Obasketball

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If you want to be President, you’ve got to have a mean jump shot:

(H/T Marc Ambinder).

Of course, it’s not beating the point guard of the Bobcats at HORSE, but it’s something. Just one question: what would CNN be saying if he missed? I can almost see it now: “This is a HUGE gaffe by Obama, thinking that he can play, when he can’t even make an open three. Very damaging… Why is he distracting voters from the issues?”

YouTube also has old school Obamastketball/Obamaball/Obasketball for your viewing pleasure.

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