Brownback Loses Wisconsin
Football reference trips up GOP hopeful:
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."
Next!
(Link seen on
Outside the Beltway, where James Joyner underestimates the cataclysm and defends Peyton Manning.)