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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/president-obama-had-son-d-think-long-hard-150248874--nfl.html President Obama: ‘If I had a son, I’d have to think long and hard before I let him play football’ The long-term impact of repeated collisions on the skull, health and psyche of NFL players has become one of the sport's paramount concerns, with lawsuits and allegations flying. Now, the nation's First Football Fan has weighed in ... and he's expressing some trepidation about the game's future. In a wide-ranging interview on violence with The New Republic, President Obama touched on the culture of sanctioned (and potentially damaging) violence in football: I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football. And I think that those of us who love the sport are going to have to wrestle with the fact that it will probably change gradually to try to reduce some of the violence. In some cases, that may make it a little bit less exciting, but it will be a whole lot better for the players, and those of us who are fans maybe won't have to examine our consciences quite as much.
I tend to be more worried about college players than NFL players in the sense that the NFL players have a union, they're grown men, they can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies. You read some of these stories about college players who undergo some of these same problems with concussions and so forth and then have nothing to fall back on. That's something that I'd like to see the NCAA think about.
Conspiracy theorists are no doubt going to scream that THE PRESIDENT'S ALREADY TAKIN' OUR GUNS AND NOW HE'S COMIN' FOR OUR FOOTBALL TOO!!!!, but make sure you read his word choice closely: Football "will probably change gradually to try to reduce some of the violence," not "we have to change football." Hey, even the president doesn't pick fights with the NFL. Obama will have a broad, football-rabid pulpit for his views next week. As is tradition, CBS News' Scott Pelley will interview the president before the Super Bowl. It'll be interesting to see if, on football's national holiday, Pelley will ask, or Obama will discuss, an issue that does not sync with the culture of football as it's existed for decades.
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 09:55:33 AM » |
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And the pussification of America continues
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True story
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2013, 10:03:13 AM » |
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And the pussification of America continues
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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 10:16:22 AM » |
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Pres Obama doesnt even know how to hold a football
dude is just asking to get it knocked out of his weak hands
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 10:36:42 AM » |
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49 ers need Michelle Obama on the D line to stop Ray Ray.
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El Diablo Blanco
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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2013, 10:38:00 AM » |
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Why would his theoretical son have to play that shitty sport since he would be set for life as a billionaire anyways?
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2013, 10:42:00 AM » |
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Obama's no Gerald Ford.
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P.I.P
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« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2013, 10:45:16 AM » |
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Please tell me this is a joke?   |
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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2013, 10:47:13 AM » |
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Please tell me this is a joke? Nope. Obama is now unrestrained in his nonsense. If Obama had a son he would be like Erkle or Roger from what's happening |
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« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2013, 10:58:24 AM » |
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GO OUT FATBOY!
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« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2013, 10:59:48 AM » |
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Its been proven that having daughters instead of sons is a sign of low testosterone on the males part. Ha ha ha  |
all drugs - TPPIIP
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« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2013, 11:02:13 AM » |
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And the pussification of America continues
flag football anyone? Nobody gets hit or hurt...and you can just dust the dirt off. |
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2013, 11:02:43 AM » |
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Its been proven that having daughters instead of sons is a sign of low testosterone on the males part. Ha ha ha true? link? |
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2013, 11:04:42 AM » |
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Anyone Canadian getbiggers here Is Canadian football still hard hitting football or is it pussified too |
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Parker
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2013, 11:06:31 AM » |
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Anyone Canadian getbiggers here Is Canadian football still hard hitting football or is it pussified too Ask Paul Dilllet. He lost the muscle control and the ability to hold a pose due to his stint in the CFL. |
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« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2013, 11:08:45 AM » |
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serious question.. what happens if you take a very bad tackle as a College player and end up in a wheelchair, who will look after you? are you insured by the college ?
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« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2013, 11:09:36 AM » |
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Ask Paul Dilllet. He lost the muscle control and the ability to hold a pose due to his stint in the CFL.
i once saw Paul Dillet at a strip club here in Los Angeles, i dont remember if it was the Upscale Bare Elegance or the skanky JET STRIP dude was big and thick as fuck then , damn that sounded kinda gay |
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Coach is Back!
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« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2013, 11:11:24 AM » |
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To think people like "fuzzy nuts" voted for this loser. hahahahaha.
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« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2013, 11:16:48 AM » |
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a sport that contributes billions to the economy and Obama doesnt wanna be a part of it  fucken hippy , but he sure will get his 2 minutes in there by making that phone call to the winning team on superbowl day
the nfl makes anywhere from 11.5 billion dollars to 14.7 billion dollars depending on wich team goes to the superbowl.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_the_NFL_generate_in_revenue#ixzz2JINqvOFs |
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Donny
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« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2013, 11:18:36 AM » |
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guys it was a serious question.. no answer?
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« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2013, 11:21:19 AM » |
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serious question.. what happens if you take a very bad tackle as a College player and end up in a wheelchair, who will look after you? are you insured by the college ?
tough shit, you better hit the books and use that scholarship they gave you |
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Donny
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« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2013, 11:22:34 AM » |
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tough shit, you better hit the books and use that scholarship they gave you
ok i see, so no insurance. |
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El Diablo Blanco
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« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2013, 11:26:56 AM » |
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a sport that contributes billions to the economy and Obama doesnt wanna be a part of it fucken hippy , but he sure will get his 2 minutes in there by making that phone call to the winning team on superbowl day
the nfl makes anywhere from 11.5 billion dollars to 14.7 billion dollars depending on wich team goes to the superbowl.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_the_NFL_generate_in_revenue#ixzz2JINqvOFsIf it wasn't for football, who would even mention cities like Green Bay, Jacksonville, Inidanapolis or Oakland? |
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Donny
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« Reply #23 on: January 28, 2013, 11:28:31 AM » |
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wanted to know because it reminded me of a young guy in the Army who played Rugby and ended up in a wheel chair and the Regiment made sure his house was fitted out with all that he needed because other wise he was in a very bad position. i do not know how it works over your way.
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El Diablo Blanco
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« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2013, 11:37:50 AM » |
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Its been proven that having daughters instead of sons is a sign of low testosterone on the males part. Ha ha ha Look at his wife. She's more masculine than him |
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