BREDESEN ATTEMPTS TO LINK COMPETITIVE SPORTS, POLITICS
April 8th, 2008, 3:47 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
…I know, I know - quite a stretch, right?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen says the Memphis Tigers’ loss to Kansas in the national championship gives some insight to the Democratic presidential race. The Tigers were ahead in regulation before missing several free throws and giving up a late 3-pointer to Kansas for the tie and overtime. The Jayhawks won 75-68.
Bredesen tells The Associated Press, “I was thinking at the game last night that the last 90 seconds were so extraordinary, you think it’s the kind of thing that keeps Hillary Clinton in the race.” He says any team is just a couple of mistakes or lucky breaks from winning or losing. Bredesen, who is a superdelegate, has yet to say whether he will support Clinton or Barack Obama for the nomination. He is pushing for a gathering of superdelegates to vote after the last state primary.
disagrees with the Gov’s analogy. basketball is probably not the right analogy. If this were a b-ball game, it would be early in the second half & Obama would be up by about 12-16 points.
Football or more likely baseball line up much better in comparison here. Just saying.
[p.s. Love the pic of Hillary up there for this post, as it looks like she's trying for a basket from 3-point range.]
