Ruff Crowd- Hostile Reception at Fenway Park to Videotaped Message From Obama Caps Dogged Week for President

Although it hasn't been a good week for the Red Sox, it's safe to say that this has been a much worse for the Obama Administration. After the Obama campaign and their media surrogates were trying to get further traction out of a 1983 story centering around presumptive GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's Irish Setter Seamus in which the ill pooch was transported in a carrier strapped to the roof of the family car for 12 hours, it turns out the Daily Caller's Jim Treacher apparently was one of the few Americans to actually read Obama's autobiography- Dreams From My Father.

“With Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chill peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths. He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share.”

While the revelation led to all kinds of irreverent messages and puns regarding the President's choice in cuisine, the Obama Administration had much more to worry about. In the last week, the White House has been sent reeling thanks to declining poll numbers, Obama's proposed 'Buffet Rule' not even making it out of the Senate, an increase in the weekly jobless claims, and high profile scandals involving the Secret Service and GSA.

'For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country ballpark'

But perhaps the most surprising slight came on Friday afternoon at Boston's Fenway Park. Friday's Yankees-Red Sox game took place on the 100th anniversary of the ballpark, and in the middle of the game, the Red Sox played a message from Obama recognizing the Park's centennial between innings.

The videotaped message apparently received a less-than-enthusiastic response from the crowd.

People booing message from President Obama. Mixed with cheers
— Gordon Edes (@GordonEdes) April 20, 2012

At Red Sox game, President Obama comes on big screen to recognize Fenway's 100th anniversary, followed by loud chorus of boos.
— Eric Fehrnstrom (@EricFehrn) April 20, 2012

Yes...even in the heart of dark blue Massachusetts, it seems as though President Obama can't get any love. In early 2010, President Obama squandered much of his political capital in the Bay State campaigning for Martha Coakley's Senate Bid while- ironically- Republican challenger Scott Brown was meeting with fans outside of Fenway Park before and after the 2010 NHL Winter Classic. In fact, then Attorney General Coakley was abrupt and snidely dismissive of Brown's campaigning in front of the landmark ballpark at the time- one of many gaffes that many observers ultimately believe cost the Democrats the Senate seat that was held by the late Ted Kennedy for decades.

It should be worth noting that there was a huge pre-game ceremony honoring the 100th anniversary of the ballpark [the first home game this season was on April 13th vs Tampa Bay, but Friday's game marked the anniversary of the first game played in 1912- NANESB!]. As others have pointed out, that's an exceedingly difficult ticket to get- so the stands were likely packed with connected and well-heeled Red Sox fans as opposed to the quasi-stereotypical drunken southies or belligerent sullys.

Another possibility is that many in the crowd remember the Obama Administration's treatment of Cambridge, MA PD Sgt. James Crowley after Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates was arrested for disorderly conduct back in 2009- an event in which Obama, by his own admission, weighed in without the facts and later tried to reconcile with a highly contrived 'Beer Summit' between Profeesor Gates and Sgt Crowley at the White House.
[Hat tip- Weasel Zippers]