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Bench McElroy
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| List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:05 pm)
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Obama
Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
Michael Jordan, Charlotte Bobcats owner
Emmitt Smith, NFL Hall of Famer
Magic Johnson, NBA Hall of Famer
Patrick Ewing, NBA Hall of Famer
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings
Stuart Scott, ESPN
David Stern, NBA commissioner
Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs coach
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
Dan Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers owner
Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers coach
Doc Rivers, Boston Celtics coach
Grant Hill, Los Angeles Clippers
Vince Carter, Dallas Mavericks
Sammy Sosa, ex-Chicago Cubs
Desmond Howard, ESPN analyst/ex-NFL player
Jalen Rose, ESPN analyst/-ex NBA player
David Samson, Miami Marlins president
Antrel Rolle, New York Giants
Victor Cruz, New York Giants
Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers
Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers
Takeo Spikes, San Diego Charger
Adam Silver, future NBA commissioner
John Saunders, ESPN broadcaster
Len Elmore, ESPN analyst/ex-college basketball player
Marques Colston, New Orleans Saints: $2,500
DeMaurice Smith, head of NFL Players Association
Jon Miller, Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Falcons
Sonny Vaccaro, godfather of summer basketball
Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations
Martin Mayhew, Detroit Lions GM
Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer
Larry Drew, Atlanta Hawks coach
Michael Young, Texas Rangers
Garrick McGee, UAB football coach
Curtis Johnson, Tulane football coach
Romney
Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys owner
Dennis Franchione, Texas State football coach
Tom Osborne, Nebraska AD/ex-football coach
Al Leiter, MLB Network analyst/ex-baseball player
Dean Spanos, San Diego Chargers president
Boone Pickens, major Oklahoma State booster
Phil Knight, Nike chairman/major Oregon booster
Pat Riley, Miami Heat president
Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins owner
Tom Benson, New Orleans Saints owner
Bill Bidwill, Arizona Cardinals owner
Robert Sarver, Phoenix Suns owner
James Doland, New York Knicks owner:
Herb Simon, Indiana Pacers owner
Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers owner
Mike Brown, Cincinnati Bengals owner
Robert McNair, Houston Texans owner
Jason Babin, Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Sestito, Philadelphia Flyers
Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia 76ers
Jeremy Roenick, retired NHL player
Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics executive
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
Vince and Linda McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment*
Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets general manager
Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
Wes Welker, New England Patriots
John Elway, Denver Broncos executive
Bart Starr, retired NFL player
Jack Nicklaus, retired golfer
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
Todd Heap, Arizona Cardinals
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805tiger 
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2011
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:09 pm to Bench McElroy)
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Obama
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David Stern, NBA commissioner
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Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
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cornhat 
Florida Fan
Member since Feb 2011
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:10 pm to Bench McElroy)
Think you put Morey twice for Romney.
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tigerbaittrick
LSU Fan
Jigga City
Member since Jan 2010
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:11 pm to Bench McElroy)
Thanks for listing a bunch of people I now hate.
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Sid in Lakeshore
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Member since Oct 2008
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:15 pm to Bench McElroy)
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Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings
Stuart Scott, ESPN
'nuf said.
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ZTiger87
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2009
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:22 pm to Bench McElroy)
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Candy Crowley
Arian Foster, Houston Texans
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droman225 
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Houston
Member since Aug 2011
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:27 pm to Bench McElroy)
I notice a trend
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TiGeRTeRRoR
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2003
18961 posts
| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:29 pm to ZTiger87)
Even with the shorter list, there looks to be more money on Romney's side even if you only count Knight, Pickens, and Jerry Jones.
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The Yetty .gif)
Miami (FL) Fan
can you dig it?
Member since Feb 2005
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:34 pm to 805tiger)
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David Stern, NBA commissioner
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Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner
Jews bro
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805tiger
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2011
1356 posts
| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:38 pm to The Yetty)
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Jews bro
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D011ahbi11 
Pittsburgh Fan
Member since Jun 2007
4498 posts
| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 5:47 pm to Bench McElroy)
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Curtis Johnson, Tulane football coach
I'm sure this is true, but where did this info come from?(nevermind read the link)
Also MJD and Matt Forte did an Obama commercial recently, so add them to the list.
ETA: And who is Les Miles supporting?
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Kafka 
New Orleans Saints Fan
too wrong; didn't lead
Member since Jul 2007
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:09 pm to Bench McElroy)
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Stuart Scott, ESPN
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John Saunders, ESPN broadcaster
how are they allowed to publicly back a candidate?
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saintsfan22
New Orleans Saints Fan
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
19938 posts
| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:14 pm to Kafka)
Probably just a donation.
The real question is who will be this election's Buck Burnette?
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3rdRowTailgater 
USA Fan
BR
Member since Jul 2006
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:23 pm to Kafka)
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how are they allowed to publicly back a candidate?
The same way Tim Brando can publicly back Romney. They are sportscasters, not news people.
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Kafka
New Orleans Saints Fan
too wrong; didn't lead
Member since Jul 2007
59834 posts
| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:37 pm to 3rdRowTailgater)
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how are they allowed to publicly back a candidate?
The same way Tim Brando can publicly back Romney. They are sportscasters, not news people.
They are allegedly journalists -- Brando's radio show is a different case, but he works for CBS as an allegedly unbiased observer. This could be significant if presidents/other candidates were involved in major sports issues like antitrust exemptions.
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gthog61 
Georgia Tech Fan
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Member since Nov 2009
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:47 pm to Kafka)
Well, maybe we should run sporting events like the dems would and just redistribute the points at the end of the game. Teams that win a lot obviously have some sort of "unfair" advantage.
Don't think so? Then why in the frick are people who win anywhere else automatically assumed to have unfair advantages?
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CajunRevolution
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Member since Apr 2009
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:50 pm to Bench McElroy)
And not one black person was had for Romney. Bunch of racists.
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saintsfan22
New Orleans Saints Fan
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:52 pm to CajunRevolution)
He's got Stacey Dash and Greg Anthony according to Yahoo.
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rockchlkjayhku11
USA Fan
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Member since Aug 2006
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| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 6:57 pm to The Yetty)
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Jews bro
which is actually why it doesnt make sense that they would go obama
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YouthInAsia
Member since May 2008
399 posts
| re: List of athletic sports figures backing Obama or Romney (Posted on 11/6/12 at 7:26 pm to Kafka)
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They are allegedly journalists
Bull shite.
What does the first letter in ESPN stand for?
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