Barack Obama has run a largely gaffe-free campaign. Until he picked up a bowling ball. While attempting to woo blue collar voters in Pennsylvania, the Democratic frontrunner bowled a 37, while rolling several balls into the gutter.His disastrous performance has earned him widespread ridicule. As MSNBC's Joe Scarborough put it, "He bowls like my four-and-a-half-year-old daughter."
The late-night comedians have been no less forgiving:
"His score was 37. Out of a possible 300, he bowled 37. Of course, being a Democrat, he automatically demanded a recount, so they had to go back." --Jay Leno
"I bowled a 37 when I was a baby. And I was drunk, by the way." --Jimmy Kimmel
"Afterwards, Obama told reporters, 'That's it, no more white guy sports for me. That's it.' He canceled his weekend at Hockey Camp." --Conan O'Brien
Jon Stewart imagines a scenario in which Barack Obama's poor bowling skills could endanger national security.
Watch video of Obama bowling, plus check out more embarrassing moments from the 2008 campaign trail.
Speaking of sports follies, President Bush was roundly booed this week when he threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals home opener. Booing aside, as Jay Leno noted, "It was nice to see Bush throwing out something other than the Constitution."
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Comments
Talk about misinformation. Obama had a 37 in the 5th or 6th frame with a spare that had yet to be counted since he quit mid-game.That means he really had at least a 47+. So I think it’s quite unfair to opine about his score. What have YOU bowled in the 5th frame?
I think the embarrassing part was less about his score and more about his form. The video footage was pretty funny.
I have only been bowling about a dozen times in my life, and the first time was with my sisters who also had her first time.
Mind you, I enjoyed sports in high school. My first bowling score kept by the bowlers in the next lane was 167 my sisters was 88. I thought that was bad, but was told not bad score. When I heard obama 37 or 47…gee whiz gimme a break. what happened to the athelete? LOL
lbelle…. by my 4-5 frame im at about 110… how bout them apples
Wow Matt now maybe you can get a girlfriend
Yeah when I seen this on the news I about cried, oh well, I had worser days myself!
… GREAT, he bowled a 37…. i want him to be a better President than the knuckkle head we have now,…. not a sandbagger bowler like Bush.
I bowled a 16 one time.
My bowling instructor thought that it was impossible. Obama and I must bowl alike!
Well one thing he said was true. If you want to get ahead in Washington you get a dog. Now we know why he has two kids with one.
Obama signed the stimulus package at the same sight as the other democrat got his package stimulated.
Obama’s low bowling score was not surprising — when it came down to prosecuting known war criminals Obama proved himself to be “all mouth and no (bowling) balls.”
Obama quit mid-game because he had to go on vacation.
Hey lighten up. They don’t have a lot of bowling alleys in Kenya.
They should of let him have the bumper guards up.