{"id":19993,"date":"2016-06-24T22:37:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T22:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=19993"},"modified":"2016-06-25T13:47:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T13:47:49","slug":"president-obama-may-become-a-franchise-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/president-obama-may-become-a-franchise-owner","title":{"rendered":"President Obama May Become A Franchise Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barack-obama-1174489_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barack-obama-1174489_640-620x412.jpg\" alt=\"president obama\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barack-obama-1174489_640-620x412.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barack-obama-1174489_640-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barack-obama-1174489_640-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barack-obama-1174489_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right: <strong>President Barack Obama may become a franchise owner.<\/strong> But, not <a title=\"find a perfect franchise to buy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/how-to-know-if-youve-found-the-perfect-franchise\"><strong>a franchise<\/strong><\/a> the owner of a franchise that you and I could probably ever buy.<\/p>\n<p>President Obama has shown interest in becoming the owner of a <em>sports<\/em> franchise. A NBA franchise. If President Obama pulls the trigger someday,\u00a0it would be a first for a U.S. President. Check out the video below if you think I&#8217;m kidding.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ykS0kto-nfg\" width=\"620\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>President Obama May Wait A Bit<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty confident President Obama <em>will<\/em> become part-owner of an NBA franchise. But, it&#8217;s not going to happen until at least next year. It&#8217;s not like he could do it now. He&#8217;s kind of a busy man.<\/p>\n<p>If President Obama <em>did<\/em> end up buying a sports franchise, he&#8217;d be joining a pretty elite group of franchise owners. And, he&#8217;d definitely have <a title=\"fun to own a franchise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/experience-thrill-franchise-ownership\"><strong>fun<\/strong><\/a> as an owner.<\/p>\n<p>This group includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"michael jordan hornets owner\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlotte_Hornets\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ballmer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Ballmer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Steve Ballmer<\/strong><\/a> of Microsoft fame<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"mark cuban\" href=\"https:\/\/blogmaverick.com\/2008\/01\/06\/success-and-motivation-dont-lie-to-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mark Cuban<\/strong><\/a>-a billionaire who owned <a title=\"mark cuban pizza franchise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/fantastic-franchise-tips-from-a-naked-pizza-five-guys-burgers-and-fries-area-developer\"><strong>this\u00a0food franchise<\/strong><\/a> at one time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How Cool Would This Be<\/h2>\n<p>I think it would be really cool. You have to admit (<em>take out the politics people!<\/em>) our President<em> is<\/em> pretty cool. And, he <em>loves<\/em> basketball. Heck, he can even sink some baskets.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_-3ROv_MsNs\" width=\"620\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Franchises<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of franchises-<em>sports<\/em> franchises, actually, I&#8217;m proud to be a Clevelander.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"cavs win\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchisedog-game-7-nba-finals\"><strong>#CavsWin<\/strong><\/a> the #2016NBAFinals<\/p>\n<p>So, what do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see a President as a sports franchise owner?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&rsquo;s right: President Barack Obama may become a franchise owner. 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