Want Access to Obama? Learn to Play Basketballhttp://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/06/18/want-access-to-obama-learn-to-play-basketball.aspxWashington is a funny place. It wasn’t so long ago that people were learning to ride mountain bikes, in hopes of being one of the chosen few to join George W. Bush on one of his rides here in Washington or at his Texas ranch. Now, ESPN’s Wright ThompsonenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)re: Want Access to Obama? Learn to Play Basketballhttp://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/06/18/want-access-to-obama-learn-to-play-basketball.aspx#1066707Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:25:23 GMT544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:1066707austin c<p>The latest scandal related to former NBA basketball player is the firing by the White house of &nbsp;Inspector general Gerald Walpin who has started investigating the possible corruption &nbsp;case of &nbsp;the major of Sacremento Kevin Johnson, who happens to be a former NBA player and a good friend of &nbsp;pres. Obama. &nbsp;For detail story, see the CBSnews story below:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/12/politics/main5082820.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/12/politics/main5082820.shtml</a></p> Blog: The Gaggle