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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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16. OBAMA HATES WHITE PEOPLE!

Posted at 10:26AM on Mar 20th 2009 by KANYE

17. Jesus H Christ, TMZ! You guys are friggin pathetic. Lets keep post stupid stories like this and see if we can't make a mountain out of a mole hill. Thats the problem with america today, all these whiney people with all these so-called 'feelings' that are constantly offended. Toughen up, you bunch of panty wastes!! it's like like he tried to to an impression of a tard or anything!

Posted at 10:26AM on Mar 20th 2009 by MommyWhatsADoucheBag?

18. ummm, that's the point, our President says he's NOT a good bowler, and group himself with Special Ed kids. why would Kolan want to take advantage of the President, knowing that the Prez is not a good bowler... enough already..
should the Prez counter-challange with basketball??

Posted at 10:28AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Mal, MNN

19. Is everyone at TMZ republicans or what?? Why dont you put up all of the racist things Rush Limbaugh says or the idiotic things George Bush has said?? I am done with this site for sure.. obviously you are all racist republicans looking for trouble. Now you can have all of the Fox viewers buh bye... I doubt you will put this one up just like you didnt my other post.

Posted at 10:30AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Tinalouise

20. Lighten up people....it is what we used to call a joke! Everyone is so serious all the damn time. When is it ok to just show a littlle humor, I guess only in a dark room when no one else can hear it. In this day and age...don't you think we could all use a little humor?

Posted at 10:29AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Bonzai

21. Good for Kolan. I for one do believe he is the better bowler and I also bet he can speak a lot more intelligently without a teleprompter. Also, he is better looking.

Posted at 10:34AM on Mar 20th 2009 by You\\\'re kidding me

22. The story did not mention that a 266 average in special olympic bowling is around 125 for the rest of us.
The pins are knocked over by a built-in remote controlled inbalance mechanism. They secretly put select people in the crowd with the remote, and they decide how many pins to knock over for each boweler.... hope this helps.

Posted at 10:36AM on Mar 20th 2009 by D-boy

23. Wow. I bet Obama would consider it an honor to meet Kolan!

Posted at 10:35AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Kay

24. Obviously this guy takes it in better stride, and for the JOKE that it was, much better than the rest of you guys. Kudos to him and all you complainers should follow his lead.

Posted at 10:48AM on Mar 20th 2009 by getAlifePeople

25. This is stupid. I've heard things like that every freaking day from average people. Just because he's the President, people are getting all high and mighty. He's human. Everybody is allowed a slip up here or there. Geez, cut the guy a break.

Posted at 10:47AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Ashley

26. Very Good Research and Point "Habibus". You have to remember this guy is on the special olympics. He must have done the math wrong. If he knows what math is at all...

Posted at 10:52AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Eric in L.A.

27. D-Boy, Shut up you, I hope everyone who reads D-Boy's comment has enough sense to realize he has no idea of what he's talking aobut. I have 2 special needs children who both bowl with Special Olympics and they earn each pin they knock down. We cheer as loud for a gutter ball as we do for strike. Believe me the "joke" wasn't funny. I wonder if Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson will make the TV rounds and papers protesting this offensive comment??? Oh that's right Obama's black so he can pick on other groups and it's okay!...................my bad!

Posted at 10:53AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Obama made a boo boo

28. Why was okay for the libs to get all up in arms about that political cartoon with a monkey from the New York Post a while back? Ya'll blew that out of context. Welcome to your own world. Our turn to follow suit.

Posted at 10:53AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Idiot Libs

29. ANN ARBOR LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:57AM on Mar 20th 2009 by Rachel

30. #20- Who cares what Rush Limbaugh says ? Rush is NOT our president. O'Bama is our president and gets on national t.v. and insults the handicapped. I agree political correctness has gone haywire. However, we have a president who doesn't know how to act properly. He is proving time and time again that he is socially inept. Which for now is just embarrassing, but later could cause some real issues.

Posted at 11:00AM on Mar 20th 2009 by coolfreaknbeans

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