Last week the KU basketball team (national champions, need I remind you) made a trip to Washington, D.C. to mingle with President Bush. Now, I figure this honorable occasion was more of a thrill for the president than the student athletes, but I'm not one to begrudge them a free trip to the White House. The champs presented Mr. Bush with a KU #1 jersey, cap, and an autographed basketball. And it was at this point that my ol' pal Dr. Maureen, a KU medical school grad, about had a stroke.
"Did anyone else see that ditz George W. with the team yesterday?" she e-mailed. "They gave him a basketball autographed by the team and coaches and he tries to DRIBBLE IT??!! Nothing like wiping away those names on the concrete!"
I suspect Dr. Maureen wasn't the only Democrat in the country who picked up on this presidential faux pas. Plus, she is, and I would swear on a stack of Sports Illustrated about this, as sports savvy as any commentator you'll ever see on TV. Rules, players' backgrounds, statistics, she knows it all. She is also, and I say this in a kind way, verging on being obsessive about her favorite teams. To dribble that signed basketball would be sacrilegious in her mind, aside from being stupid. It needs to be hermetically sealed and placed in a shrine, of course.
In fairness to our president, though, he probably has more important matters on his mind than to be aware of sports etiquette. One of his daughters recently married, and we all know how distracting and stressful that can be for a parent. Oh, and then there are some other little problems to worry about...our lousy economy, the lousy high price of gas, and the lousy war in Iraq that he helped to mastermind. I suspect Dr. Maureen would recommend that it's probably time for him to leave the big arena, dribble on back to Texas, and let someone else be named to the starting line-up. In other words, she's ready to pull the plug.
2 comments:
the only "dribbling" he should do involves wiping his mouth!!
yes, i am obsessive (in a pleasant sort of way) about my team, and no, i could not be a sports commentator---i cuss too much!!
i was WAY disappointed that ESPN didn't show much of the KU team on PTI or Sports Center etc---seems to me that there were lots of pics of those Florida players the past 2 yrs. bah, humbug---no one respects the state of Kansas!!
Yes, that's true. A network would have to bleep out much of what you have to say. Son of a $#^@!%!!!!!
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