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President Bush's One Night Away From It All

President Bush is never more likable, engaging or, frankly, informed as he is when he's talking about baseball. He lights up, displaying a breadth of knowledge that, uh, we never sense when he's discussing the Al-Anbar Province. He threw out the first pitch at the new Nationals Stadium last night and was, predictably, booed. We almost — almost — felt bad for him. More »

10:40 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Leitch
16,061 views, 93 comments

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President Bush Would Never Associate With Such Unsavory Characters


The mainland Major League Baseball season kicks off Sunday night, with the Nationals opening their new stadium. President Bush is slated to throw out the first pitch. Usually, he throws it to the home team's starting catcher. Unfortunately for him, this year the home team starting catcher is all over the Mitchell Report. More »

4:30 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Leitch
4,403 views, 47 comments

you're doing a heckuva job, bowler

Surely, President Bush's Favorite Day Of The Year

Occasionally, when President Bush meets a sports team that has won a title, it means something. When the Red Sox visited after winning the World Series in 2004, not only was it a historic victory, but it also allowed Curt Schilling — who had campaigned heavily for Bush after the Red Sox won — to receive a pat on the back from the Prez. (Oh, and thanks for that, Curt.) The day the Red Sox visited in the White House, or the day the Cardinals did, those days meant something. More »

11:10 AM on Mon Jun 18 2007
By Leitch
1,273 views, 34 comments

Latest by kw: What about the UMBC chess team? I call shenanigans! more »

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Etan Thomas Gets His Dylan Thomas On

Left-wing sports blogger Dave Zirin praises Washington Wizards forward Etan Thomas for speaking out against President Bush's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Thomas has long been beloved in the black community for his activism, and in a speech, he said he agreed with Kanye West's assessment that "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Zirin claims Thomas' speech "has the power to topple tyrants," which is pretty impressive for a guy who can't guard Tim Thomas. More »

5:31 PM on Tue Sep 27 2005
By Leitch
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Strange Time For A Photo-Op


From ESPN's homepage right now. More »