Obama To Host Basketball Party For Bulls-Bobcats Game

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is meeting Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before hosting a White House party to watch basketball.

In between, Obama will meet with the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Richard Eubank.

Clinton, national security adviser Tom Donilon, CIA Director Leon Panetta and other top officials have scheduled a White House session to examine the ramifications of a no-fly zone over Libya and other potential military options, but Obama is not scheduled to attend.

Obama's hometown Chicago Bulls are playing the Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday night. He has invited a bipartisan group of lawmakers from Chicago and Charlotte, N.C., to watch the game with him.

Comments

[Zach Townsend]

09:31 PM on 03/16/2011

wake up to reality people, why is our supposed president making NCAA brackets, hosting basketball parties and playing golf all while japan is facing a nuclear catastrophe and the world is facing WWIII?

[Blackorpheus]

02:56 PM on 03/14/2011

President O is very good at hosting basketball parties.

[factsaboutchina]

02:31 AM on 03/10/2011

The man enjoys a hobby - good for him. It is better than 'clearing brush' and 'putting cigar in various orifices'.

[47th]

08:23 PM on 03/09/2011

The President attends a much more significant party at the White House tomorrow when the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks pay a visit. The President will have the distinguished honor of shaking hands with the magnificent Jonny Toews! Here come the Hawks!

[sjcarl]

06:44 PM on 03/09/2011

Have a good time, Mr. President. Go Bulls!

[Steve1976]

06:04 PM on 03/09/2011

Even the President of the United States needs to blow off some steam now and then. Have a couple of beers, a nice meal and maybe a good cigar. I hope Obama enjoys the game with his friends. He'll be back at work the next morning.

[lionzion]

05:43 PM on 03/09/2011

If you someone has a problem with President Obama watching a basketball after all his affairs are done, I suggest you go back to work and do a double without pay.

[Knowitall]

03:52 PM on 03/09/2011

This was a blatant attempt to defame the President. What in the world does a meeting about a no-fly zone over Libya have to do with a basketball party, when the meetings will most likely take place during the day, and the party will be at NIGHT when the game is played????

It has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that this President works VERY hard, harder than any other modern President. Yet the MSM and HP keep trying to imply that he's fooling around while "big stuff" is going on.

Look at the construction of the article. The headline is about a party, yet the first three paragraphs are about meetings about Libya. I thought I was on the wrong page for a minute.

Hopefully people will start to catch on to this kind of dishonesty by those who dislike the President.

[NextStopWonder]

05:06 PM on 03/09/2011

TOTALLY agree. Fanned & Faved.

[its miller time]

03:37 PM on 03/09/2011

The HP "news bulletin" is so misleading.

Since when does a President attend all meetings?

Hey, people the game starts at 7:00pm, maybe the party starts at 6:00pm

Relax, use some common sense and perspective here.

I would be more concerned about Congress and the Senate not having
done their jobs in the past 8 weeks.

[Whatchutalkinabout]

02:48 PM on 03/09/2011

If this insignificant game is any indication, what is going to happen when the NCAA tournament begins next week?

[VotingPresent]

02:51 PM on 03/09/2011

Obama will have a party for the tournament as well.

[Whatchutalkinabout]

03:11 PM on 03/09/2011

So this is a weak attempt to show the NBA some love.

[Stephen Stafford]

02:51 PM on 03/09/2011

The Oval Office will be shuttered and Sarah Palin will be guest President for the month. Mike Huckabee will be First Lady for a Day, with Alan West subbing for Hillary Clinton. You don't think they call it March Madness for nothing?

[Whatchutalkinabout]

03:11 PM on 03/09/2011

That was funny.

[SoCalGrandma]

02:46 PM on 03/09/2011

The greatest benefit of living in America: We can trash our President and not have to worry about Storm Troopers knocking on our doors in the middle of the night.

[arrock]

02:39 PM on 03/09/2011

He could've picked a better game than that. The Bobcats are a lousy squad

[Stephen Stafford]

02:47 PM on 03/09/2011

All party's aren't partying. This might mean the Carolinas are in play, and this can create a comfortable inroad to some voters attentions. Or he just likes the party animals in the Carolina delegation. Right.

[blurredmolly]

03:05 PM on 03/10/2011

It's a guaranteed win.

[totaldisbelief]

02:35 PM on 03/09/2011

dribbling...while Rome burns

[Stephen Stafford]

02:44 PM on 03/09/2011

Modern fire services can put out the toughest fires in no time. Call 911.

[CheekySpoon]

03:13 PM on 03/09/2011

Rome burned centuries ago. Its ok now.

[LonosCurse]

03:20 PM on 03/09/2011

Rome burns every weekday at 4:30pm on ESPN.

[Stephen Stafford]

03:27 PM on 03/09/2011

Fanned and faved 'cause I am gonna flat out steal that funny. The Rome burning crap is overworked and I love your approach. Kudos.

[climbing panda]

02:17 PM on 03/09/2011

the commander-in-chief of the armed forces has no interest in a meeting about whether to enforce a no-fly zone over lybia? delegator-in-chief.

[Hugh-Gee]

02:25 PM on 03/09/2011

Does your boss attend every meeting that you go to?
His boyz get together, go over many scenarios, with detailed analysis, then they present the options to him. He asks questions, and decides on a path.
That's how it works. You got a problem with that?

[climbing panda]

02:43 PM on 03/09/2011

even democrats decry his absence of leadership more than occasionally.

[studioh!]

02:31 PM on 03/09/2011

panda.monium.

[Wow Unbelievable]

02:06 PM on 03/09/2011

How nice another party at the WH courtesy of the American Taxpayer. I wonder what they will be serving at this one?

[apiazza]

02:24 PM on 03/09/2011

Every President does it and there is nothing sinister about it. You obviously have some other ax to grind.

[studioh!]

02:32 PM on 03/09/2011

troll.roll?