Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama made headlines in Indiana last night when he played 3-on-3 basketball with high school students while cameras rolled. You can watch highlights here. YouTube has countless videos of Obama playing basketball and now, at last, here’s the definitive Barack Obama Basketball Mixtape that compiles highlights of those videos, with a great soundtrack, “Dilated Peoples.”

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Via: Fanhouse: The Official Unofficial Obama Mixtape

Last night, Obama took his campaigning straight to the basketball court in Kokomo, Indiana….

After drawing endless blooper footage and ridicule from cable TV’s arbiters of regular guyness for his poor bowling in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama achieved a measure of redemption last night by returning to his strong suit: hoops, and in a state where hoops matter quite a bit.

Obama’s campaign had arranged for him to take part in a three-on-three game at an elementary school here with the two winners of a contest to see who could register the most Indiana voters, one from high school and one from college. The stakes were high: a dozen cameras and the national press corps watching Obama’s every dribble.

But there would be no lampooning this time. Obama, who played on his high school team in Hawaii and still plays pick-up games whenever possible, could hardly have asked for a better line: 4 for 6 shooting, including a three-pointer to seal his team’s 15-5 win. Added in the mix was some hustling defense, including two nifty steals. All in all, the 46-year-old looked very much at home slashing through the lane and setting picks among some very good players less than half his age. Every so often, he let loose a “whoo!” to celebrate a score or spook the opposition.

Source: Obama’s Hoops Victory in Indiana

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See also:

• Obama’s Got Game
• It’s Hoops for Votes in Indiana

And some video highlights…..

A local news report on the event




Video: Obama Basketball Mixtape and Obama Playing 3-on-3 in Indiana