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To: mph who wrote (297367)3/20/2009 3:00:47 PM
From: FJB1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793955
 


Special Olympics bowler: I can beat the president!

Mar 20 01:59 PM US/Eastern
By COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press Writer

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The top bowler for the Special Olympics looks forward to meeting President Barack Obama in an alley.
"He bowled a 129. I bowl a 300. I could beat that score easily," Michigan's Kolan McConiughey (KO-lahn Mc-KAHNA-he) told The Associated Press in an interview Friday.

The athletic-minded president made an offhand remark Thursday on "The Tonight Show" comparing his weak bowling to "the Special Olympics or something." He quickly apologized and told the Special Olympics chairman he wants to have some of its athletes visit the White House to bowl or play basketball.

McConiughey, who is mentally disabled, is just the bowler for the job. He's bowled five perfect games since 2005.

The 35-year-old McConiughey has been bowling since he was 8 or 9. His advice for Obama? Practice every day.



To: mph who wrote (297367)3/20/2009 3:54:16 PM
From: Geoff Altman  Respond to of 793955
 
A snake is a snake is a snake.

Absolutely.... Reminds me of the tale of the man and rattle snake that wanted to cross the river.....