Politicians Sucking at Sports By The Round Mound [53 more lists]
Politicians sucking at sports are not limited to the poorly placed ceremonial first pitches or the occasional candid shot of a politician eating sand playing sports on the beach. Politicians have found innovative and new ways to fail at sports, including by pretending to talk about sports when they have no clue about the topic.
Nearly every politician has been invited to throw out a ceremonial pitch at a baseball game but few have done as poorly as former Florida Governor Charlie Christ who missed home plate by several feet. Former President George W. Bush didn't do much better and looked beyond ridiculous in the process.
But it was a ceremonial kick at a high school football game that made one politician the poster child of politicians sucking at sports. Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto, was photographed attempting to kick a football and the image was printed in the newspaper. The comical image got the Photoshop treatment numerous times in the days following and became a full-fledged meme with Ford kicking various objects and even skipping down the Yellow Brick Road.
Other politicians have shown exactly how out of touch with any normalcy by attempting to talk about sports and failing miserably. Thomas Menino, the mayor of Boston, along with GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum all were found guilty of this gaffe as their highly inaccurate mention of important facts in the sports world sank faster than their approval ratings.
These instances of politicians sucking at sports prove that politicians may be great at the whole government thing but athletes they are not. Heck, as former Vice President Dick Cheney proved, even recreational sports can turn into disaster and the next thing you know someone gets shot in the face. Keep your day jobs politicians, leave the big leagues to the professionals.
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Many politicians have been asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at baseball games, including the World Series, but few look as absolutely ridiculous as former President George W. Bush does in this photograph. -
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Known more for his basketball skills, President Barack Obama ate some sand during a casual game of beach football in Hawaii as the First Family rang in 2012 on vacation. - 3
Former President Bill Clinton may not technically suck at running, a favorite sport of his, but those running shorts are enough to deem the act a complete fail. -
- 4 Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto, Canada, found himself the topic of an Internet meme after a well-timed photograph of him kicking a football at a high school game went viral.
- 5Thomas Menino, the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, failed miserably when giving a speech to unveil a statue of Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr in May 2010 by mixing up his words when talking about legendary Boston athletes, including the name of New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinateiri.
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