boston.com - 9/20/2008
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President George W. Bush paid tribute to the coaching of Doc Rivers and the Celtics' sense of team play during a 10-minute ceremony yesterday at the White House, commemorating the team's 17th NBA championship.
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The Boston Celtics visited the White House ...
Deadspin —
... The Boston Celtics visited the White House yesterday and here was the President's take on Celtics GM Danny Ainge: "He figured out the need to bring maybe some new blood - or some old new blood. Well, older new blood." Succinct; eloquent. [Boston Globe ...
Bush Fiddles for the Celts
The Slanch Report —
... team motto “Ubuntu” in a Texas accent, and then spent time extoling the teamwork of the Celts. It’s good to know the priorities of this administration.
Why should our President give a shit, I mean, it is only the start of a global economic collapse. I guess because it wasn’t oil companies it doesn’t matter. I wonder this counts as Bush’s version of Nero fiddling while Rome collapsed. January 20th can’t come soon enough.
[Boston Globe]
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President George W. Bush on Friday welcomed the Boston Celtics to the White House to celeberate the team's 17th NBA championship, declaring "Celtic pride is back."
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