The Obama Bracket

So I was browsing the Internet today in class, checking out the usual websites when I clicked on ESPN.com and saw a video that, to me, was one of the coolest videos I have ever seen.  It was this video:

President of the United States of America Barack Obama filling out his NCAA March Madness bracket with ESPN writer Andy Katz.  At first I thought to myself this is pretty sweet that Obama is doing a bracket on ESPN but then I realised how truly significant it was.

Think about it.  The NCAA College Basketball Championship Tournament was founded in 1939 which means that it is 70 years old.  In that time 12 different men have been President of the United States.  Not one of those men before Obama would ever think of doing something like this.  Now obviously for men like Truman it wasn't really a possibility but still that should not tarnish the significance.

The most powerful man in the entire world took time out of his day to pick a bracket just like a normal person would do.  It is proof of the evolution of the office of President as before the men who held the position held themselves on a pedestal that no one could ever reach.  Yet Obama has brought a human touch to the Presidency as he comes off as someone you might hang out with on a regular basis.

I also love the fact that he knows what he is talking about.  He didn't pick his bracket based on politics he went with his knowledge.  He watches college basketball and is going to watch some of the tournament.  He was talking about certain players and key match-ups like he was an analyst for ESPN. 

Now I know that this isn't the usual kind of stuff that I write and that I may be giving too much emphasis to such a minuscule event but I found it really interesting to see how modern society has produced a man of its time.  Presidents of the past have always seemed out of date but with Obama he is right there on top of the stuff that everyday people find important.

Now if you want to see how he broke down his bracket just watch the video because he and I have some similar picks except he blew it in the championship game as Louisville will be taking it home.

Best line of the whole video is when Obama says, "now because of Reggie Love I gotta go with Duke" to which Katz replies "the whole way?" and Obama quickly shuts him down with a "no no not the whole way...come on now."  Burn on the DUKEEEES.

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