Did Obama pick UNC because NC is a swing state?

[taterguy]

Doesn't he know that most voters in North Carolina can't stand the Tar Heels?

Not as bad as picking Duke but still tone deaf.

I thought his campaign was run by professionals.

[Justice wanted]

1. No I don't think so. My husband is really into that March Madness Thingy and I remember on

ESPN a few times Obama did his picks and he always went with NC. I think he just likes the team.

[taterguy]

2. Did he pick UNC in 2010?

Please know your history before posting.

[Justice wanted]

6. Excuse me? I'm telling what remember seeing on ESPN during the last couple of years. He picked

UNC in his chart thing.

[taterguy]

8. Your memory is faulty

[Justice wanted]

9. THAN KINDLY give me the links that prove me wrong?

[taterguy]

10. UNC didn't play in the tournament in 2010

And I doubt that Obama would pick a team that wasn't playing.

But I could be wrong.

[mackattack]

11. he picked em

last yaaar.

[taterguy]

27. What the fuck is a yaaar?

[mackattack]

34. Its how a pirate

says "year"

duh

[Justice wanted]

12. MY MISTAKE 2009 HERE"S THE LINK:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1104021-obamas-bracket-breaking-down-presidents-picks

Obama first completed a bracket for a national audience in 2009, when he correctly predicted the North Carolina Tar Heels would win the National Championship.


DON"T GO ATTACKING PEOPLE TO MAKE YOUR POINT!

[taterguy]

30. Picking a team once equals 'always'

Whatever.

[Justice wanted]

33. You just can't admit that you are snapping to judgement. He picked them in 2009 and this year.

[taterguy]

37. Picking a team twice equals 'always'

Whatever.

[madinmaryland]

46. Lighten the fuck up, Francis!

dumbass.

For anyone alerting: This is an ongoing joke from the lounge and you need to lighten up!

[Proud Public Servant]

3. Isn't Michelle's family from NC? [n/t]

[taterguy]

4. So why not pick NC State?

They're a lot more popular in NC.

Who does the most successful NC politician align himself with?

State.

Jim Hunt was frequently seen dressed in red.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

5. UNC is very popular amongst Obama's voting demographic

John Henson is hurt, though. Without him UNC is going to have a mighty struggle.

[Esse Quam Videri]

16. Because as an NC State alum

I would not even have them as winning the tournament. We're on the way back but I will be pleased to see us make it to the third round.

[frylock]

24. aztecs FIGHT!

[Drunken Irishman]

28. Because NC State has about as good of a shot winning the whole thing as you and I...

Had Obama picked NCState, you could make the claim it was entirely a political pick. But I believe UNC is a #1 seed and many people feel they can win this thing, especially with Syracuse without their best player.

[bowens43]

7. I find it hard to beleive that anyone

would base their vote on who a person would pick to win a freaking game.


If people would pay even half as much attention to politics and what is happening in this country as the do to the mind numbing world of sports we wouldn't be in this mess.

[Justice wanted]

35. +10000000000000000000000000000. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Scuba]

13. The he should have picked Wisconsin too!

[rurallib]

17. And Iowa, even though they didn't make the tourney.

[Scuba]

18. I've got an all-Big10 final, not that I'm a homer or anything.

[mackattack]

21. ^^^^ Truth

[Inuca]

14. This is a joke, right? n/t

[Esse Quam Videri]

15. As an NC STATE alum I would say of COURSE!

Carolina won't make it past the third round. Hell State (11th round seed) should have beat them in the ACC tournament if it wasn't for those damn officials.

ABC - Anyone but Carolina

[taterguy]

32. The damn officials that didn't remind Gottfried how many fouls Leslie had?

You have no one to blame but yourselves for that loss.

[Esse Quam Videri]

44. I was taking about the collision with 9.2 secs left

That was either a block or a charge (charge by the consensus of 90% of sports people). No way that was a no call though. Of course it was Carolina in the final 10 secs so the refs swallowed their whistles as usual.

[taterguy]

45. Score was tied and your best player was on the pine

So it's not like you had a chance anyway.

[Carolina Lady]

19. TAR

HEELS.........................................

[Orangepeel]

20. I don't believe he'd put politics above basketball

He would have picked BYU if he thought they were going win

[yardwork]

22. Maybe he picked UNC because he thinks they're going to win. Obama likes to win.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. Maybe he thinks it's the team most likely to win.

Not everything is political.

[Cali_Democrat]

25. LOL

You can't be serious.

[Jennicut]

26. Uh, who cares? President Obama reminds me of my Dad, who is obsessed with basketball.

NC is a good team, why wouldn't he pick them? I have never been able to stand NC being a Uconn fan (I'm from CT) but filling out brackets is about who you think will win.

[Drunken Irishman]

31. Exactly. UNC is a #1 seed, so, it's not that big of a leap to say they'll win it all.

[Drunken Irishman]

29. Why not pick Ohio State then? They've got more electoral votes than North Carolina.

[Thrill]

36. No he picked them because

they are one of the best teams. I picked them too

And I live in NC. Not sure where you get that most voters here can't stand the Tar heels. What planet do you live on?

[taterguy]

38. Let me guess. You live in the Triangle

Doesn't really count.

[Thrill]

39. Charlotte

[taterguy]

40. Also not really part of NC

Name one person associated with Charlotte that ever won a statewide election.

[Thrill]

42. Time to put the bottle down

I believe Mike Easley and Roy Cooper are UNC alums. So that really shows you how much NC hates the tarheels.

[taterguy]

43. Easley was running against a former UNC basketball player

Way to prove my point

[Thrill]

47. And Your excuse for Roy Cooper?

or maybe Lacy Thornburg who was AG and now a Federal Judge? Maybe Harlan Boyles who was State Treasurer.

Those hated UNC Tarheels. Your point is weak. Very Weak

[taterguy]

48. None of the folks you just mentioned played basketball at UNC

[rug]

41. I thought NC made cigarettes not swings.

[taterguy]

51. You've never swung on a Stumpy Point Swing?

What a sad pathetic sheltered life you lead.

[rug]

52. It's a burden.

[musicblind]

49. Everyone I know supports the Tarheels.

Tarheels > Blue Devils

Though I do know a lot of people who like Duke.

The one major team that nobody seems too crazy about... at least around the peidmont-triad area is State.

I'm sure they're great and all, but not a very popular team in NC when compared to Duke or Carolina.


Edit: I did not read the entire thread before posting this and now realize the original poster is joking. Makes more sense now.

[taterguy]

50. Tar Heels is two words

Sigh.

[musicblind]

53. My family and I have always used it together as one word all my life.

Even have the bump sticker... but looking at it, I have to admit on this one that you're right.

They're still the best team in the state though

[taterguy]

54. The Heels aren't as good as the Bobcats

The Heels have 4 guys that'll probably make it to the NBA.

The Bobcats have a dozen, even though a couple of those would probably only make it to the Bobcats roster.

Oh wait, earlier in this thread I said Charlotte wasn't really part of NC.

Nevermind.

[frazzled]

55. The Tar Heels are favorites on most of the betting forecasts

Doesn't mean they'll win, but it's not like it was an odd choice.

That said, what's wrong if he picked them (an already favored team) to boost his chances there? I say "by whatever means necessary." Why should he pick, say, Kentucky if he has no chance of "making friends" there anyway?

[taterguy]

56. Picking the Tar Heels hurts him in NC

The school is perceived as being elitist and until recently sucked up too much of the state's secondary education budget.

Don't you remember the war over the ECU Med School?

People are still bitter about that.