White House hopeful fumbles quarterback talk

CNN.com · 05-13-2007, 07:00 PM

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Sally Numor · 05-13-2007, 08:48 PM

Brownback drops the ball at Wisconsin GOP convention - CNN.com

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"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."

His apology brought a smattering of applause and laughter. He tried to recover, saying former Packer Bart Starr may be the greatest of all time, but the crowd was still restless.

"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.

"I'm not sure how I recover from this," Brownback said. "My point is we've got to rebuild the family. I'll get off this."

Hey, I am NOT known to give a break to politicians, but I really think these guys are pushing themselves a bit hard and I think they all show signs of fatigue..

billybobama · 05-14-2007, 02:18 AM

I could care less what the next President of The U.S.A. knows about football.

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