Sports Illustrated: Obama is one of the most powerful people in sports or something...

Obama powerful in sports? Having him support your team is practically the kiss of death.

Via NewsBusters:

The media's adoration of Barack Obama knows no bounds.

This week, Sports Illustrated actually named the current White House resident one the most powerful people in sports.

In case you missed it, SI this week released its list of the 50 Most Powerful People in Sports.

Coming in first was NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Makes sense, right? Can't argue with that.

David Stern, the NBA commissioner was next. Fine.
Then SI got a little bizarre...

But the real shark jump - hockey fans should get the pun! - was number 44:

Yes, Obama is so powerful in sports that he failed in his bid to bring the 2016 Olympics to America. I guess the folks at SI forgot that.

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