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(Purdue) Football star gains attention for high political aspirations
The Exponent ^ | October 13, 2004 | John Kraft

Posted on 10/21/2004 2:12:01 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Kyle Orton may have made a mistake when he started talking about politics with the media. The result of that was the senior quarterback having to field questions about politics nearly every week at the team’s press conference.

(Excerpt) Read more at purdueexponent.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: football; orton; purdue
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The article is from a few days ago but still interesting.
1 posted on 10/21/2004 2:12:01 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Thank Heavens I am not a Purdue fan. I would hate my team's star player to be such a lib.


2 posted on 10/21/2004 2:19:06 PM PDT by The Anti-Democrat
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Interesting post!


3 posted on 10/21/2004 2:19:42 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Kid's family is friends with Harkin, lots of union thuggery in his family, but he's a good quarterback.


4 posted on 10/21/2004 2:21:16 PM PDT by SoDak
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Now I am even more happpy that my Wisconsin Badgers beat Purdue last week. Orton fumbled in the fourth quarter. Go Bucky! All the way to the National Championship.


5 posted on 10/21/2004 2:21:18 PM PDT by SaintThomasMorePrayForUs
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Heh heh... This guy should concentrate on hanging on to the football in the last 3 minutes of the game, rather than his politics! :)

Go Badgers!
6 posted on 10/21/2004 2:22:11 PM PDT by Daus
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Didn't Wisconsin beat Purdue last week?
7 posted on 10/21/2004 2:22:38 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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lets not interfere with foreign policy if we just ignore the people planning to destroy us they tire themselves out and go away! </sarcasm>


8 posted on 10/21/2004 2:23:19 PM PDT by atari
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To: Paleo Conservative
Didn't Wisconsin beat Purdue last week?

No, Purdue beat Purdue last week.

Signed, a depressed Boiler fan.

9 posted on 10/21/2004 2:23:42 PM PDT by kevkrom (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too.)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

He ought to worry about politics less and holding onto the football and not choking in the big game more. Someday there might be a Heisman lib running for office, but after last week, I'm pretty certain it won't be Orton.


10 posted on 10/21/2004 2:24:39 PM PDT by Entrepreneur
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To: Daus

100% agreed, Daus. And I'm a Boiler fan (see tagline).


11 posted on 10/21/2004 2:24:44 PM PDT by IN Farm Girl (Hoosier by birth, Boilermaker by the grace of God)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan


The media is searching for their answer to Tom Brady.


12 posted on 10/21/2004 2:27:13 PM PDT by Josh in PA
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To: kevkrom

Hawkeyes, Hawkeyes, Hawkeyes...


13 posted on 10/21/2004 2:31:00 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Hawkeyes, Hawkeyes, Hawkeyes...

Patience, patience... we'll thump y'all in a few weeks... no need to hasten the humiliation...

14 posted on 10/21/2004 2:32:49 PM PDT by kevkrom (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too.)
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To: Josh in PA
The media is searching for their answer to Tom Brady.

But Brady plays on Sunday.

15 posted on 10/21/2004 2:34:33 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Death to the Hawkeye World Order!

Floyd of Rosedale is coming back home (where it belongs) in Minnesota!


16 posted on 10/21/2004 2:35:58 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

If he'd spend more time on holding on to the football instead of politics they might have beat Wisconsin. I am surprised he has managed to be a democrat at Purdue. There aren't many and most of them start growing up and realizing what an immature view if the world liberals have. I sure did.

Regards,
Boiler Plate


17 posted on 10/21/2004 2:36:09 PM PDT by Boiler Plate
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To: Daus

You beat me to it! And it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!


18 posted on 10/21/2004 2:36:28 PM PDT by Trust but Verify (Charter member Broken Glass Republicans (2000))
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To: MplsSteve
Oink back at cha.
Have the Gophs healed up from their visit with Big Blue yet ?
19 posted on 10/21/2004 2:38:19 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

LOL!

Michigan and Michigan State were an ugly experience...especially when we were favored to beat the Spartans.

The media up here has been really down on Coach Glen Mason since last saturday.


20 posted on 10/21/2004 2:39:53 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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