Posted on 10/24/2008 2:55:15 PM PDT by lewisglad
We're not about being political here because our NFL picks get us in enough hot water but when the old Baltimore Colts come up in a speech, even by implication, well, we're not going to ignore that.
My Baltimore Sun colleague Rick Maese is taking a brief sabbatical from sports to be on the presidential election trail and he was just in Beaver County, Pennsylvania with GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin when the subject of Super Bowl III came up in an election metaphor.
Palin, playing to Beaver County audience latched onto local hero Joe Namath, who is from Beaver Falls, and wanted to make a point about popular expectations and upsets.
So with Maese dutifully reporting, here's what Palin had to say:
"This morning we were in Ohio. We were in the home of Joe The Plumber. And now we are here in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, home of Joe The Quarterback.
Now Joe Namath is probably a little bit before your time. But do you remember though in the biggest game of his life, all the experts had Joe Namath and the Jets written off to defeat? They were up against the elite team that had all the money and they were held in awe by the media.
And Broadway Joe replied, we're gonna win the game, I guarantee it. And they won. And I hope Joe won't mind if I paraphrase him some in this state, his home state. Pennsylvania, with your help, we're going to win this state. I guarantee it."
(Excerpt) Read more at weblogs.baltimoresun.com ...
Go McCuda!!!!
All of a sudden I feel real old.
I was thinking “O’Mondale”
This country needs Sarah!
I haven’t been so in awe of a woman since high school. So, in that vein: Sarah’s Bitchin!
“Now Joe Namath is probably a little bit before your time.”
I was in the clubhouse on Sunday afternoon of an LA golf club and Joe came in. This is a club that is sued to celebrities. The place went nuts - really unusual for this place to be wowed by a celeb - plenty of them already in the room! Great guy. Still has unbelievable presence. Not a story about me being in a swanky place (I was a guest) but honestly, the way these guys fawned over him was great to see. He walked across the clubhouse to the card room with that little stoop, he looked like he could have been going to the line to take a snap from center. Great guy. Looked like he could still play. This was 3-4 years ago.
There can be no fair election in Baltimore. I know. She knows. Go Ravens :).
Nice choice of a sports metaphor: it only offends Marylanders, and Maryland seem to be a lost cause.
I watched this today as it happened.....I was so proud she said “...with your help...” and didn’t just steal Joe’s Line......the Lady has a lot of Class, she will both a great Vice President and President....
still the same old Joe...
Everything that Sarah does and says is ten times better than McCain!
I hope she can “drag” him to the finish line.
Broadway Joe always was a good natured favorite, some of that Southern bonhomie rubbed off on him at 'Bama. but he can't play anymore. Hasn't had any knees, at least as modern medicine defines them, for many years.
Wow!!! I just checked out that video!! He was tanked!!!
I’d never seen that before.
That picture is awesome. Who’s the good-looking kid in the dress blues (God I luv that uniform!!!)?
You and me both!!!!!!!
(For the benefit of you Freeper skeptics, the chosen one knows something about sports, too.)
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