[bigboydan]

Brownback drops the ball at Wisconsin GOP convention

LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin (AP) -- Note to Sen. Sam Brownback: In Packerland, it's not cool to diss Brett Favre.

The 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."

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."

[crackerjack]

That is frickin' hilarious! Thanks for the post...I laughed out loud!

[Senator7]

Had a bunch of friends/former colleagues who were at the event. It really made him look bad and he had no chance of recovery. His political aides should be ashamed of themselves. Something like that wouldn't have happened on my watch.

Sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

[slacker00]

What is it about these politicians that make them stiff as a board when it comes to relating to "regular people"?

Watching Bush versus Kerry debate in '04 was as agonizing as it gets. Now for the GOP in '08, I barely see anyone remotely likeable, maybe Romney. But when it comes to pulling the lever in November of '08, I'll probably be pulling the lever for Hillary whilst uttering a pronounced groan. haha

P.S. With a name like Brownback, that just sounds nasty. "Hello president pants!"

[Willie Bee]

Originally Posted by slacker00

What is it about these politicians that make them stiff as a board when it comes to relating to "regular people"?

Most have lost complete touch with reality and are dumber than owl sh¡t, needing someone else to think for them. If this jackass did his own thinking and was telling the people what he thought and felt in his own words, maybe he wouldn't have mucked it up. Instead, he left it up to some little cog in his GOP machine to write a speech for him. Voila!

[The Prick]

ain't this Brokeback wanker the same guy that's pushing the U.S. Treasury Dep. to get their fingers out and figger out how to enforce UIGEA?