Just got this by e-mail. I have no idea if it is true or not, but it has the ring of truth to it.
Edit: It's true bloomberg.com;
Obama Takes To Basketball Court
Barack Obama wanted to hold court with LeBron James. He made do yesterday with Cabinet officials and lawmakers.
In perhaps the most exclusive after-work, backyard basketball game ever, Obama recruited players from the ranks of the executive branch and Congress to play on the converted tennis court on the White House’s South Lawn.
The group played 10 games over about two hours, with everyone switching teams throughout, said Representative Michael Arcuri, a New York Democrat and one of the participants. Arcuri, 50, was a forward on his high school team.
Others on the court with basketball on their resumes included Education Secretary Arne Duncan, 44, who played on the Harvard University team and professionally in Australia, and Representative Baron Hill, 56, an Indiana Democrat who is a member of that state’s Basketball Hall of Fame and played college ball at Furman University in South Carolina.
Representative Jay Inslee, 58, a Washington Democrat, was a member of the 1969 state champion team at Ingraham High School in Seattle.
"There are two highlights of my life so far," Inslee said before yesterday’s game. "One was winning the state championship in ‘69. The other is shooting hoops at the White House."
Two hours for basketball, and 25 minutes for Gen. McChrystal -- Obama does have his priorities. |
