| Greg Oden gets to vote (by mail, natch) in his first-ever Presidential election this year, and he's pointing right at you-know-who: 
Today I got a phone call from Senator Barack Obama. I was so nervous two days ago when I knew it was gonna happen and wanted to make sure he knew I had done my homework on him. I have a lot of respect for him and already had a really good feeling about him. As the time got closer, I got on his website, learned more about what he is about and brushed up on what I knew, so I got more comfortable with the idea of speaking to him one on one.
The conversation was quick - like two minutes but I got to talk to him like a real person. What I got from talking to him is that he is a real sports fan and he knew about the Blazers. He said that when I come back Brandon, LaMarcus and I will be a force next year. He also asked me about my knee, and he said he wasn't feeling my mohawk - lol. I laughed and explained to him that it's just a haircut to me and he told me he liked how I handle myself as a young man - "Thanks Mom." I did not talk politics with him. He talks about that stuff all the time and I'm going to keep learning more about the issues.
He is a very nice man and I am a big fan. I got the chance to go to his website (www.barackobama.com) and read up on some of his beliefs and there are things he is doing that I really support like his plan with education, civil rights, and health care. That's why Senator Obama is getting my vote.
This is clearly designed to motivate the Ohio voters, since Oden did tarry a spell there before finding home in Oregon. They probably still like him there...but now he's OURS, so lay off! As for Obama, good to hear that he knows his hoops and is drooling like the rest of us at the thought of Roy, LA and Oden anchoring the team next year.
So Oden IS a political animal of sorts, and is engaged in this year's election...any OTHER endorsements, perhaps more local? Shoot, he doesn't even have to endorse--I'd give a week's pay just for the photo op of Oden standing next to Steve Novick. Or maybe one of Oden lazily reaching up and touching the rim--and Novick hanging from it by the hook. The possibilities are endless, but that's the long and short of it. (Booooooo) |
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