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Obama's Fantasy Football Team

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A timeout from the campaign for guy stuff.

ESPN’s Rick Reilly got together with Barack Obama on the campaign trail to…pick a fantasy football team. Seems the candidate wasn’t in a deferential mood. "Now, you're the expert," Obama told Reilly. "And I'll gladly be the junior partner in this, but I really think we should take Drew Brees. He could have a big week. Oakland's secondary is a wreck." Obama and his partner took 30 minutes to pick their team, with the senator opting for the likes of Clinton Portis and Brandon Marshall. Informed that his odds of winning the one-week league were low, Obama snapped, “You think we’re just messing around?”

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