Brownback Sticks Foot(ball) in Mouth
Sen. Sam Brownback messed up his football metaphor and the gaffe made ESPN.com:
Note to Sen. Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record): In Packerland, it’s not cool to diss Brett Favre.
ADVERTISEMENTThe GOP presidential hopeful drew boos and groans Friday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention when he used a football analogy to talk about the need to focus on families.
“This is fundamental blocking and tackling,” he said. “This is your line in football. If you don’t have a line, how many passes can Peyton Manning complete? Greatest quarterback, maybe, in NFL history.”
Oops, wrong team to mention in Wisconsin, once described by Gov. Tommy Thompson as the place “where eagles soar, Harleys roar and Packers score.”
Realizing what he had said, the Kansas Republican slumped at the podium and put his head in his hands.
“That’s really bad,” he said. “That will go down in history. I apologize.”
Brownback tried saving himself by declaring Bart Starr as the greatest QB. That didn’t help. He finally stumbled onto Brett Favre.
“Football Reference Trips up GOP Hopeful” [via GOP3.com]
You left out my favorite part:
“Let’s take Favre then,” Brownback said. “The Packers are great. I’m sorry. How many passes does he complete without a line?”
“All of them!” more than one person yelled from the back.
Classic. I would have yelled the same thing.