Barack Obama is rooting for the Steelers today—ARE YOU?!In order to understand what the Steelers mean to Pittsburghers, you’ve got to look at what went down back in the 70s (a story my mom has repeated at least daily since watching the Steelers win the AFC Championship):In the city’s heyday, steel mills kept it vibrant and Pittsburgh natives found work easily. Many forewent college because work at the steel mills didn’t require a degree, and money was good.As the steel industry waned in the 1970s, the city struggled.“A lot of men lost their jobs,” said David Harrison, a 39-year-old teacher who sold Terrible Towels and Steelers T-shirts outside O’Brien’s. “A lot of families were destitute and poor and hungry.“In the ’70s I remember that being a big part of the community where I lived in Pittsburgh. The general feeling was despite how their lives were, on Sunday our Steelers were gonna win for us.”During the ’70s, the Steelers usually did. Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls that decade, fueled by a ferocious defensive line nicknamed the Steel Curtain and Hall of Famers like receiver Lynn Swann and quarterback Terry Bradshaw.So when Pittsburgh natives left the city in search of work or a new way of life, they took the Steelers with them.—Orlando Sentinel, 01/31/09The Steelers mean a lot to us displaced Pittsburghers—I’m not a huge football fan, but I’ll be watching tonight, and thinking about how every bar in South Side is going to be positively EXPLODING when (WHEN!) we win. Here’s for a sixth ring! President Obama wills it so!And one last thing (because in Pittsburgh, polka is a viable form of self-expression):Go Steelers! For more updated fight songs, check out WDVE.Posted in things i love