domingo, 13 de mayo de 2007

El peligro de las frases hechas

Cuando eres candidato a Presidente, no se te ocurra ir a una ciudad y decir que el mejor quarterback de la NFL no es el del equipo local. Si realmente no crees que así sea, no hables de Fútbol Americano. Habla de otra cosa. Alguien debió haber dado este consejo al Senador Sam Brownback. Menos mal que no estaba en Iowa. Ocurrió en la convención republicana estatal de Wisconsin.

(...) 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."
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