article_snippet.sent: Obama invited the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots to the White House on Thursday - but couldn't help but get one last deflategate joke in.
article_snippet.sent: Obama opened Obama speech on the South Lawn by remarking 'that whole (deflategate) story got blown out of proportion,' referring to an investigation that 11 out of 12 footballs used in the AFC Championship game were under-inflated.
article_snippet.sent: But then came the zinger: 'I usually tell a bunch of jokes at these events, but with the Patriots in town
article_snippet.sent: Obama elicited groans and a thumbs down from head coach Bill Belichick after cracking a deflategate joke while honoring the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots .
article_snippet.sent: Obama also quipped that Obama wished Chicago could learn something from Boston's championship-winning ways .
article_snippet.sent: Disapproval rating: head coach Bill Belichick gives the thumbs down after Obama cracked a de-flate gate joke that left the whole team groaning .
article_snippet.sent: Obama received a custom jersey and a custom football from the team at the White House on Thursday .
article_snippet.sent: Coach Bill Belichick, who is notoriously humorless, responded by giving Obama a thumbs down.
article_snippet.sent: February's win was the first for the Patriots in town since Obama took office.