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ORIGINAL: Sanity FR - Could be, Obama is getting ready to bow to the NFL as well quote:
White House working to avoid clash with NFL's opening game In agreeing Wednesday to reschedule his planned address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama might have placated House Speaker John Boehner at the expense of the nation's football fans. Boehner, R-Ohio, balked at the president's original request to appear before Congress to discuss the nation's chronic unemployment problem on Wednesday, Sept. 7. That's the same day as a Republican presidential debate in Simi Valley, Calif. Obama agreed to move his speech to Thursday, Sept. 8, which happens to coincide with the opening game of the NFL regular season, a prime time contest between the New Orleans Saints and the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers from Lambeau Field. The game will be televised by NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET. "We’re aware of the situation and are communicating with the NFL," an NBC spokesman told ProFootballTalk.com. The Associated Press reported that White House officials were working on the precise timing of the speech in hopes of avoiding a conflict. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d821deea9/article/white-house-working-to-avoid-clash-with-nfls-opening-game?module=HP11_headline_stack Maybe he can just provide links to his prior speeches. they all sound the same anyway.
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