Obama weighs in on ACC upsets
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(CNN) - President Obama turned commentator-in-chief Saturday as he addressed the performance of basketball teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
As he and first lady Michelle Obama were leaving the White House for Camp David, a reporter shouted out, ““Is the ACC overrated?”
“Apparently so,” Obama replied with a grin.
Obama’s sports commentary comes the morning after two ACC teams – Wake Forest and Florida State – were upset by lower-ranked schools in the NCAA tournament.
Wake Forest, a No. 4 seed, fell to Cleveland State, a No. 13 seed. Florida State, a No. 5 seed, lost in overtime to No. 12 Wisconsin.
Obama, however, picked an ACC team to win it all, predicting the University of North Carolina will beat Louisville in the championship game.
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Hellooooooooooooooooooooooo, mr. President and first lady? Enjoy, you are working hard for Americans, thank God for you!
Being a Siena grad, I can tell you that the SAINTS are no losers...they have more spirit than I've seen in many teams in a long time....
I am SO PROUD of them from last nights play......all of them did a tremendous job, including little man (smile)......
GO SAINTS!!!!!!!
Every team and every American will now believe they have a chance to win with President Obama in office.Thats what scares republicans the most.
Is palin gonna comment on this too?
»President Barack Obama "commetator-in-chief"?!=Aaah! NICE one! Aah!
»President Barack Obama "commentator-in-chief"?!=Aaaah! NICE one!Aaah!
stop moderating me CNN...it's so annoying....
Go SIENA...Go SAINTS!!!!
»President Obama is the...MAN! Yes.
If anybody understands the concept of being overrated it's Mr. Obama.
As he leaves for Camp David he quotes on basketball, but where are his daughters? He declared he couldn't go to the Gridiron Dinner because he wanted to spend time with them yet where are they?
Go Saints Beat Louisville!!! It would be wonderful to see them beat the Cards.
He really knows how to offend!!!!
Why is this minutia even reported. CNN should be ashamed.
OK, with the Country in Economic Crisis, He's been on the job less than 100 days and he's decided to go to Camp David for some R&R? Ridiculous! If I had just started a new job and then went on vacation I'd get fired! Quit worrying about the Tournament, and late night comedy shows, and Camp David get-a-ways and do YOUR Job Obama!!! I am so sick of this!!
Ahh I see CNN is reporting on the "Hard News" again.
I love that we have a multi-dimensional President and First Lady! How sweet it is!
President and First Lady Obama, enjoy your stay at Camp David, you deserve it.
LET'S GO DUKE! LET'S GO DUKE! LET'S GO DUKE! LET'S GO DUKE!
CAMERON CRAZY
LET'S GO DEVILS!
is this really news????????????????
for eveery one who criticizes this president for taking time out and filling out brackets, where was the outrage when YOUR president took more vacations than any other president sin the history of the USA? Were you asking why he wasn't taking on four items at once. The hypocricy (sp) among the republicans is astounding
Maybe he should pay more attention to filling his cabinet with qualified people who don't have tax problems rather than commenting on college basketball games and Jay Leno.
Just so you know steve bush took quite a bit of vacation when he was in office!!! Atleast obama isn't going to a seclude ranch in tx, but somewhere he can relax and do some work!!! Get over yourselves where was bush when 911 happened?? Coming back from vacatio!!!
It's not that I care whether Obama has an opinion on March Madness, it's just that it's not political news, so keep it off the Ticker.
Everybody needs to have interests outside of their work, and this is one of his, that's fine.
So I would hope that people could lighten up a little about this diversionary nonsense.
Who cares about the news about Obama's weigh in on ACC? Is this CNN's priority to report this? What exactly can we get out of this reporting?
We would like to know how much he spent on the trip to Late Night show?
Thank GOD for OBAMA!!!!!!!!