch the channel to well, not the Irish figurine sale, but maybe the Fishing Channel. Or attempted bull-riding.
If a real Chicago fan did accidentally catch a few minutes of the....
When he eagerly accepted the jersey in Wisconsin the other day, the president said something about his Bears having lost to Green Bay and in the spirit of sportsmanship he wished the Packers "good luck."
Seriously! Can you imagine in your worst nightmare on Elm Street Dick Butkus saying something like that? Or Da Coach? "We were really hoping to go to the Super Bowl. But if it can't be our Chicago boys, we're absolutely delighted that it's those deer-killers from Wisconsin."
It gets better. Guess what? Come to find out not only is phony Bears fan Obama going to watch the Bearless game, he's actually going to throw another big White House party on the public tab with more than 100 connected people celebrating the Bears not playing.
Since that man-caused terrorism thing was eradicated by eliminating the color-coded threat levels, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans on sampling the free and no doubt healthy White House munchies. As does Attorney General Eric Holder, who'll make an appearance during a break from suing states. (No, you can't. It's closed to the public and press.)
Apparently, Pennsylvania has a team in the Super Bowl. In a Thursday visit there Obama said he also wanted to wish them good luck. Bipartisanship to believe in.
But here's the final evidence that the president's Bears loyalty is as fake as a reform ticket in Democratic Chicago: Obama vowed publicly that he's going to remain neutral in a football game involving the Green Bay Packers who defeated Chicago's Bears two weeks ago.
A Chicagoan. Neutral. In any Green Bay game.
One thing's for sure: That missing birth certificate sure doesn't say Chicago on it.
-- Andrew Malcolm
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What is he supposed to do, burn the gift jersey in front of them? It's the Super Bowl, everyone in America watches it no matter who the teams are. Deep down, politics aside, he'll almost surely be rooting against the Packers.
Posted by: tbob | February 04, 2011 at 08:36 AM
What do you expect from a Keynesian?
Since an Obama endorsement is the kiss of death (Chicago Olympics, Michael Vick, Bears) this must mean that the Stealers are going to win Sunday, how sad.
Posted by: Steve. | February 04, 2011 at 08:46 AM
I would have rooted for the Bears, but for sake of the Super Bowl, thank goodness the Bears lost. About the third or fourth time in the games early moments that FOX whored itself by fawning over obama on camera, myself and nearly half the country would have turned off the game. We might even have been forced to tune into the referenced Irish figurine sale.
Posted by: clayusmcret | February 04, 2011 at 09:50 AM
Ha ha - look at those packers! Where did you get that photo, Andrew? Hilarious.
Posted by: Mean Joe Greene | February 04, 2011 at 09:52 AM
I have heard reporters can be very lazy, and don't often get their facts straight, but this is beyond the pale. I am a HUGE Bears fan, season ticket holder, my kid is named Payton, and I was at that game. I am also apolotical. Just don't care (anyone looking for politicians to save you, on either side, best of luck). This was on our local news. Obama told them both "...we (da Bears) will get you next year...". Then wished them luck. He is the President of the United States. You expect him to treat his constituents, ALL of them, with respect. He did. And he also supported his beloved Bears. Whoever wrote this is blind with hate-- he cannot write with objective clarity and literally mistates the facts. See the video. And get a life.
Posted by: brian | February 04, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Give him a break! After all, there is no football team for Present Øbama to root for in his native Kenya!
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Posted by: Jeff | February 04, 2011 at 10:27 AM
The Packers have a huge fan club in Kenya.
Posted by: Rastas | February 04, 2011 at 10:50 AM
He found out his guest for the Sunday Superbowl White House party is a Packer's fan so he's now a Packer's fan!
Posted by: jeannieology | February 04, 2011 at 11:16 AM
In the interest of full disclosure: Andrew Malcolm was a staff member in the Dubya edition of the White House.
(AM responds: In the interests of accuracy, you are 100% wrong. In the interests of full disclosure, the bio has been published here unchanged for the column's nearly four years. Thanks for reading and trying to comment.)
Posted by: Tom in Montana | February 04, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Are you serious? Bahahahaha, what a non-issue, surely you don't buy the tripe you're serving up for your readers? It's an American tradition for some sort of participation in the Super Bowl by the president, as it is a huge US cultural event.
Yes, it sure would be more presidential if he refused to meet with the Packers because he was a fan of the Bears! GOSH, as a Texan, George W. should have spat in the face of Eli Manning instead of greeting him after they won the Super Bowl!
What an embarrassing example of "political commentary". I'm not one to resort to ad hominem, but I believe this is more accurate than anything: you are a hack.
Posted by: Justin Altoon | February 04, 2011 at 12:06 PM
How low the once mighty LA Times has fallen.
Posted by: KatR | February 04, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Is there anything about 'H' that is not fraudulent ?
Posted by: ew-3 | February 04, 2011 at 12:20 PM
WOW ~ what twisted YOUR knickers? I get the feeling you REALLY HATE THAT BLACK MAN IN THAT WHITE HOUSE ~ huh...
Oh, we 'get' it ~ and you look exactly like what you are ~ despicable authoritarian thugs who's gotten their wings clipped by the REST of U.S. through normal election processes.
Deal with it, Twinkie. And get rid of the White Robe ~ not very becoming on that lily white skin, 'y'all'
Posted by: mommadona | February 04, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Deleted my post because I very logically pointed out that this is an absurd article that ignores the now well-established tradition of American presidential participation in Super Bowl theatrics (George W., as a Texan, celebrated the Super Bowl victory of the Giants by honoring them with a visit).
So now you're not just a bad writer with absurd ideas, but a proponent of oppression of free speech to! Haha!
Posted by: Justin Altoon | February 04, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Malcolm you should be ashamed of yourself.
Posted by: MEP | February 04, 2011 at 01:36 PM
Hilarious. Very well written and great satire.
Posted by: jim | February 04, 2011 at 01:52 PM
All I can say is "Chill", sports and politics are not absolute.
I have lived in many area's of the country starting as a LA Rams, Broncos, Bills, Eagles and now a Packers fan. This all changing based on where I am living at the time and if I have close personal friends playing or coaching a team at a given time.
You might also consider that perhaps President Obamah might be supporting the Packers because like the Bears they are from the NFC. I myself would back the Bears or the Vikings just based on the fact they are from the NFC.
Oh by the way, I still don't accept the fact that the Rams are not in LA like they were when my favorite player Merlin Olsen played for them. (smile)
Posted by: Brad Bingham | February 04, 2011 at 02:38 PM
This is embarrassing. I hope that the author is trying to be sarcastic.
Posted by: seriously? | February 04, 2011 at 03:16 PM
From being a nation that loved Obama, and could not find any fault with him, the US has had a phase-shift!
Posted by: Ajeet | February 04, 2011 at 03:31 PM
This could be the most irresponsible and asinine column I have read. WHAT A JERK.
Posted by: pris | February 04, 2011 at 03:38 PM
Why did nobody care how much AF1 cost to operate before Obama became President?
Posted by: Isaac Rabinovitch | February 04, 2011 at 03:44 PM
REALLY? Are you serious? You're whingeing about the President of the United Stares and football loyalty? What?! And you get paid or this? You'r supposedly a professional? This sounds more like something one might read in a high school paper. " Our team didn't make it to the championships, but Principal Smith/Joes/whatever said he may go watch the games anyway. WAAAA!"
Grow up, and give it a rest.
Posted by: Lee Ann Perez | February 04, 2011 at 04:13 PM
I am from Chicago. I am a REAL Bears fan.
I hate the GBPackers. Chicago Bear fans have hated the GBPackers
for the last 240 years.
I have asked my male friends who will be attending the
Super Bowl, should they run into any GBPacker fans there, to pick them up,
remove them from the stadium, and throw them in the nearest woodchipper.
Or cheese slicer - whatever's more convenient.
As for the Prez, he just should have punched those two guys in the eye.
Amen, Andrew.
Posted by: tapdancer | February 04, 2011 at 07:17 PM
Get a life. I am a Bear fan --- and a long suffering one. But even I have the good sense to support the NFC team over the AFC in this game. Go Steelers? I don't think so!
I take issue with the caustic tone of the writer. Eric Holder "taking a break from suing states?" Obama's birth certificate again? Give me a break. What does the author do in his spare time? Scrape his knuckles when he walks?
A real Bear fan does not have to be a screaming right wing fool with drool running down the right side of his face in order to feel alive. There is no requirement to put down our Illinois boy in the White House, either.
Go back to Texas, mangle your syntax and go chop wood with Dubya, your former boss. But don't equate Bear fans with Neanderthals. This is Chicago not Greenacres.
Posted by: Jim Gitz | February 05, 2011 at 01:42 AM
Tsk tsk Mr President. You should always beware Republicans (Walker & Schmitt) bearing strange gifts. Especially Wisconsin Republicans.
Posted by: Devdave | February 05, 2011 at 01:57 AM
If this is how he treats the Bears, how do we know he won't switch sides if things go south in Afghanistan???
Posted by: Jason | February 05, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Shame on you Andrew for writing "It's the sort of behavior you might expect from some clueless Hawaiian, not a president with a genuine Midwestern football loyalty."
I am "Some Clueless Hawaiian" born and raised in Hawai'i and currently residing in the Chicagoland area and I love Da Bears. I am offended but your stupid, insensitive statement, have you no class or manners?
Posted by: Stacy | February 05, 2011 at 12:48 PM
I'm looking forward to hearing President Obama say something sarcastic and funny when they go meet him at the White House (hopefully, he'll be wearing a small "C" pin or something).
Go Bears. We'll get them next year (like we'll get President Obama re-elected). Hate on, haters!
Posted by: abc | February 10, 2011 at 02:35 PM