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Special Olympics Champ to Barack: Bring it On!

Posted Mar 20th 2009 9:57AM by TMZ Staff

A bowling phenom in the Special Olympics has just challenged Prez Barack Obama to a White House roll-off ... and he'll probably kick Barack's butt.

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Kolan McConiughey, a Special Olympics competitor who has bowled three perfect 300 games, tells TMZ that the Prez has to score a lot higher than 129 to beat him. Kolan says he bowls an average of 266.

Play VideoKolan -- who works at a grocery store in Ann Arbor, Mich. -- said he'd love to go to the White House to beat Barack on his own lane. Kolan said, "He's cool, but he can't beat me."

We posed the challenge to the White House. They said "no comment."

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1. Good for them!

Posted at 10:06AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Atlanta Private Investigator

2. LOL...IT's on!!!!!! ;)

Posted at 10:08AM on Mar 20th 2009 by TriniIslandBeauty

3. Good for him. Stand up against the president. All these people saying "it is a joke" or "lighten up, prezident B didn't mean any harm" well eff yall. Tell it to this dude.

Posted at 10:08AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Idiot Libs

4. Bowling is a stupid game anyways.

Posted at 10:11AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Lighten Up

5. Did you call George Bush by his first name??
Let's have soome respect TMZ!

Posted at 10:11AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Observer

6. As a former special ed teacher and aunt to a child with special needs, the Special Olympics is no laughing matter -- you should have seen my hubby light up some young USAF troops for not taking their volunteer work for the Special Olympics seriously! Those kids work hard and are better athletes than a huge percentage of the US (me included!!).

President Obama's joke could have been a lot worse, but HUGE kudos to Kolan for speaking up... I think it would be most fitting for the pres to have Kolan (and teammates/coaches) over to his own lanes as sign of good humor/faith. I will be disappointed if he doesn't. If any president can pull this PR hiccup off with smoothness and charm, it will be President Obama.

Posted at 10:27AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Proud of Kolan

7. Obama will announce this match within the next 24 hours. hey... he's got time to bowl... he's the President.
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Posted at 10:15AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Damn Funny

8. No one bowls an average of 266.

Posted at 10:16AM on Mar 20th 2009 by hop on top

9. Dude reminds me of Suge Knight, except that he's probably a lot smarter than Suge!

Posted at 10:15AM on Mar 20th 2009 by HA!

10. His average is 266!? He must be the best bowler ever! He would clean up in the PBA, where the highest bowling average is 224. http://www.pba.com/stats/ytdstats.asp?Stype=Average&Tour=1
Maybe he is Amish and bowls 15 frames.

Posted at 10:18AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Habibus

11. What a retard! I could beat him with my eyes closed, special people annoy me.

Posted at 10:18AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Hateful

12. You GO Kolan!

This I would LOVE to see, PAY GOOD MONEY for, and raise awareness for the developmentally disabled. If I were the Special Olympics board, I'd tun this lemon into lemonade in a heartbeat - jump on this story while it's still fresh and challenge Obama in an extraordinary fund raiser. C'mooooon Special O! What are you waiting for?!?

Posted at 10:34AM on Mar 20th 2009 by La Mom

13. I am sure Kolan is a very good bowler...however, i will guarantee you that he does NOT average 266. That would mean he strikes a minimum of 9 strikes every game he bowls...EVERY GAME...if that were true he would be on the Pro Bowlers Tour...other than that little fabrication, kudos to him, for standing up for people with special needs.

Posted at 10:19AM on Mar 20th 2009 by PureBowler

14. Team Kolan all the way! Obama sucks.

Posted at 10:27AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Kathleen

15. Are you afraid to put up comments that do not agree with you??

Posted at 10:24AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Tinalouise

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