Palin says Obama to go down like '68 Baltimore Colts

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.

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."

Now, I don't have a problem with sports metaphors and analogies and I get the upset thing and the candidate is entitled to her rallying cry -- but I'm a little bewildered about the '68 Colts "having all the money?" source>>>

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