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UPDATE: Gil Endorses Obama — Permanently

by Jared Wade on November 13, 2008 at 3:24 am · 0 comments

Despite Barack’s decision to leave him off the ticket, Hibachi is now showing unconditional support for the other black president.

Arenas has decided to show his permanent support of President-elect Barack Obama with a tattoo. Arenas had the words “Change We Believe In” tattooed onto the fingers of his left hand in cursive writing. Then, Gilbert showed the outside of his pinky finger, which had “44″ inked on it.

UPDATE: Here’s a photo of the ink. (From Washington NBC via Ball Don’t Lie)

As far as finger tats go, it’s not quite WHIT EBOY. But what is? Plus, it is actually some pretty dope ink in and of itself, let alone with the added historical/emotional significance of Obama ascending to become the leader of the free world forty years after MLK Jr. was murdered.

Essentially, Agent Zero wanted to commemorate this remarkable transformation and what it says about the United States.

“By him winning, it showed the world that we’re not as racist as people think we are. I think that’s the beauty of [the election]. Not just because he’s the first African American president. America is not as bad as people think we are.”

And it’s not just his fingers he’s using to show his support — he’s also working on a dual-family portrait.

Arenas has gone all out for Obama, adding that he hired an artist last week to paint a mural with Obama’s family on one side and Arenas’s fiancee and children on another side of a wall in Arenas’s house.

Etan Thomas’ take on Gil’s new outpouring of affection for Obama?

“Gilbert’s bored,” Etan Thomas said.

Yeah, probably.

(via Truth About It dot net)

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That One Doesn’t Pass

by Jared Wade on November 11, 2008 at 11:28 pm · 0 comments

As previously noted, Barack hooped it up at MJ’s old stomping grounds in Chicago the day of the election. And what did Tim Grover, founder of the Attack Athletics courts where the new president played, think of his game?

“He needs to pass the ball a little bit more. He was hogging the ball.”

Some leader.

So you’re telling me we just elected a poor man’s Ricky Davis to the highest office in the land? And he tucks his shirt into his wind pants? Super.

Unrelatedly, I bet Mike Ramos is that guy who gets a ton of uncontested lay-ins because he smells bad and nobody wants to guard him.

(video via Ball Don’t Lie)

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Need4Sheed has video of our co-boy Sheed handing out the already-trendy Undrcrwn shirts of Obama dunking over John McCain to all his teammates. I actually prefer the Muhammad Ali one but both are sick shirts, and with his generosity, Rasheed shows that he thinks a little more highly of the pres-elect than the current guy in office.

I mean, I know Obama winning was a big deal and all, but I still don’t understand how so many people are overlooking the truly historic victory that took place last Tuesday.

It was time. Nay. It was overdue. And, frankly, I find it hard to believe that fries even kept it that close given their heritage.

An historic election.

An historic election.

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Gilbert Endorses Obama — Permanently

by Jared Wade on November 9, 2008 at 2:56 pm · 0 comments

Despite Barack’s decision to leave him off the ticket, Hibachi is now showing unconditional support for the other black president.

Arenas has decided to show his permanent support of President-elect Barack Obama with a tattoo. Arenas had the words “Change We Believe In” tattooed onto the fingers of his left hand in cursive writing. Then, Gilbert showed the outside of his pinky finger, which had “44″ inked on it.

As far as finger tats go, it’s not quite WHIT EBOY. But what is? Plus, it is actually some pretty dope ink in and of itself, let alone with the added historical/emotional significance of Obama ascending to become the leader of the free world forty years after MLK Jr. was murdered.

Essentially, Agent Zero wanted to commemorate this remarkable transformation and what it says about the United States.

“By him winning, it showed the world that we’re not as racist as people think we are. I think that’s the beauty of [the election]. Not just because he’s the first African American president. America is not as bad as people think we are.”

And it’s not just his fingers he’s using to show his support — he’s also working on a dual-family portrait.

Arenas has gone all out for Obama, adding that he hired an artist last week to paint a mural with Obama’s family on one side and Arenas’s fiancee and children on another side of a wall in Arenas’s house.

Etan Thomas’ take on Gil’s new outpouring of affection for Obama?

“Gilbert’s bored,” Etan Thomas said.

Yeah, probably.

(via Truth About It dot net)

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