As we’ve earned in the past few weeks, Republican Vice Presidential nominee/GILF-to-be Sarah Palin is a hunter, and had a budding sports broadcasting career before she heard the siren song of politics. Now WITH LEATHER says we have another title we can give her: bandwagon-jumping sports fan.
Palin had told voters in Pittsburgh that she was a long-time Steelers fan - as KISSING SUZY KOLBER relates, she claims she started following the team in the 1970s because of their success and because there are no pro sports teams in Alaska.
But then there’s the report from SPORTS NORTHWEST that Palin apparently thinks that sports loyalties are fickle, since she’s a member of The Sea Hawkers, Seattle’s official fan club. (Judging by her ABC interview with Charlie Gibson, I’d have pegged her as a hawk, even if I’m not sure if she knows what that means.)
Now, with as bad as things look for the Seahawks this season, I don’t blame anyone for breaking their ankles jumping off of that bandwagon. But pick a team and stick with it, Gov. Palin! This sort of flip-flopping is not what we expect out of our leaders. Next, you’re going to tell me that she just claimed to be a Steelers fan just to pander to fans in a swing state. Scandalous.
I wonder if she favors a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy towards Steely McBeam?
3:47 pm on September 14th, 2008
Wow. Has she ever said anything that wasn’t a lie?
6:02 pm on September 14th, 2008
Well, she is a creationist, so she believes that the world was created some 5-6,000 years ago. That belief isn’t technically a lie, but still as horrifying as someone being a Seahawks fan.
6:28 pm on September 14th, 2008
So what you’re trying to say is…if you come from a state that doesn’t have a pro team, pick one and stick with it? Well as someone that comes from a state without a pro team I would like to just say, f*ck you. You guys sound just like the uber fans that caused me to change loyalties from the Dallas Cowboys to Indianapolis.
Muggsy and James, maybe if you took your ignorant thumbs out of your hypocritical asses, you might have actually read someone other than biased quasi-journalists you accidently stumble upon while surfing for porn. I’m not a Palin fan, but believe everyone deserves more intelligent discourse than what you’re spewing.
SbB, love your site but how about leaving the political leanings at home?
12:46 am on September 15th, 2008
You heard him Duke, you aren’t allowed to have an opinion!
9:20 am on September 15th, 2008
Hey John…How bout you get better political opinions so you can withstand criticism a bit better.
Switching teams for any reason is craven man…
10:30 am on September 15th, 2008
Did you read the article John? She liked the Seahawks enough to join their f*cking fan club. Watch the first segment of Olbermann’s show from last Friday and you’ll see what a lying, uninformed bitch this woman is. OH! But she’s hot. That qualifies her to be VP. God how far has this country fallen?
10:40 am on September 15th, 2008
Olbermann is a partisan douche bag. Just because she can out shoot and fish you is no reason to hate her.
3:43 pm on September 15th, 2008
John McCain is 40 years older than the Seahawks, and only 3 years younger than the Steelers.
3:52 pm on September 15th, 2008
You got me Louis. The only aminal I’ve ever killed was a rabbit that I felt thumping along the floorboards of my old Mustang, and I’m a below average fisherman. But I know bullsh*t when I see it my friend. And the republicans are spoon feeding it to America by the truck load.
3:40 pm on September 16th, 2008
Hey Muggsy - she wasn’t lying when she said Obama isn’t worth two farts in a windstorm.
3:46 pm on September 16th, 2008
Hey Louis - isn’t that what Obama’s qualifications are, too? He’s hot, he’s popular. For no presidential nominee in living memory had the gap between adulation and achievement been so great. Which is why McCain’s Paris Hilton ads struck such a nerve. Obama’s meteoric rise was based not on issues but on narrative, on eloquence, on charisma.
What else? Oh yeah, he’s a community organizer with ties to terrorists and anti-American bigoted laymen. Excellent!
3:50 pm on September 16th, 2008
Tony in Golden - get better political opinions? You mean like Obama’s? Well, let me see if I can find them anywhere………………………………………………Ah yes, here they are:
Change!
Hope!
Yes We Can!
Common folks cling to guns and religion!
Just the person we need for the White House!
8:25 pm on September 17th, 2008
The Seahawks weren’t around until 1976, and even then they sucked ass for years. Guess what? Both things can be true. Steelers were flying high in the mid 70’s, so she could have adopted them as her favorite team. As the Seahawks improved, she warmed up to them as the closest franchise to Alaska. Seems pretty simple to me.