03-17-2010 OBAMA PICKS KU; HAMBLIN AND BABB DUKE IT OUT President Barack Obama predicted today during a TV event ESPN labeled as "Barack-etology" that the University of Kansas will win the NCAA National Basketball Championship. He predicted that Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova to make the men's basketball Final Four. (LINK TO VIDEO) The president also noted K-State coach Frank Martin's glare and joked that he is "one scary dude" and that he should send him up to Congress to round up votes for health care. KCSP's current afternoon sports talk host Chris Hamblin tweated his thoughts on the ESPN event: "Am I the only person that has a problem with the "Barack-it"? Seems like the President has enough on his plate right now." That did not sit well with Kansas City Star sportswriter Kent Babb, who immediately responded: "So the man isn't allowed to fill out a bracket? The coverage is silly, but I'm sure this isn't all that's on the day's sked." Hamblin countered: "Fill it out, don't do it on ESPN. Attention Whore move. He then added: "Why send the message ehh, the economy is in the shi*ter, unemployment is @ an all time high, "Brack-et Time!" Classic." An obviously agitated Babb countered with four straight counter-punches to Hamblin: "doubt he's the one who made the call to ESPN. I agree it's odd that it's becoming an annual thing tho." "This is a familiar cry from people on the opposite side. There's turmoil afoot, so no smiling is allowed." "I have confidence that he didn't blow off a meeting to improve the economy to meet with Andy Katz. Maybe I'm wrong." "Same thing was said when Bush threw out 1st pitch at a baseball game. "Doesn't he have something better to do?!" Hamblin was not done: "Are you comparing Bush throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium after 9/11 to Obama filling out a "Barack-et"?" Babb returned another three barbs: "Bush threw out 1st pitch every yr at Orioles or Nats game. Funny your mind should go where it did. Enough w/Barack-et." "Bush threw out 1st pitch every yr at Orioles or Nats game. Funny your mind should go where it did. Enough w/Barack-et." "In later yrs, when war was on and economy tanking, Bush still threw out pitch. I saw nothing wrong w/that either. Others did" "All I'm saying is that there's ALWAYS something more important for POTUS to do. Nothing wrong w/lightening the mood 4 a min." It almost seemed as if Hamblin began to realize that Babb was genuinely irritated and started to dial the conversation down: "I guess it could be worse. It could involve stains on a dress and a cigar." That didn't stop Babb: "Following the Rush handbook to the letter, I see. It's all good. Crayon is easier on the eyes anyway." Finally, Hamblin raised the white flag: "It was supposed to be a joke. How about this, it could be worse he could have been a recovering drunk/drug habit and been a moron."
03-18-2010 LIGHTEN UP "To resolve this problem, Barry (aka Barack) would tell these guys to lighten up by lighting up a cigarette (he's a smoker), then get together and drink some beer (like he did with the black professor and the white policeman). Then, Barry -- after drinking beer and smoking cigarettes -- can get back to buying votes for health care reform."---Pat Carlson
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