Obama Wins in Indiana by 10 !!1!

[cui bono]

And he didn't have to round up incorrectly to do it. ;)

Obama's Hoops Victory in Indiana

By Alec MacGillis
KOKOMO, Ind. -- Chalk it up as another lesson of the never-ending campaign: stick with what you know.

After drawing endless blooper footage and ridicule from cable TV's arbiters of regular guyness for his poor bowling in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama achieved a measure of redemption last night by returning to his strong suit: hoops, and in a state where hoops matter quite a bit.

Obama's campaign had arranged for him to take part in a three-on-three game at an elementary school here with the two winners of a contest to see who could register the most Indiana voters, one from high school and one from college. The stakes were high: a dozen cameras and the national press corps watching Obama's every dribble.

But there would be no lampooning this time. Obama, who played on his high school team in Hawaii and still plays pick-up games whenever possible, could hardly have asked for a better line: 4 for 6 shooting, including a three-pointer to seal his team's 15-5 win. Added in the mix was some hustling defense, including two nifty steals. All in all, the 46-year-old looked very much at home slashing through the lane and setting picks among some very good players less than half his age. Every so often, he let loose a "whoo!" to celebrate a score or spook the opposition.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/26/obamas_hoops_victory_in_indian.html

[saltpoint]

1. Clearly, the Indiana vote is going to boil down to whether more

basketball fans or duck hunters show up at the polls.

[babylonsister]

2. Awww, jeeze, quack!

I've been out of the proverbial loop, but is it soup yet? Soon? It's turning into cabbage soup. :scared:

[saltpoint]

4. LOL! Hi, babylonsister. Good to see ya.

You haven't missed a thing.

McCain is still unstable. Bush is still in office. Tom Cruise is still untalented.

[cui bono]

5. hm... and the BB fans will be drunk and the hunters have guns... hm...

[Buzz Clik]

3. Trust me -- that was big in Indiana.

If Obama had gotten blown out, it would have been huge news. (Having a pro women's player on his team was no accident.)