I think Bowling-gate is bigger than most people think

[Cali_Democrat]

Right now most Americans and the media are treating this as a laughing matter. But as they keep showing the bowling clips over and over again, it may hurt Obama's chances in places like Pennsylvania where there are alot of blue-collar working class whites.

Bowling-gate could hurt his ability to connect with those kinds of voters. They will view him as an uppity politician who is not one of them. Bowling is very common in working-class areas and Obama's inability to bowl effectively could lead to a significant backlash among blue-collar working class whites. You know, the so-called "Reagan Democrats." Look for Hillary's Pennsylvania lead to expand because of bowling-gate.

Edit: Of course this is a joke. I'm just trying to provide a little humor for GDP!!

;-)

[Drunken Irishman]

1. LOL

April Fool's!

[Life Long Dem]

2. Oh?

Let it sink people. Let it sink. :woohoo:

[FARAFIELD]

40. More Like "so called Democrat" like YOU!!

Quite possibly the lamest post Ive seen in a while. It doesnt even come close to the BOSNIA thing which was a flat lie.

[kid a]

3. At least he didn't lie and say he bowled a 300

[NDambi]

and he didn't say he did it under SNIPE FIRE!! lol

[Life Long Dem]

27. First I'd have to believe she ever even bowled in her life before.

[Bicoastal]

4. Aaaaaaaand...April Fools, right?

No one in the civilized world has ever lost an election because he was a bad bowler.

[movonne]

5. Oh pleasssssse...what nonsense....

[stray cat]

6. I bowl a 140 (once) does that make people more comfortable with me as president

[high density]

7. April Fools?

I identify with Obama's horrible bowling.

[ericgtr]

8. Unless you are a regular bowler, you suck too just like the rest of the population

I just can't believe this is all people have to throw at him right now but it is sort of funny. He hung out and BS'd with regular people who saw the same amusement in his crappy bowling that Obama did. Come one man, you're stretching here.

[tridim]

9. The vast majority of people are horrible bowlers.

Next.

[TwilightGardener]

10. Did you really just write "inability to bowl effectively" with a straight face?

:rofl:

[ecstatic]

11. Or maybe people prefer to feel superior to their politicians

Bush was well liked because he didn't seem too bright.

[FlyingSquirrel]

20. I can see it now. Obama bowls strike after strike on tv

and someone would post a thread calling him a show-off.

[NEDem]

12. It concerns me greatly

Not only that, I heard from a friend who has this other friend, that knows this guy, who knows someone who once sat next to the guy that works at the cafeteria counter at the bowling alley across the street from where Obama bowled, and he said he crossed the foul line once.

We should all be concerned and/or worried.

[DUyellow]

13. Just wait until the last 20 sec of this clip hits the MSM news channels... I laugh at "bowling-gate"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0BrPZYbCdJ4

[rodeodance]

14. She does have a good sense of humor:

Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject Lighten up people - it is April Fools, and Hillary was having a little fun with Obama
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5344406#5344406
5344406, Lighten up people - it is April Fools, and Hillary was having a little fun with Obama
Posted by pirhana on Tue Apr-01-08 04:10 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23903195 /

"This has been a very hard fought race," she said. "We clearly need to do something so that our party and our people can make the right decision. So, I have a proposal."

"Today, I am challenging Senator Obama to a bowl-off," Clinton said, provoking relieved laughs from the assembled scribes.

Clinton carried on, making reference to Obama's disastrous outing at a Pennsylvania bowling alley Saturday.

"A bowling night. Right here in Pennsylvania. The winner take all," she went on. "I'll even spot him two frames."





"It is time for his campaign to get out of the gutter and allow all the pins to be counted. I'm prepared to play this game all the way to the tenth frame. When this game is over, the American people will know that when that phone rings at 3 a.m., they'll have a president ready to bowl on day one."

"Let's strike a deal and go bowling for delegates. We don't have a moment to spare, because it's already April Fool's Day. Happy April Fool's Day."

[TheDoorbellRang]

42. That was kind of funny

It'd do them BOTH some good if they could have a good natured bowling game together -- it would help diffuse some tensions, I think.

But then, he ought to challenge her to a little basketball competition, too -- maybe a game of HORSE. :D

A primary biathlon!

[rodeodance]

44. good for us fans also.

[Renew Deal]

15. Lay off the meth

:smoke:

[City Lights]

16. Oh well, it's over then for Obama.

What America needs is a bowler-in-chief.

Does Hillary bowl? How 'bout McCain? He has difficulty lifting his arms above a certain height (due to his years in the Hanoi Hilton), so is he even able to bowl?

Maybe Ralph Kramden is available.

[TexasLady]

17. And STILL no one cries for Hillary to do a lil Bball

:shrug:

[DemVet]

18. I think Obama's "handlers" had him....

...at that bowling alley for a reason - to identify with the typical, white, working class citizen.

He fucked it up.

[TwilightGardener]

25. The superdelegates will certainly shift away from him now, en masse. Crappy bowling is a known

down-ticket disaster.

[DemVet]

33. I knew a typical Oba-maniac

...couldn't read more than five words in a post before a Romper Room flashback hit them.

[ecstatic]

I don't see why he'd have a problem fitting in. He's half white

and has been around mostly whites most of his life! Now the "smart guy" thing might get him in trouble, but that would be true for any crowd. There's nothing he can do about that.

[babylonsister]

19. Gimme a break. Not everyone bowls, including myself, and I'm

'that kind of voter'.

[The Straight Story]

21. Maybe he should try football and softball next

:rofl:

If he had bowled well people would have claimed he practiced in secret to impress them....

damned if ya do, damned if ya don't.

[cliffordu]

22. Same bullshit, different day. Yawn.

:hurts:

Hurts, Don't it??

[DerekJ]

23. I swear I thought you are bieng sarcastic...Are you for real?!! ....

Every time a Hillary supporter makes a thread, It becomes more evident to me, why they support her. Brain dead morons.

[DarienComp]

24. Can we please have another strike?

Please? Please??

[cottonseed]

26. After Bush. I think people are done looking for a "buddy".

They're looking for a President. Cable news just hasn't caught on to that yet. To add to that. There is no "beer buddy" candidate left in this race anyways.

[alarimer]

28. I've been bowling about twice in my life.

My parents were in leagues at one time but bowling has been on the decline as a sport for many years. So I never have done much of it. And I think that's true for a lot of people, maybe even Obama. And maybe it depends on where you live.

I think this is much ado about nothing actually. It's a really stupid reason not to vote for somebody. At least as stupid as voting FOR someone because they're hot or some such thing. If that's case, well, then we really don't deserve to be a democracy.

[parasim]

29. Dude, this is a league game, this determines who enters the next round robin.

Am I wrong? Am I wrong?

[Barack_America]

30. Um, if he were an "uppity politician", he wouldn't have been there in the first place.

He showed that he was able to show a weakness. That is a testimony of somebody being "down to earth", not "uppity".

[dmkinsey]

31. It was the necktie

Seriously, where were his advisers?
Anyone with any sense at all knows that you can't bowl while wearing a TIE!

[C_U_L8R]

32. Yeah it's really no fair that Barack gets to have fun !!!

Can the whine of the Clintoon get any more ineffective???

Boohooforyooooooooooo !

[GoesTo11]

34. Seems like he'd be fun to bowl with.

I watched the video of it. He was good natured about it. He's pretty athletic otherwise, so it's nice to see that he isn't going around having to win every little thing to pump up his ego (leaders who do that don't always work out so well).

[PA Democrat]

35. Crap! I have no future in politics. I'm a crappy bowler. Who knew?

[Ian David]

36. So right now, Hillary has hired a speaking coach from Emerson College, and Obama has hired...

[Life Long Dem]

37. I get the OP. It's another April Fools joke!

:rofl:

[Cant trust em]

38. He should start talking about his hoops game

http://bp2.blogger.com/_crOPTDIiCjY/RsXuEG9ni7I/AAAAAAAAAFY/Pm0iydbpdDs/s320/Obama_hs+hoops+team.jpg

[JTFrog]

39. Hillary once bowled a 300 in Northern Ireland while under sniper fire

and single handedly escorting her namesake Sir Edmund Hillary to safety!

Hillary is ready to bowl on day one!!!

[azmouse]

45. But only because she saw Bill do it first...

Apprentice-gate.

[thereismore]

41. Well, there goes the bowling vote then. nt

[Blomst]

43. Class and Humility

I am so impressed with Obama's courage to be himself at the risk of making a fool of himself. He is being accused of looking like a sissy and so forth, because of his failure to perform at the bowling alley. In my opinion, it has taken class and humility for him to take upon yourself such a task that he knew he was not good at and therefore he risked humiliating himself in the eyes of the world. He is not preoccupied with his image or with impressing people, or showing off. He is being himself. His bowling adventure proves to me, more than ever, how balanced and real he is as a person. Such qualities will be what, ultimately, will bring him the nomination. It is what sticks in people's minds.

[azmouse]

47. I think he was worried about falling on his ass.

I watched the video of Obama bowling. As bad as he looked could you imagine the air time falling on his ass would have gotten?

[walldude]

46. Shitty Bowlers for Obama!!! n/t

[acrosstheuniverse]

49. I wouldn't be surprised if bullcrap issues like Obama's bowling

become the deciding factor in many idiot's minds when they decide to vote for Hillary. I bet you her poll numbers will rise because the media will "love" her joke and keep playing it and charm the dumb fickle electorate.

[rucky]

48. Typical. Obama REFUSES to settle the nomination with a bowl-off!

He's made no mention of it. And now we know why.