President Barack Obama received 12 stitches in his lip after being hit during a pick up basketball game, the White House said today.
“After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player’s elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family, the president received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said, according to NBC News.
Gibbs did not release the names of the people playing with the president.
Obama received the stitches under local anesthesia in the doctor’s office on the ground floor White House after he returned home.
The president had traveled to nearby Fort McNair to indulge in one of his favorite athletic pursuits, basketball. It was a five-on-five contest involving family and friends and including Reggie Love, Obama’s personal assistant.
Obama emerged from the building after about 90 minutes of play, wearing short-sleeve T-shirt and gym pants, and was seen dabbing at his mouth with what appeared to be a wad of gauze. A few hours later, reporters who had gathered on the White House driveway saw the president in an upstairs window, pressing something white against his mouth.
{MSNBC/Matzav.com}
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy! I hope they stitched his lips together!
Who cares about that guy
doubt if he will see any connection to this, and the words that came out of his mouth.
now that he’s a “Kvad Peh’ his Teleprompter named Aron will speak for him
They should have stitched his mouth closed.
they should have sewed it shut then maybe he’d stop talking and do something productive
Someone should give him a coconut to make him feel better!
probably because of his bright comments about our Miami Heat basketball team
I’m sick of hearing his dumb voice!
Kein Yirbu
A little ‘kaporis avoinois’!
Unbelievable that you would publish the vile comments of #7. Or maybe all too believable.
When will Matzav finally come to their senses and curb the avalanche of inappropriate comments in general and those showing disrespect to a sitting President in particular?
I hope he takes this lesson
They should’ve done more to him than his lip. (Maybe stitches in the head!)
Hashem let him get hit in the mouth, this ba’al ga’avah that he is
o come on who cares if he gets stiches
Let us remember we are in Galus.
Let’s pray that the doctor sutures his lips shut. We can balance the budget that way.
Ouch! Did he take a foul-shot after that? Did he make the shot? These are BURNING ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO KNOW! WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT COVERING THIS UP?!
Number 13 you are a typical liberal!!!
he wanted change he got it
hes realy thin skinned basketball 12 stiches ?
he must have been playing a republican
It’s because of comments like these that I wrote an article last week called “Orthodox Jews & President Obama.”
http://www.itsgoodtobeayid.com/2010/11/orthodox-jews-president-obama.html
Not sure if this comment will even be published, but our communities need to remember this is the president of the United States, to show proper respect to the office and the man himself even if we strongly disagree with his policies.
thats what you get for having a BIG MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think the oilum is potter from davening for him
We owe him no respect whatsoever. He is admittedly anti-Israel, willing to have direct talks with dictators like Ahmadinejad and Chavez, and is hated by Israelis for a very good reason. He may not even legitimately be able to serve as president under the constitution.
Good job ball player: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK do it more often!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dont you people know that we are in galus ??????