Quayle Uses Sports Lingo to Toss Strike at Clinton

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. —  Vice President Dan Quayle served up some sports lingo Saturday as he used a visit to the Little League World Series to push family values and criticize Democrat Bill Clinton’s tax record.

Quayle quipped that Clinton probably prefers football over Little League because he likes to hear the quarterback say “hike.”

“Every time the quarterback says hike, he thinks about taxes,” he told supporters at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport.

Later, Quayle threw what appeared to be a strike for the ceremonial opening pitch of the championship game. Before the game, Quayle toured the 10-year-old Little League museum and visited the Hall of Excellence, where he was inducted last year.

Quayle reminisced about his days in Little League, saying he was the youngest and shortest player “and walked 80% of the time.”

“Little League does teach you values,” Quayle said. “Values like loyalty, teamwork, the importance of courage and hard work. And speaking of values, I am not going to back down from talking about the importance of traditional values.”

Quayle also said President Bush had helped win the Cold War and now voters should elect more Republicans to Congress so “we can win the domestic war and bring more jobs and opportunities to the American people.”