I’m glad you recognize that. But it says something sad about our culture that we take our leaders’ acumen about sports figures that seriously. I certainly didn’t need Giuliani switching sides like that to convince me he was a douchebag, but apparently many did.

I admire her trading acumen, and she’s mot a pro as she learned how to trade as a litttle girl,sitting at her father’s lap listening to him read rhe WSJ.

It took me 10 years to learn how to trade, and she got it down as a kid with only a few lessons.

I tip my hat to her.

Jeff

Hillary’s spoken about baseball. Remember how she tried to be a Cubs and Yankees fan at the same time? (Like Giuliani rooting for the Red Sox after the Yankees folded.)

JSO — True, I can’t let go of a metaphor sometimes and stretch it to fit my needs.

It’s still a very gross assumption to make, and very unlike Russ–whose work is normally exceedingly nuanced and well-thought. Hillary’s got gaffes aplenty to be discussed, and I just don’t see a need to take a shot like that.

I know many women who can out-jock me in the sports knowledge department any day of the week, so I never assume gender = interests in the modern age.

This is an interesting metaphor, but I think it’s like most metaphors in that, ultimately, it’s a far-from-perfect fit.

Hilary is actually playing several football games. There’s the nomination football game, and the election football game. There’s also the football game to get swing voters, which are the ones that matter the most.

Unlike most football games, however, giving up a scoring pass in the first one (the primary) counts against you in the second one (the election). And it counts most with the swing voters.

US politics has become a game of “gotcha.” Everyone with a real shot is playing defense.

Come to think of it, Hilary may not be playing a prevent defense so much as she’s playing a “run-out-the-clock” offense. Don’t pass. Don’t fumble. Run out the clock on the nomination.

Let me put this back to you. Does her not talking about sports automatically mean she doesn’t know about them?

I never talk about sports, for instance. Does that mean I can’t?

You certainly won’t find me as a Hillary defender, but don’t you think it’s more than a bit sexist for you to open by claiming she wouldn’t understand a football metaphor?

I know this may seem shocking, but there ARE women who actually do enjoy watching the pigskin get passed every now and again and could probably explain the game better than some men.

I generally agree with your comments about Clinton, but that was weak sauce. You can do better.