Republican Soccer Mom: Vikings are Boring, Jared is HOT!"

Last week, "Quacker," one of our many "beatwriters" for Vikingstailgate.com, attended the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. She survived the anarchy and rioting on the streets, and met up with a couple of All-Pro Vikings along the way. 

"So Jared Allen walked into a party the Minnesota Vikings were holding on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention with Steve Hutchinson and I knew I needed to get his photo!

He had on a beautiful grey suit, lavender ice!), grey cowboy boots and a sweet cowboy hat. Surprisingly he was the only one in the room with a cowboy hat. Had the Texas delegation only been there...

Anyway, my two boys would not have understood why I passed up the opportunity to get his photo. I mean a photo of me with him. Jared was cordial, accommodating and curious. He asked us what we did for a living and was super nice. I told my boys that not only was he a superior athlete, but he was polite. What mom wouldn't find that attractive? Oh, and he doesn’t have an ounce of body fat on him. Trust me, I checked.

Steve Hutchinson was also nice. He was busy working the room when I interrupted him for a photo. He was way more beefy and football-player like. I asked him what size neck he needed in a dress shirt. Want to guess the size & find out the answer?

So after meeting both players, we asked her the million dollar question, Which player would you rather go with to the homecoming dance? Instead of answering the question, she gave a standard POLITICAL responded by wishing them both well for the upcoming season. 

Unfortunately, the season did start out so hot for the Vikings, losing 24-19 to the Packers. Despite the loss  our lot buddy still believes in the Vikings,

"Through rain or sleet or dark of night, I will be a Vikings fan! But here's the saddest part about Chili's (Coach Brad Childress's) Vikings .... other than AP, they are boring!!! Boring is fine if you win. People will overlook a lot of things if you are winning. But they are just plain boring."

Ah, but at least we have tailgating.