HA HA HA HA @ Priebus who tried and failed to suck up to Trump:

[dixiegrrrrl]

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus tried to brag about Trump’s prowess today with a metaphor that shows he both has no idea what he’s talking about and inadvertently revealed the truth.

“The president stepped up and helped punt the ball into the end zone,” Priebus said. “We are lucky to have President Trump in charge.”

For those unfamiliar with American football, punting is what a team does when it gives up trying to score on a possession and forfeits the ball to the other team. Punting into the end zone gives the opponent the option to run the ball or take 20-yards uncontested (a touchback).

In other words, Priebus is praising Trump for helping Republicans give the ball to Democrats for a chance to score. This is not creative interpretation. The punting metaphor has been used in business and politics for years.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/05/04/trumps-chief-staff-just-used-football-metaphor-praise-trump-ended-disaster/

[Sculpin Beauregard]

1. What a tool

[left-of-center2012]

2. Maybe he meant to say ...

Trump hit a home run through the goal posts.

[JHan]

3. After Trump's Oval Office gaffe, I have to ask-

Does anyone in the Trump administration know how metaphors work?

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. I honestly do not think anyone except maybe Bannon has much awareness.

From what John Oliver showed of Kushner this weekend, even he and Ivanka are not over burdened with intellect. Just enough to fake it, which of course is dear daddy's major contribution.
Trump for sure has zero sense of subtly, as we have all seen for months now.

[angstlessk]

4. So this is when a team plays so badly the ball is nearer the opposing team's goal so they kick it..

to that team?

[Wounded Bear]

8. Not exactly...

it happens when the ball is close to their own goal and they can't move it, so they kick it down field so it is farther from their goal when the other team catches it.

Punting into the end zone happens quite a bit, but it usually isn't the aim of kicking it away.

[angstlessk]

9. As you can see, I am not a sports fan :-)

[Wounded Bear]

11. No problem, no judgement...

we fans sometimes forget that others have better ways to spend their time.

[kentuck]

5. That is funny!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

6. The president stepped up and,

[NewRedDawn]

7. Little Bug Eyed Weasel

Only sport this little nerd ever played was pocket pool.

[wildeyed]

10. Freudian slip.

I am assuming he understands how football works. But who knows.