Oregon State coach gives Obama a hand
Barack Obama got a boost from a major-college basketball coach in Oregon on Friday, but it's the coach who may need help come November.
Craig Robinson is Oregon State's new coach and the brother of Obama's wife, Michelle. He introduced his brother-in-law to more than 2,000 people at a campaign event in Albany, Ore., winning loud applause — a sound he might not hear often this season.
Robinson, a star player at Princeton, faces a huge rebuilding task. The Beavers went 0-18 in the powerful Pac-10 Conference last year, and their coach was fired in midseason.
As for helping his kinsman, Robinson's clout appears limited. He was Brown University's head coach earlier this year when Hillary Rodham Clinton beat Obama in the Rhode Island primary. In Oregon, Obama is riding high in the polls, a spot that Robinson may envy in a few months.
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By Charles Babington.
© 2008
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Posted By: Concerned Canadian @ 05/09/2008 9:04:13 PM
Comment: I have a question for someone with enough intelligence and factual information at their disposal.
Question ; Barack Hussein Obama stated several times in his campaign he will devote $150 Billion into the creation of " Green " jobs. How will he get all this money, whats a 'Green" job, how many will be created and how much does it pay ?
If the Obama campaign can't answer this then its gonna be a lot of fun watching John McCain taking Obama to town on this one.
Posted By: Zombiehero @ 05/09/2008 7:31:25 PM
Comment: He is a OSU Beaver.... Ducks unite!!! Lets kill some beavers.
Posted By: glimps @ 05/09/2008 7:09:08 PM
Comment: LOL !!!
Obama gonna get Oregan......... :-)