OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Fact Check: Obama Is Not Good at Kite Surfing, Any Sport WaPo falsely claims Obama is 'not just a one-sport athlete' "Obama makes rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing" – The Washington Post, Early Lead, February 7, 6:32 PM A glowing report in the Washington Post claiming former President Barack Obama is "pretty much a natural on a kiteboard" is filled with factual errors, according to a Washington Free Beacon fact check. "Obama makes rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing," the headline for a piece by Kelyn Soong reads. Soong "works in the sports department" at the Washington Post and writes about tennis and running. Soong wrote that Obama "seems to be living it up these days" after being spotted walking on the beach and being choked by his "billionaire vacation buddy" Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands. "Turns out that was just the beginning of Obama’s post-presidency adventures," Soong wrote, explaining that Branson challenged Obama to see who could stay on a kiteboard or foilboard the longest. "It’s well documented that Obama is pretty good at basketball, but the video proved that the 55-year-old former leader of the free world is pretty much a natural on a kiteboard, as well," Soong wrote. The Facts These claims are false. As the video reveals Obama fell multiple times off the kiteboard despite "perfect conditions" and practicing for "two days solid" before the challenge. Neither is Obama a star basketball player. Soong's evidence comes from Obama's former body man Reggie Love, who played basketball at Duke, and vouched for Obama's basketball skills. "He’ll knock down open shots; he’s got a good midrange," Love told the Washington Post's D.C. Sports Blog last year. However, Love also admitted Obama is "not the most explosive guy, not the fastest guy," and he "lacks in physical capabilities." Video evidence reveals Obama does not "knock down open shots." ABC News reported in 2013 that, when playing against children, Obama was "ice cold" after going just 2 for 22 from the floor. The former president had to be shown how to make a layup by a 10 year old. "He couldn't make one. I had to help him out," the child said. Soong argues Obama is a two-sport athlete adding his poor kiteboarding to his lacking basketball skills. The article claimed Obama was an avid surfer in Hawaii before he became president, and it was one of the "many things he loved," which he had to give up for eight years while serving as president. "Without the physical restrictions that come with being president, Obama looked like he went—in Branson’s words—'back to being a child again,'" Soong wrote. "And in the process, Obama showed he’s not just a one-sport athlete." Evidence suggests that not only is Obama not "just a one-sport athlete," but he might not be much of an athlete at all. Obama is so bad at bowling that he once compared himself to "the Special Olympics." His abysmal score after bowling zero strikes while on the campaign trail in Allentown, Pa., in 2008 prompted the New York Times to ask, "Is it even possible for a grown man to bowl a 37?" Obama is also a "sh—y golfer," according to Michael Jordan, despite having played more than 300 rounds of golf as president. Many have noted Obama's poor technique when teeing off. The Telegraph reported that Obama's swing was "no match for George W. Bush." Obama's swing was "nervy," and he "finishes with limp shoulders." "Bush by contrast has a sturdy, almost fluid swing that would not sit uncomfortably with most club professionals," the Telegraph wrote. The 43rd president also is better at throwing a baseball than Obama, as is this 92-year-old veteran. Obama has long struggled to throw a baseball like a normal person as previous Free Beacon analyses have shown. Obama did not impress Little Leaguers in 2014 due to his poor throwing form. Obama's knowledge of the sport is also lacking, even though he claims to be an avid baseball fan. Obama could not name a single White Sox player and called Comiskey Park "Kaminsky Field." He also thinks teams "advance the ball" in baseball. Despite claiming to be a diehard Sox fan, he said he was rooting for the Cubs to win the World Series, leading to doubts that he ever cared about baseball at all. The Pinocchio Test The Washington Post claims Obama is "pretty good at basketball" and "makes [the] rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing." But there is little evidence either claim is true. A substantial amount of video footage exists disproving their claim that Obama is "not just a one-sport athlete." Moreover, the record shows Obama is not even a one-sport athlete as he has proven to be terrible at basketball, baseball, bowling, and now kitesurfing. It's one thing to write about Obama's life after the White House, but the Washington Post goes too far in declaring Obama to be athletic. Not only does the Post make this outrageous claim, they also seek to demean their own readers by saying the American people "look bad" because of Obama's athletic ability. We award Four Pinocchios. http://freebeacon.com/culture/fact-check-obama-not-good-kite-surfing-sport/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Oh really who gives a shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Oh really who gives a shit? The Washington Post perhaps? They are the ones who put this out in their paper for their readers. More of the slobbering love affair the MSM have had with Obama that still continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 In the sports section. Not news, not politics. George W ends up in the news for adopting a puppy or whatever, Billy's obviously around because of Hilly, even senior is in the news for going to the superbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 In the sports section. Not news, not politics. George W ends up in the news for adopting a puppy or whatever, Billy's obviously around because of Hilly, even senior is in the news for going to the superbowl. The story here is not about the kite surfer who "makes everyone else look bad" in comparison the story is the blatant lying about the former presidents athletic ability (or lack thereof). More of the slobbering love affair the liberal media had with his 8 years on the White House that continues after he leaves office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 You are all up this ngrs jock obf. The jellyness is palpable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 But yeah when it comes to former potus's, they do make him look a retiring heptathlete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Fact Check: Obama Is Not Good at Kite Surfing, Any Sport WaPo falsely claims Obama is 'not just a one-sport athlete' "Obama makes rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing" – The Washington Post, Early Lead, February 7, 6:32 PM A glowing report in the Washington Post claiming former President Barack Obama is "pretty much a natural on a kiteboard" is filled with factual errors, according to a Washington Free Beacon fact check. "Obama makes rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing," the headline for a piece by Kelyn Soong reads. Soong "works in the sports department" at the Washington Post and writes about tennis and running. Soong wrote that Obama "seems to be living it up these days" after being spotted walking on the beach and being choked by his "billionaire vacation buddy" Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands. "Turns out that was just the beginning of Obama’s post-presidency adventures," Soong wrote, explaining that Branson challenged Obama to see who could stay on a kiteboard or foilboard the longest. "It’s well documented that Obama is pretty good at basketball, but the video proved that the 55-year-old former leader of the free world is pretty much a natural on a kiteboard, as well," Soong wrote. The Facts These claims are false. As the video reveals Obama fell multiple times off the kiteboard despite "perfect conditions" and practicing for "two days solid" before the challenge. Neither is Obama a star basketball player. Soong's evidence comes from Obama's former body man Reggie Love, who played basketball at Duke, and vouched for Obama's basketball skills. "He’ll knock down open shots; he’s got a good midrange," Love told the Washington Post's D.C. Sports Blog last year. However, Love also admitted Obama is "not the most explosive guy, not the fastest guy," and he "lacks in physical capabilities." Video evidence reveals Obama does not "knock down open shots." ABC News reported in 2013 that, when playing against children, Obama was "ice cold" after going just 2 for 22 from the floor. The former president had to be shown how to make a layup by a 10 year old. "He couldn't make one. I had to help him out," the child said. Soong argues Obama is a two-sport athlete adding his poor kiteboarding to his lacking basketball skills. The article claimed Obama was an avid surfer in Hawaii before he became president, and it was one of the "many things he loved," which he had to give up for eight years while serving as president. "Without the physical restrictions that come with being president, Obama looked like he went—in Branson’s words—'back to being a child again,'" Soong wrote. "And in the process, Obama showed he’s not just a one-sport athlete." Evidence suggests that not only is Obama not "just a one-sport athlete," but he might not be much of an athlete at all. Obama is so bad at bowling that he once compared himself to "the Special Olympics." His abysmal score after bowling zero strikes while on the campaign trail in Allentown, Pa., in 2008 prompted the New York Times to ask, "Is it even possible for a grown man to bowl a 37?" Obama is also a "sh—y golfer," according to Michael Jordan, despite having played more than 300 rounds of golf as president. Many have noted Obama's poor technique when teeing off. The Telegraph reported that Obama's swing was "no match for George W. Bush." Obama's swing was "nervy," and he "finishes with limp shoulders." "Bush by contrast has a sturdy, almost fluid swing that would not sit uncomfortably with most club professionals," the Telegraph wrote. The 43rd president also is better at throwing a baseball than Obama, as is this 92-year-old veteran. Obama has long struggled to throw a baseball like a normal person as previous Free Beacon analyses have shown. Obama did not impress Little Leaguers in 2014 due to his poor throwing form. Obama's knowledge of the sport is also lacking, even though he claims to be an avid baseball fan. Obama could not name a single White Sox player and called Comiskey Park "Kaminsky Field." He also thinks teams "advance the ball" in baseball. Despite claiming to be a diehard Sox fan, he said he was rooting for the Cubs to win the World Series, leading to doubts that he ever cared about baseball at all. The Pinocchio Test The Washington Post claims Obama is "pretty good at basketball" and "makes [the] rest of us look bad with his effortless kitesurfing." But there is little evidence either claim is true. A substantial amount of video footage exists disproving their claim that Obama is "not just a one-sport athlete." Moreover, the record shows Obama is not even a one-sport athlete as he has proven to be terrible at basketball, baseball, bowling, and now kitesurfing. It's one thing to write about Obama's life after the White House, but the Washington Post goes too far in declaring Obama to be athletic. Not only does the Post make this outrageous claim, they also seek to demean their own readers by saying the American people "look bad" because of Obama's athletic ability. We award Four Pinocchios. http://freebeacon.com/culture/fact-check-obama-not-good-kite-surfing-sport/ He's half white, that is why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 the left built this whole fake narrative about him. why, he'll zap America with his magic twanger and bring us allllllltogether ! and he'll cut the budget in half in only 4 yrs ! and he'll solve the terrorist problem because, darn it, HE knows about Islam, he was raised as one, til he went to Hawaii and had communist mentors ! oops.... and he is black, and gosh darnit, he looks so successful in his pretty suit, even though he was a loser anti-American bastard...oops.... and he was sooooooooo lovable in sports. and he is going to give all America free healthcare... uh-huh. now, he's worse than the worst he was before we knew he faked that too. but now, libs hate the message of reality ...again. Maybe we should start a new thread about it every week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 But yeah when it comes to former potus's, they do make him look a retiring heptathlete Rewriting of history here trying to portray Obama as a star athlete. Perception though can be greater than reality. I think of Gerald Ford who was probably the most athletic of all previous presidents (played football in college) and got tagged as being the bumbling stumbling buffoon by Chevy Chase on SNL (and I believe that false portrayal stuck to him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Pretty much everything good said about the obamao's, and by them.... was FAKE NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Oh there u go with ur snl theory. They tore bush apart too he didnt care. Remember the clinton lewinsky skits? They were bad dude. They did a black clinton skit where he snapped his fingers and immediately a woman got on her knees under the desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Oh there u go with ur snl theory. They tore bush apart too he didnt care. Remember the clinton lewinsky skits? They were bad dude. They did a black clinton skit where he snapped his fingers and immediately a woman got on her knees under the desk Bush should have cared (not so much about SNL but in fighting back against the MSM). He took the attitude especially in his second term why even bother to fight back and that attitude was a big reason for his historically low job approval numbers when he left office (22 percent job approval) . When you don't fight back against charges made against you it is like admitting the charges were true. It is not a theory about SNL when you have Chevy Chase stating he deliberately wanted to portray Ford in a bad light to try and help Jimmy Carter. Recently we have comedians saying the same thing they want to use comedy as a weapon to try and bring down Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 The real story here is that certain outlets are obsessed with attacking Obama over the most petty bullshit. A symptom of what? You guessed it! Hyper-partisanship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Except if it's a dem, everything is "petty" because they are a dem. But they go to hellfire when it's the same thing on the rep side. Like the debt. They think it's nothing to worry about, til Bush or Trump gets elected, then all hell breaks loose... Just...think about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 The real story here is that certain outlets are obsessed with attacking Obama over the most petty bullshit. A symptom of what? You guessed it! Hyper-partisanship! I don't see this as attacking Obama so much as attacking the Washington Post. Obama is not the one exaggerating his athletic ability it is the Washington Post. Wapo is supposed to be one of the fact checkers of the media but they get 4 Pinocchio's here with their exaggerations about Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 All the complaining by these snowflakes about how trump is being unfairly maligned yet for 8 years you all snickered and passed around memes of obama looking like an african bushman with a bine through his nose. No empathy from me, take ur medicine now like good little boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 One thing for sure is that Trump is in FABULOUS shape, I mean FABULOUS. Count on it, count on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Obama would run circles around trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 DieHard, you're making me laugh far too much these days, keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 marxist obamao roadrunners don't make good anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Obama would run circles around trump. Not buying it Cleve: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Got any videos of Trump working out? Nope, didn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Got any videos of Trump working out? Nope, didn't think so. I have seen videos of Michelle Obama working out. That is who I would put my money on: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I have seen videos of Michelle Obama working out. That is who I would put my money on: I'm sure her athleticism is related to her Let's Move initiative. The dumbells she's lifting are bigger than his lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Can we agree part of the reason that Trump is taking such a beating is because it was illegal for Democrats to not fawn over Obama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Can we agree part of the reason that Trump is taking such a beating is because it was illegal for Democrats to not fawn over Obama? Whew. Good thing Obama didn't hear me criticize him over his dealings with Egypt during the Arab Spring. I'd be in jail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 too bad I never saw that here, oh, yeah, you were in hiding, obamaochickenhawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Trump doesnt work out. https://www.google.com/amp/people.com/bodies/donald-trump-sleeps-4-hours-a-night-and-doesnt-work-out/amp/?client=safari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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