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doggydaddy said:
Is it ok if I ask that each poster gets to complain about it only once? How many times does it take to make a point?
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Yes, one reply per poster is sufficient.

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All those in favor of a last minute reprieve or pardon, raise your hands :-)
 
doggydaddy said:
Is it ok if I ask that each poster gets to complain about it only once? How many times does it take to make a point?
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Sometimes folks full understandings of the ramifications of things are only worked out through a process of interchange, giving and taking. One thought leading to a new insight and then another. Some of the recent posts have been excellent.
 
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Potus did a great job. This is a presidential ceremony to honor a national championship team not a picnic in the woods or a family portrait joke. It's a formal and official picture with a sitting president for the ages. Sad ending to a wonderful occasion, total lack of judgment and taste from two young women.
 
ABC Good Morning America just ended its first segment with the picture-- and all the anchors, including Gorge Stephanopoulos (who knows a thing or two about presidents and politics), were positive and felt it was a charming and good-natured photo bombing attempt.

As for me, I think that times have changed-- and that's due, in part, to the availability of instant technology that allows, for better or worse, us to capture -- or view-- impulsive moments in ways we haven't been able to before.

I get the point that there's pomp and circumstance-- but ultimately found it harmless and cheerful. Remember: Malia and Sasha Obama photo bombed the last inauguration.
 
If I may change the subject, BB has the arms of a body builder, wow.
 
1. Hardly the first time something "sad and disrespectful" occurred in the White House. Nor, I bet, the last.
2. Doesn't come close to undoing an entire summer of UConn women representing the university in the highest and best possible light.
3. Noticeable that Stewie didn't participate. She may be goofy, but she is a superstar w/ grace.
 
This incident should remind us of what a great country we are privileged to live in. In many parts of the world, such action could lead to dire consequences, perhaps even a death sentence. Here it has been accepted in the manner in which it was intended. A good natured prank by a couple of young kids who happen to be great basketball players and not seasoned diplomats. Besides, is applying the rabbit ears ever a sign of disrespect? I don't think so.
 
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When I first saw the pictures I thought, hmm might have went a little too far. But after viewing the video, not so much. The POTUS seemed to be playing with them at the time and they certainly had plenty of "official" pictures snapped before and after.

Mostly no harm, no foul. IMO.
 
My initial reaction after seeing the photo yesterday was negative. But this morning's Hartford Courant there were additional photos and commentary which changed my mind. Taken in context, this was mostly just one incident in a series of light-hearted events which were fully participated in by President Obama. The "official" and formal photograph of the event was done properly. The "bunny ears" bit was just one of dozens of pictures taken by the media after the official stuff was over.

Bottom line - they were all having fun with the President, not at his expense.
 
Bestiarius said:
This incident should remind us of what a great country we are privileged to live in. In many parts of the world, such action could lead to dire consequences, perhaps even a death sentence. Here it has been accepted in the manner in which it was intended. A good natured prank by a couple of young kids who happen to be great basketball players and not seasoned diplomats. Besides, is applying the rabbit ears ever a sign of disrespect? I don't think so.
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Smile and say "cheese" but carefully consider anything else you might say... :-/

Maybe we need to consider whether or girls were engaging in a form of protest against spying on us and restrictions on constitutional rights to privacy? They are, afterall, in college, where, in some instances and on some campuses, critical thinking is occasionally encouraged. :-o

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vowelguy said:
Not his call. The presidency is bigger than him.
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It is his call in the same manner it is for every president. Each strives to set a tone for a given situation. Obama did that the video makes the situation clear.


It was not a state dinner involving the highest protocols where the rules are made clear to both sides and transgressing the line is a direct affront to the guest nation.

Was it a faux pas? Yes. A biggie? Not even close.
 
Icebear said:
It is his call in the same manner it is for every president. Each strives to set a tone for a given situation. Obama did that the video makes the situation clear.


It was not a state dinner involving the highest protocols where the rules are made clear to both sides and transgressing the line is a direct affront to the guest nation.

Was it a faux pas? Yes. A biggie? Not even close.
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You are quite correct. In the world of sport, there have been "biggies" but what our girls did was not one of them:

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This does not mean that "biggies" are not called for at present...
 
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A few thoughts:

1. Seeing the team dressed up like "girly, girls" always makes me smile. Besides being outstanding athletes, they really are lovely young women.

2. Unless invited to so do (and I haven't read the article yet), I agree that giving the POTUS bunny ears is inappropriate. (...and yet I can't help but laugh at the absurdity of it as I type this.)

3. Anyone else does it, anyone - UConn player or not, and it is more offensive. Steph's great heart comes through in the photo. She's a hard person to condemn.

4. But the good news is, at least she wasn't wearing a headband....
 
I noticed Stef trying to get Stewie involved , but she was like no way. Really surprised at Kiah going along with Stef. It was very childish. I am sure the rest of the team is not happy about this either.
 
rt bb fan said:
I noticed Stef trying to get Stewie involved , but she was like no way. Really surprised at Kiah going along with Stef. It was very childish. I am sure the rest of the team is not happy about this either.
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The follow-up pretty much seems to indicate you're wrong about that.
 
Amazed that in the news links there is a story from the Daily Mail in London - and it isn't just a blurb, but a full column with lots of pictures. I guess that is one way to get international recognition, but ...
 
huskysupporter said:
Agreed. Why she thought that would be funny, is beyond me. Pretty embarrassing actually.
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Because it's inherently funny, for the same reasons "Three Stooges" films worked. It plays to the 12-year-old in all of us. In 50 years, this is the pic they show their granddaughters.
 
rocky rococo said:
Because it's inherently funny, for the same reasons "Three Stooges" films worked. It plays to the 12-year-old in all of us. In 50 years, this is the pic they show their granddaughters.
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It is inherently funny to display rabbit ears behind the POTUS? Guess I am a crumudgen at the age of 36 because I find it pretty classless.

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Good lord, people lighten up. Some of you are acting like they shoved or slapped the POTUS. The major news reports have picked it up as "lighthearted moment" that the president joined in with when he "snapped his fingers in a moment that was quickly immortalized".

From Yahoo News

From Fox News (The right wing media outlet)

From Today

The Huskies were described as fun loving, light hearted, and the "Lady Huskies enjoyed a good old fashioned photo bomb". Another said the "Lady Huskies decided to have some fun with the President". There was not a single article that mentioned ANYTHING negative, never mind some of the over the top posts we've seen in this thread from our own fan base.

For those going on and on about punishment and classlessness of Stef and Kiah, clearly no one else in the country felt that way, except maybe for the folks down south... As for the UCONN fans, I just don't get the hysteria over it. I really hope someone from the Horde asks Chris or Geno about it so some of the folks on here can stop losing their skulls over it. Or continue to go on and on and on and on about it.
 
I have met my share of "important" people. Often, they dictate how they want you to interact with them. Clearly, this is all Obama's fault because he was disrespectful to the office of the President as it is perceived by others. If he hadn't been inappropriate and childish, the team wouldn't have followed his lead.
 
they shouldn't be expected to be perfect, but they should be aware(or be made aware) of how very inappropriate it was. rather childish, i thought.
 
I have a thought which is different from my last post and is why I'm posting again.

Perhaps it would be a good idea for Geno to do the following - take Stef and Kiah into his office and have them sit down and read the Boneyard posts on the subject. He can share whatever his opinion is on the matter, but point out that while the message forum has some of their most rabid fans, somewhere between 40-50% of the posters feel the behavior was inappropriate, with a minority of those calling for punishment and more.

I'm not saying that they should be punished and I don't agree with those who seem to me to be over the top, but the fact is that much more than a few people feel it was the wrong behavior for the players to exhibit in their visit to the White House. Perhaps that would be the best way to remind them that they represent themselves, the team, and the university at all times, and that their behavior can have unintended consequences.

I'm betting they the players meant it in good fun, as Obama was clearly setting the tone and enjoying the moment, but it's also clear that more than a few fans were not pleased with the behavior, to wildly varying degrees.
 
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