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Gilbert's 'Change We Believe In'
Gilbert's 'Change We Believe In'
Gilbert Arenas is a millionaire and NBA superstar, but even he has been caught up in the Obama-mania sweeping parts of the country. Soon after Election Night, the Washington Wizards franchise player decided to show his support for President-elect Barack Obama by getting a political tattoo on his ...
A Tattoo You Can Believe In
voices.washingtonpost.com — "Gilbert's bored," Etan Thomas said, shaking his head, as he got prepared for Saturday's eventual debacle against... the Orlando Magic. As usual, Gilbert Arenas was holding court and cracking jokes with his teammates before the game, so I assumed that ... (more) A Tattoo You Can Believe In
Here’s Gilbert’s Obama Tattoo in All of It’s Glory
Here’s Gilbert’s Obama Tattoo in All of It’s Glory
gilbertology.net — You’ve heard a lot about Gilbert’s Obama tattoo. Now finally, thanks to NBC Washington , we have... a picture of Gilbert’s newest ink: Considering how little space the we takes up, I’m surprised he didn’t try to fit ... (more) Here’s Gilbert’s Obama Tattoo in All of It’s Glory
Gilbert Arenas Now Thinks Voting Is A Joking Matter
Gilbert Arenas Now Thinks Voting Is A Joking Matter
truthaboutit.net — Gilbert Arenas is a good guy who means well, but he still remains ignorant to the potential... influence of his self-proclaimed marketing savvy. (more) Gilbert Arenas Now Thinks Voting Is A Joking Matter
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Here’s Gilbert’s Obama Tattoo in All of It’s Glory
Gilbertology — ... You’ve heard a lot about Gilbert’s Obama tattoo.  Now finally, thanks to NBC Washington, we have a picture of Gilbert’s newest ink: ...

Photo: Gilbert Arenas' Obama tattoo
Ball Don't Lie — ... decided to show his support for President-elect Barack Obama by getting a little ink. Well, thanks to NBC Washington's Dan Hellie (via ...

Morning Look: Gilbert's New Obama Tattoo
D.C. Sports Bog — ... ." Butler said he and Antawn Jamison watched McGee spring up the court one time, turned to each other, and said "let's do what he do." "I felt young again," Butler said. And then, of course, there was Gilbert the Zero . NBC's Dan Hellie got the first known media photo of his new Obama-tribute finger tattoo. "He told me he got it so he could look at it during games and see the, 'We Believe,' " Hellie said on his Web site. The Prez-Elect's photo also hangs by Arenas's stall. Pretty good for someone who was so recently undecided. And it's also another feather in the cap ...

UPDATE: Gil Endorses Obama — Permanently
Both Teams Played Hard — ... 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 ...

Gilbert Arenas’ presidential tattoo
Sports Crackle Pop — ... Some of you might have heard that injured Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas got a tattoo to support President-elect Barack Obama. Now thanks to NBC in Washington we see that “Agent Zero” did go through with it. ...

Gil Is Forever Paying Homage to Obama
Mr. Irrelevant — ... I have a friend named Bull who got his first tattoo a few years back. Then his second, then his third, fourth, fifth and so on, and it seemed that with each new inking less and less consideration was going into what was going on his body. That’s not to say his ink isn’t gnarly, because it is, but it is to say that, like anything else, one gets addicted to the practice. And I think that’s what’s happening here: ...

Arenas and Obama, Linked Together Forever
The Sporting Blog — Finally, visual evidence of Gilbert Arenas’ new tattoo, a tribute to Barack Obama, the real Black President: News of the tattoo first hit the internets last week, but despite people with cameras (and bloggers) constantly around Agent Zero, no one came up with the genius idea to snap a photo of the ink, until now. As you can see above, it reads “change we believe in,” a version of Obama's slogan “change we can believe in.” It was reportedly shortened because Gil ...

Change the Wizards Can Believe In
Stet Sports Blog — Change the Wizards Can Believe In A lot of things went right for the Washington Wizards last night as they got their first win of the season . The first known pictures of Gilbert Arenas’ Obama tattoo have surfaced , Mike Wise of the Post is continuing the paper’s endorsement of the kid who can jump over the moon, and Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison finally showed signs of being the best players on the floor in crunch time. They say the Wiz kids historically start slow, so here’s hoping that the 0-5 slide to begin the season was the team adjusting the mirrors ...

Gilbert Believes In Change
Intentional Foul — ... As we documented, a lot of athletes are riding Obama’s wave, and again, social change will do that. Washington guard Gilbert Arenas joined in the celebration, but his was done with permanent ink. Arenas indicated he got some fresh ink to celebrate Obama’s election, but now we have a picture, courtesy of NBC Washington (and a ...

NBA Essentials: Ink We Believe In
FanHouse — ... 1. NBC Washington. As you can see to the right, NBC's D.C. local team got photographic evidence of Gilbert Arenas' presidential ink. ...

Gilbert Arenas gets an Obama Tat
Hail Mary Jane — ... There were rumors of this but now there's proof of it and all I have to say is WTF. What if Obama becomes a worse President than George Bush or better yet, what if he would've used that money for some kind of charity or something. ...

PM Roundup: You Know What This Post Needs?
The Big Lead — ... amount of money they’ll get this off season. (Wall Street Journal) There were some hot chicks at the CMA’s. (My Chill Pill) Phil Jackson doesn’t understand casino ads in NBA arenas. (SLAM) Dolphins’ safety was working at Arby’s this season. (Machochip) Rex Grossman learned the arm punt from the best. (SimonOnSports) Gilbert Arenas’ Obama-inspired tattoo. (NBC Washington) We’re just a couple days away from Lesnar-Couture. ...

Gilbert Arenas Got His Obama Tattoo
RealClearSports - Blog — Because this is a sports blog, we are obligated to post news about Gilbert Arenas, especially when it involves him getting a tattoo related to Barack Obama (it's in our contracts). ...

Top 11 D.C. Sports Moments of 2008
D.C. Sports Bog — ... to his Obama tattoo , even while sitting and watching. If he's on the court, he's still D.C.'s most bloggable athlete. On the bench, he'll have to settle for being one keystroke away from zero. 8. No one watches the Nats on television. Amazingly, my item about ...

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