President Obama Joins Twitter, Immediately Follows Every Major Chicago Sports Team (Except the Cubs)

President Obama followed every Chicago team on Twitter besides the Cubs.

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If you've been away from Twitter today, you missed President Barack Obama making his own private Twitter account. The POTUS blasted off his first tweet soon after joining:

But, it didn't take long after joining for Obama to stir the pot. Someone did a little creeping into his followers and saw that Obama was following the Bulls, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bears. However, Obama didn't press the follow button on the Chicago Cubs. As one would imagine, the Cubs weren't too pleased:

Big misstep by Obama here, who is a noted White Sox fan. Even if he doesn't root for the Cubs, he has to respect a team that reps the colors of America, right?

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[via Black Sports Online]

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