Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

[BLeonard]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6915899/president-obama-jobs-speech-conflict-nfl-opener

President Barack Obama has acceded to House Speaker John Boehner's wishes to deliver an address on jobs and the economy to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 8. The president had requested Sept. 7 for the long-anticipated speech.

In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football League season -- a conflict the White House wanted to avoid.

The defending champion Green Bay Packers play the New Orleans Saints in the season opener at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8 on NBC. The speech is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Be interesteing to see if NBC televises the speech, or the game, if the speech is over 30 minutes... Guess no big pregame show, though.

-Bill

[justasportsfan]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

I would like to say a prayer for Obama. Psalm 109:8

[Mski]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

he's just pissed GB beat his Bears, so he's trying to "stick it to them"

/sarcasm

[BLeonard]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

Looks like football > POTUS... Looks like the speech will start earlier, in order to be finished by kickoff: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ckers-kickoff/

Though an official announcement has not yet been made by the White House, Obama’s speech apparently will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on September 8, one hour before kickoff of the kickoff to the season.

Still will affect any pregame that the NFL and NBC had planned to air... They usually have big pregame shows before the opening game.

-Bill

[Beebe's Kid]

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It is ironic that this is even a point of concern.

I am pissed at Obama for rescheduling. Boehner ****ed up and agreed to Wednesday, then demands a rescheduling, and Obama capitulates. Weak sauce, O.

The question should not be if POTUS addressing the country is more important than football, but that after Boehner gave it the okay, he went back on his word because of the GOP debate on Wednesday.

This means that Boehner feels the possible interruption of the bat**** parade is more important than the NFL. He hates America. Surely he is an adult and knows that jobs need to be addressed, but why would he that to interrupt people's football??

Simple. He is a fascist pig that doesn't care about football or his country, and we haven't even seen his birth certificate or his college transcripts.

[BertSquirtgum]

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Nobody cares what you have to say Obama shut the **** up and let us watch our football. Oh yeah, and your wife looks like a gargoyle.

[RoscoeMagic]

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Every other network station will air Obama. Not like he'll say anything of essence anyway.

FOOTBALL

[Mski]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

Every other network station will air Obama. Not like he'll say anything of essence anyway.

FOOTBALL

more like he'll be too busy campaigning for the next year to even try to get anything done about it, and im not sure if the big 3 networks have a choice nationally about picking up a presedential adress

[ddaryl]

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I care.. I care a lot... no football game is more important then discussing jobs IMO.

[BertSquirtgum]

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I don't give a **** what Obama has to say. He will be on the list of worst presidents of the U.S.

Discussing jobs? really? How about less talk and more action. Obama is an african immigrant that should have never been elected the president of the United States.

[FlyingDutchman]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

I don't give a **** what Obama has to say. He will be on the list of worst presidents of the U.S.

Discussing jobs? really? How about less talk and more action. Obama is an african immigrant that should have never been elected the president of the United States.

African Immigrant? You know Hawaii is a state right...

[BertSquirtgum]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

He was born in Nigeria then smuggled over to his granny in hawaii.

[RoscoeMagic]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

African Immigrant? You know Hawaii is a state right...

He was born in Nigeria then smuggled over to his granny in hawaii.

Take it to the beef thread fellas.

[FlyingDutchman]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

He was born in Nigeria then smuggled over to his granny in hawaii.

Well if youre gonna go off on a rant with the other looney birthers at least get it right, it was Kenya

[ddaryl]

Re: Obama Speech to conflict with NFL opener?

ROTFLMAO...