Has anyone in the political world pointed this out yet? Are the political and sports worlds really so segregated?

Clayton Williams' 1990 remark along the lines of (not quite verbatim here) "if rape is inevitable, then just relax and enjoy it," was horrible. But for a sports fan in his late 30's, the comment was instantly familiar, yet I haven't seen mention yet of its earlier life in the headlines.

This particular verbal gaffe was coined by former Indiana (and later Texas Tech) coach Bobby Knight, who in 1988 used the image when talking to Connie Chung about handling stressful things like bad calls by referees.

Because, you know, Knight was always so Zen-like in dealing with officials.

Not that any of this changes the evaluation of Williams' judgment in making the remark. It just shows that he doesn't give credit where credit is due (to use the term loosely) when borrowing offensive metaphors. And that perhaps too few political junkies are Russertesque in cultivating a healthy appetite for sports and politics alike.