Most Stressful Interview?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703…

The article mentions that Obama personally interview all four candidates. That must be one stressful interview. Do you think he grinded them with technicals, or was he just looking for fit/personality?

 
Affirmative_Action_Walrus:
they had a layup contest, then a freestyle rap
I actually heard from my contact that it was a decathlon similar to the final event in Billy Madison. In addition to the two events you mentioned, the others he knew of were

-fried chicken and chitlins cook off (judged by Obama himself) -ebonics spelling bee -colt 45 flip cup -drive by shooting challenge -blunt rolling contest with grape swishers

If anyone knows what the other 3 events were I would be interested to know...

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rooster:
Affirmative_Action_Walrus:
they had a layup contest, then a freestyle rap
I actually heard from my contact that it was a decathlon similar to the final event in Billy Madison. In addition to the two events you mentioned, the others he knew of were

-fried chicken and chitlins cook off (judged by Obama himself) -ebonics spelling bee -colt 45 flip cup -drive by shooting challenge -blunt rolling contest with grape swishers

If anyone knows what the other 3 events were I would be interested to know...

1)purple drank chug 2)bicycle robbery contest (one hour to rob the most bikes) 3)x-box 360 madden challenge

 

From the White House Bulletin:

Winners of the events were as follows:

Merrick Garland of Washington, D.C.; Diane Wood of Chicago; and Sidney Thomas of Billings, Montana.Ms. Kagan

1)purple drank chug - Garland 2)bicycle robbery contest (one hour to rob the most bikes) - Kagan 3)x-box 360 madden challenge - Sidney Thomas 4)fried chicken and chitlins cook off (judged by Obama himself) - Kagan 5)bonics spelling bee - Diane Wood 6)colt 45 flip cup - Garland 7)drive by shooting challenge - Wood 8)blunt rolling contest with grape swishers - Kagan 9)layup contest- Sidney Thomas 10)freestyle rap - Kagan

looking for that pick-me-up to power through an all-nighter?
 

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