By MARK LEIBOVICH,New York Times
Obama has shown his affinity for men in recent activities
Does the White House feel like a frat house?
The suspicion flared in recent weeks — and not for the first time — after President Obama was criticized by women’s advocates and liberal bloggers for hosting ahigh-level basketball game with no female players.
The president,after all,is an unabashed First Guy’s Guy. Since being elected,he has demonstrated an encyclopedic knowledge of college hoops on ESPN,indulgeda craving for weekend golf,expressed a preference for adopting a “big rambunctious dog” over a “girlie dog” and hoisted beer in a peacemaking effort.
He presides over a White House rife with fist-bumping young men who call each other “dude” and testosterone-brimming personalities like Rahm Emanuel,the often-profane chief of staff;Lawrence Summers,the brash economic adviser;and Robert Gibbs,the press secretary,who habitually speaks in sports metaphors.
Considering how O throws a baseball,maybe he doesn't need any other girls to compete with!?