Obama Disses Packers

Obama is having a bit of a tantrum, lashing out at Wisconsinites.

He doesn't seem to realize he should be courting Wisconsin voters, not shunning them, especially with Wisconsin's favorite son, Paul Ryan, on the Republican ticket.

From WisconsinReporter.com:

It was a quip, a jibe from an unrepentant Chicago Bears fan.

President Barack Obama on a campaign stop Wednesday to Cascade, Iowa, about 25 miles from the Wisconsin border, took another shot at Green Bay Packer fans.

“I generally don’t interact with Packers — except when I’m in Wisconsin,” the president joked , according to a tweet from Bloomberg reporter Margaret Talev, who is embedded with the Obama campaign.

The problem, Republicans say, is Obama has kept his distance from Packer Land, during the heat of the presidential campaign season.

“President Obama is attacking the Packers and flying over the state? What’s next, preferring French cheese and Stella Artois?” said Nicole Tieman, spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee in Wisconsin.

It was as lighthearted a dig as this divisive presidential campaign can muster, where everything seemingly is politics — including the Packers-Bears rivalry.

But Obama’s conspicuous absence from Wisconsin has been criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike.

Obama's anti-Wisconsin quips aren't funny. He abandoned Tom Barrett, as did the vast majority of Wisconsin voters.

Obama is making a big mistake if he thinks Wisconsin is guaranteed to support him.

He doesn't have the luxury of pointing out that he's a Bears fan, prefering to stay away from Packer backers. What is that?

Paul Ryan said, "My veins run with cheese, bratwurst, a little Spotted Cow, Leiney's, and some Miller. I was raised on the Packers, Badgers, Bucks and Brewers. I like to hunt here, I like to fish here, I like to snowmobile here. I even think ice fishing is interesting," he said. "I'm a Wisconsinite through and through."

Yes, Paul Ryan is one of us. He's Wisconsin to the core.

He's smart. He works hard. He loves God, his family, and his country. And the Packers.

He'll make a great vice president.