DKW 86 7,419 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Washington Post Has anyone but me noticed the negative stuff coming from the Washington Post about Kerry of late? Kerry Drops Ball With Packers FansBy Jim VandeHei <Excerpt> Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, September 15, 2004; Page A09 MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14 -- Forget soccer moms and NASCAR dads. The most important demographic in these parts transcends gender and geography -- it's Green Bay Packers fans. Both candidates are targeting them with the ferocity of a Brett Favre bullet, but only John F. Kerry has fumbled the name of the hallowed grounds on which the Packers play, the frozen tundra of Curly Lambeau Field. At a campaign event last month, the Democratic presidential nominee called it Lambert Field -- a slip of the tongue carried on television, in papers throughout the state and on ESPN's Web site. That's akin to calling the Yankees the Yankers or the Chicago Bulls the Bells. This is a place where Packers jackets often outnumber sports coats in church and thousands of fans wear a big chunk of yellow foam cheese atop their head with the pride of a new parent. President Bush's warning to terrorists is apropos to the passions of Packers fans -- you are either with 'em or against 'em. "I got some advice for him," Bush told Wisconsinites a few days after the Lambert gaffe. "If someone offers you a cheesehead, don't say you want some wine, just put it on your head and take a seat at Lambeau Field." Vice President Cheney made the obligatory pilgrimage to Green Bay last week to pile on. "I thought after John Kerry's visit here I'd visit Lambert Field," Cheney told a crowd at a Republican fundraising dinner Thursday night. Then he went in for the kill. "The next thing is he'll be convinced Vince Lombardi is a foreign leader." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaGrad03 0 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 What kills me is all these people who try and tell me he's a 'regular guy'. Yeah! The guy who tries to eat ribs with a fork and knife. The guy who didnt know how to eat a philly steak sandwich...The guy who windsurfs in his free time. Give me a break. GWB lifts weights and benches over 200 lbs. I say let em box it out. And after GWB beats his ***...He can show Kerry how to throw down a rack of dreamland ribs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,229 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 That's the thing -- he's trying so hard to be a regular guy and he's failing miserably: shooting a shotgun, wearing jeans & rolling up his sleeves, eating at Wendy's. The 'Lambert Field' comment was just the latest. Don't forget the time he said, "I'm a buckeyes fan" ... while addressing a Michigan crowd. Pitiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,419 Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 That's the thing -- he's trying so hard to be a regular guy and he's failing miserably: shooting a shotgun, wearing jeans & rolling up his sleeves, eating at Wendy's. The 'Lambert Field' comment was just the latest. Don't forget the time he said, "I'm a buckeyes fan" ... while addressing a Michigan crowd. Pitiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oysterman 0 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 I brought up the Lambert field thing yesterday after reading it in the post, besides the buckeyes comment in Michigan didnt he also have a Red Sox's blunder a little while back????? Regular guy???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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