Speakeasy: President Obama By Jeff Dufour FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint April 5, 2009 4:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “As a basketball fan, I’ve even noticed that Hedo Turkoglu and Mehmet Okur have got some pretty good basketball games.” — President Barack Obama, referring to the two Turkish-born NBA players as he addressed the Turkish Parliament on Monday. Recommended Stories Anger, lack of leadership, and unpopularity plague the Democratic PartyWhitehouse vs. the White House: A Rhode Island Democrat emerges as a top Trump antagonistCandidate quality matters: Republican primary voters need to put their party in the best position to win TagsJeff Dufour Related Content Campaigns Anger, lack of leadership, and unpopularity plague the Democratic Party Magazine - Your Land Disney and our lost sense of community Magazine Whitehouse vs. the White House: A Rhode Island Democrat emerges as a top Trump antagonist Defense With a name change, Trump has the Pentagon on a war footing Magazine - Your Land The party of careerists