PBA Offers to Give Obama Bowling Instruction
Posted on November 8th, 2008 by Mike under politics, sportsWhite House perk alert: There’s a bowlng alley (??). And apparently, Barack’s roll needs work.
Turns out Obama was a little out of his element when he hit the lanes during primary season last March in Altoona, PA - putting up a 37 (geez!) over seven frames. Wow, that is quite the egg he laid in a crucial swing state. Risky.
No bother though, the Professional Bowling Association is here to help.
“Once the family is settled in, the PBA Tour will be pleased and anxious to send some of our top male and female professional bowlers in to give lessons to the president elect and first lady on the White House bowling lanes,” said Tom Clark, BPA vice president. (PBA offers to give lessons to Barack Obama)
Some of the PBA’s finest rollers are already offering up their expert services to get Obama’s game up to snuff, including the legend Norm Duke and Billy Oatman, the PBA’s first African American.
“I have one bowling tip for Obama: take a lesson from me,” said Billy Oatman, the first African American on the exempt PBA Tour. “Call Billy Oatman and he’ll get a lesson.”
JB, patch Oatman into the Oval Office for me, will ya? [Keep up the good work Mr. Vice President, top notch]
Oh, maybe it wasn’t for you, but a bowling alley in the White House - news to me. Where was that episode of West Wing, Sorkin?
Link:
PBA offers to give lessons to Barack Obama (Detroit News)
November 8th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
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November 9th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
37 is a perfectly respectable score.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
There wasn’t an ep about bowling, but there was one about Pres. Bartlett playing basketball. Which, actually, led to one my favorite quotes in the series.
“Let the poets write, that he had the tools for greatness, but the voices of his better angels were shouted down by his obsessive need to win”
I miss Toby.
November 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
fyi: Oatman isn’t the first African-American PBA member, nor the first to win titles: George Branham, i think, was the first to win a title back in the 90s, and i’m pretty sure (though i can’t remember a name at the moment) there were a few black players back in the 70s…
November 10th, 2008 at 12:51 am
My Dad grew up bowling in Altoona. I bowled when I was in high school until I was standing at the front of the lane one day holding the ball and getting ready to roll when I had an epiphany about how boring and meaningless bowling is. I think being an attorney, Obama has already paid his boring dues, you go Mr President-Elect!
November 10th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hey, 37 is not only a great score (if you don’t have the sides on) but it’s also my lucky number.
November 10th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Bowling is just as meaningless as any other sport. Bowling is throwing a ball down a oiled lane of wood or synthetic materials to try and knock down 10 pins. Soccer is just trying to kick a ball into a net, hockey is hitting a puck with a stick into a net, baseball is hitting a ball with a bat, and so on. All sports are meaningless, but they are entertaining. I love bowling and if nothing else you can drink while you do it and it’s not nearly as slow paced as golf.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
@ Nick
Get off the computer and go outside….
June 21st, 2009 at 11:04 am
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Thanks,
Sandy