Mitch Daniels, Indiana Governor, Skipped State Of The Union To Watch Purdue-Ohio State (VIDEO)

Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, apparently had something better to do on Tuesday night instead of watching President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

On Wednesday, Daniels admitted to a television reporter that instead of watching the State of the Union, he tuned in to the Purdue-Ohio State basketball game, which started at the same time as the speech.

"You caught me. I didn't watch it. I was watching the Purdue game as long as it was watchable," Daniels said, when asked what he thought of the State of the Union. "Honestly, I've read the accounts. I've got the text of the speech and I'll be reading it between now and the next stop. I think I'll just say that I'm very hopeful that we are going to see changes in national policy."

The Purdue men's basketball team was on the road on Tuesday and got crushed by the Buckeyes 87-64. Scroll down to watch the video.

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Governor misses State of the Union, cheers on Purdue: wlfi.com

Comments

[whcjr46]

11:16 AM on 01/28/2011

Huff Post, this crap is not a news worthy item. Who cares if he didn't look at the SOTU address. It must be a slow news day...

[Mary Karius]

10:57 AM on 01/28/2011

and?

[chiodo08]

10:13 AM on 01/28/2011

so what?...

[mike dougles]

08:48 PM on 01/27/2011

I am good with this. He can always catch the SOTU on tivo and skip all the clapping and backslapppping.

[gascelebrations]

06:22 PM on 01/27/2011

Must be the reason why they got their ashes handed to them.

[Matt Herren]

06:14 PM on 01/27/2011

As a percentage of the population, how many people actually did watch?

If anything... this makes him more relatable to most people, not less. Particularly when the transcript was leaked that afternoon. It's not like there weren't going to be hours of analysis and coverage afterwards to pick up on... or like the President was going to say anything anyone didn't already know.

[ContrarianLibertarian]

04:25 PM on 01/27/2011

Well, you have to appreciate his honesty. Too bad (for him, anyway) the result wasn't different. The Buckeyes blew the Boilers out of the gym.

Can't say I blame him. In retrospect, I wish I'd have done the same thing.

[iuriggs6]

03:59 PM on 01/28/2011

He's an IU fan actually which isn't something to be proud of these days either.

[Prousa]

04:25 PM on 01/27/2011

It IS Indiana after all. BBall rules there.

[Anthony Garnett]

02:49 PM on 01/27/2011

If my team was playing I would do the same thing. You can watch it later via the web or use a DVR.

[didyouseethat]

12:25 PM on 01/27/2011

Let's see, listen to a bunch of BS or watch NCAA basketball? That's a no brainer in anyone's book.

[Byron Landon]

11:24 AM on 01/27/2011

A true Fan... NCAA

[Adam Story]

11:12 AM on 01/27/2011

If Kentucky had been playing, I would have expected Governor Beshear to do the same thing.

[hoy156]

11:10 AM on 01/27/2011

a man's got to know his limitations... as well as his priorities.

[bicycsual]

10:38 AM on 01/27/2011

Unlike the SotU, the outcome of the game meant something.

[J0E1]

10:36 AM on 01/27/2011

Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, apparently had something better to do on Tuesday night instead of watching President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
 
You mean like... anything else?