February 24, 2006
MEPHISTOPHELES ADDS HIS ENDORSEMENT:
Barry Switzer joins Tom Osborne's team in Nebraska governor's race (Eric Olsen, AP)
Barry Switzer and Tom Osborne were fierce college football coaching rivals in the 1970s and '80s. Now they're playing on the same team, trying to get Osborne elected governor of Nebraska.Switzer was the swashbuckler from Oklahoma, the son of a bootlegger who broke Cornhuskers fans' hearts so many times by beating their beloved Big Red.
Osborne was the stoic, cerebral coach whose inability to beat Switzer's Sooners led him to emulate his nemesis' offense. [...]
More opposite personalities you will not find. Switzer liked to live hard and talk fast. Osborne wouldn't so much as cuss in public.
What strange bedfellows politics can make?
"I never voted party. Never cared about that," Switzer said. "I always voted for the guy, the person, the man or lady I thought was the best representative for me."
Switzer was the main attraction at a fundraising event for Osborne's gubernatorial campaign. Osborne will face incumbent Dave Heineman and Omaha businessman Dave Nabity in May's Republican primary.
I want the guy to be governor and all, but if Osborne wants to win he'll tell Switzer to shut his trap.
Posted by Matt Murphy at February 24, 2006 3:49 PMOJ:
My apologies but I couldn't find a date anywhere on this story -- otherwise I'd have posted one.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at February 24, 2006 5:51 PMI've also had trouble with dates for years!
Posted by: obc at February 24, 2006 6:38 PMAnd the lion shall lie down with the lamb chop.
Posted by: Brad S at February 24, 2006 10:33 PMSpeaking of blowout GOP gubernatorial races, maybe OJ has some trivia on it, but there is a decent chance that South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds could end up with NO major party opposition this year. Now that the purported Dem nominee backed out Wednesday.
Is there any example in American history, much less SoDak's, where an incumbent governor ran essentially UNOPPOSED? PS, the filing deadline in SoDak is April 4.
Posted by: Brad S at February 24, 2006 10:37 PMDoes this mean half of Osborne's campaign team is going to end up in jail or suspended on drug- or sex-related charges before the campaign season is over?
Posted by: John at February 25, 2006 12:27 AMJohn:
Osborne himself is incorruptible, but as you note the works of the devil have a way of spreading.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at February 25, 2006 2:59 PMSo who does Bo Schembechler support in the Ohio gubernatorial race?