President Obama Rooting for Steelers in the Super Bowl

By Eugene McCormick. Published on 01/30/2009 - 3:34pm

President Obama has declared his love for the Pittsburgh Steelers openly rooting for them in the Super Bowl on Sunday versus the Arizona Cardinals. Obama, who was helped in the campaign by Steelers owner Dan Rooney , said:

"Other than the [Chicago] Bears, the Steelers are probably the team that's closest to my heart," adding "Kurt Warner is a great story and he's closer to my age than anybody else on the field, but I am a long-time Steelers fan. You know, I wish the best to the Cardinals. They've been long-suffering. It's a great Cinderella story, but..."

Here is Obama talking about the big game yesterday:

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Submitted by Guest (not verified) on January 30, 2009 - 3:43pm
#1

As a Browns fan, he lost my vote in 2012.

Submitted by b lawson (not verified) on January 30, 2009 - 5:11pm
#2

another slap in the face to the american people. the president should remain unbiased - keep his preferences to himself on this national issue, i hope he has to eat crow when he congratulates the arizona cardinals on their victory.. a cardinal fan in arizona

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on January 30, 2009 - 6:23pm
#3

Oh get over it! Obama said he was a Steelers fan on the stump. He and Rooney are friends. If he wouldn't have said he was rooting for Pittsburgh he would have looked like a wimp.