Obama Pulling for the Steelers

It's nice to see a politician not jump a bandwagon or get all diplomatic about what team he (or she) is rooting for. Remember when erstwhile Cubs fan Hillary Clinton took all that heat for apparently suddenly getting Yankees fever when she was a New York Senate candidate? (Her quote at the time even became the title of a book). (Update: Media Matters claims the Hillary-Yankees kerfuffle was a media myth.)

Anyway, in this clip President Obama basically says, sorry Arizona and good luck, but I've gotta go with steel city on Sunday. "Other than the Bears, the Steelers are probably the team closest to my heart," the president declares. (Of course, Obama lost Arizona and won Pennsylvania, so maybe it's a little bit of payback?)



Some political and sports junkies might remember that Obama's team allegiances weren't so clear cut during the World Series last year. Here's Jon Stewart busting candidate Obama for a bit of baseball pandering: