# Obama should get the Heisman too...so lets go for it for his sake!

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**Created:** [October 10, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-get-the-heisman-too-so-lets-go-for-it-for-his-sake/513267 "2009-10-10T02:30:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ManiacMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-get-the-heisman-too-so-lets-go-for-it-for-his-sake/513267/1 "2009-10-10T02:30:10Z")

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[http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/contests/theheismanvote/2009/](http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/contests/theheismanvote/2009/)  
You can write in his name to vote for him!

😃

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-get-the-heisman-too-so-lets-go-for-it-for-his-sake/513267/2 "2009-10-11T02:49:07Z")

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One down. Next up, the Oscar for Best Picture, and Miss Congeniality!

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-get-the-heisman-too-so-lets-go-for-it-for-his-sake/513267/3 "2009-10-11T12:00:17Z")

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Of course he should get the Heisman! He hasn’t actually done anything football related, but look at how much hope his election has given to young college athletes!

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**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-get-the-heisman-too-so-lets-go-for-it-for-his-sake/513267/4 "2009-10-11T13:20:57Z")

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So, I guess this means the odds are 50/50 whether the Heisman will go to Barack Obama or Stephen Colbert.