Of Quarterbacks And Brownbacks
May 14, 2007 at 9:45 am
Sam Brownback is getting sacked online for telling the Wisconsin Republican Party that Peyton Manning is the “greatest quarterback, maybe, in NFL history.” Wisconsin, of course, being Brett Favre hallowed ground.
Wisconsin is quickly developing a reputation for clipping presidential candidates. Who amongst us cannot forget John Kerry talking about “Lambert Field”?
But the fact is, football and politics seem to share a troubled history. (My old boss Jack Kemp excluded, of course.)
Football lore has Richard Nixon once designing a play for the George Allen-coached Redskins. The flank against San Francisco lost 13 yards. Far worse than Brownback’s rhetorical fumble.
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Broadway Now Jamath said,
May 14, 2007 @ 11:11 am
“But the fact is, football and politics seem to share a troubled history. (My old boss Jack Kemp excluded, of course.)”
– Steve Largent? J.C. Watts? LaVern Ralph Dilwig?
Steven said,
May 14, 2007 @ 11:49 am
The people of Wisconsin would elect Brett Favre Benevolent Dictator for Life if they could.
(I grew up in WI, and yes, I still worship at the Alter of Lombardi)
Don Imus said,
May 14, 2007 @ 12:19 pm
As I’ve said before: with Senator Sam and Bill Richardson, we have the choice of two different brownbacks for POTUS.
Lee Annis said,
May 14, 2007 @ 1:15 pm
We old Redskin fans remember that Nixon contraption was an end around (what the hell is a flank) with Thomas, make that Roy Jefferson running into too many 49ers
Rob Geist said,
May 14, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
“For who, for what?”
Don Imus said,
May 15, 2007 @ 9:37 am
I told you we got two brownbacks running for POTUS:
“The New Mexico governor also gave the group several glimpses of his sense of humor, even treading into a dicey area by calling attention to his Hispanic background and his own complexion. “I know I’m a dark horse in this race,” he said, adding with a smirk, “Get it, dark horse?”
Quin said,
May 15, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
And what do Favre, Manning, Kemp and the Nixon play all have in common? New Orleans! The great Favre grew up 50 miles from New Orleans. Manning grew up in New Orleans, at my old school (and I once took him and his brother Cooper to see one of their dad’s games). And the play that Nixon called was run by Billy Kilmer, the first fulltime starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints (until replaced by Peyton’s dad Archie). Also, Kemp’s college roommate, Jim Mora, was head coach of the Saints. All hail New Orleans!