The 2008 race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination took another strange turn on Friday when Sen. Hillary Clinton stopped by the Colts Rookie Camp in Indianapolis to shake some hands and, apparently, a whole lot more.
The workout looked to be a response to Sen. Barack Obama's pickup basketball stunt, er, scrimmage with the University of North Carolina men's basketball team on April 29.
The two Democrats' presidential hopes may hinge on the results of the upcoming Tuesday primaries in North Carolina and Indiana.
As she sauntered out onto the field, an uncomfortable Clinton declared, "These aren't the kind of pads I'm used to wearing."
Clinton threw back shots of Gatorade with sixth-round draft pick Mike Hart...who merely drank his.
After a not-so-rigorous 10-minute workout, Clinton offered to shower with the rookies but was encouraged to return to her quarters by Colts players and staff.
When asked how the workout went, Clinton responded, "It was great. I successfully grabbed both of Peyton Manning's balls."
Manning was quick to step in. "She caught the two passes I threw to her." He then muttered, "Of all the days to come in for a voluntary workout..."
The Colts duct-taped "Clinton '08" on the back of her pantsuit, as she refused the cheerleading outfit they'd originally planned to give her.
This, of course, brought up another sore subject.
When asked if her husband Bill, who'd been all over the state stumping for her, was around, she sighed, stared off into the distance and icily confessed, "No, Bill's across town. The Colts happen to be announcing this year's cheerleading squad in an hour or so. He said attending the event would allow him to 'get in touch with a different demographic.' I've learned not to ask what that means."
ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr., had this to say about Clinton's workout: "Hillary might look like a dude but she definitely plays like a girl."
He concluded, "That said, although I'm no basketball expert, I still think she could take Obama on the basketball court, given what I saw out of him in Chapel Hill last week."
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