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EA Sports president throws down Yes You Can! gauntlet to Obama

June 23 11:38 A.M.

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Can Obama handle the challenge?

After President Obama made some less-than-complementary remarks about couch-bound video game players to the American Medical Association, EA Sports president Peter Moore hit back in a blog post this week, challenging Obama to tackle EA's critically-acclaimed EA Sports Active.

"I know [President Obama]’s in pretty good shape," Moore said, "but I guarantee [he] wouldn’t look quite so smooth walking across the White House lawn to Marine One the morning after his first session with EA SPORTS Active (especially if he does those pesky lunges)!"

"Mr. President, here is my challenge to you: Try EA SPORTS Active and I guarantee you’ll need aides saying “Yes You Can!” to finish your first workout."

President Obama gave his daughters Sasha and Malia a Nintendo Wii last Christmas, but the White House has yet to comment on Moore's challenge.

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Posted: 23 Jun 2009