Towards the end of last night’s 49ers v. Bengals game on the NFL Network, PBP man Bryant Gumbel noted, “Al Gore can’t get off the field!”

My son Matt and I both laughed, as did Gumbel’s booth mates Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk.

“Uh, that’s Frank Gore not Al Gore,” Gumbel corrected himself among guffaws from Sanders and Faulk, both former NFL stars.

Perhaps Bryant would have been more correct had he said “Al Gore won’t get into the field (of Presidential candidates.)”

Let ‘s see. Al Gore, slightly pudgy, middle-aged white guy who should be President of the United States.

Frank Gore, buff young black guy who is a top running back in the NFL.

Yup, easy to get them confused.

Actually, as a former broadcaster, it is easy to make these goofy mistakes. I remember early in my TV career I was hosting a public affairs program on nursing homes—i.e., “adult care homes,” which I continued to call on the program “adult hair combs.” Try as I might, I kept screwing it up. At first I was mortified then I was almost laughing at how stupid I was.

So, it happens.

Though it would be kind of fun to see V.P. Al Gore play a few downs as an NFL running back and hear RB Frank Gore answer some questions on global warming.

(Cross-posted to SD Watch and TV Chatting.)

Very Top: Al Gore pictured at theLeaders in London International Leadership Summit on Wednesday November28, 2007 in London.The event, now in its forth year, hosted a stellarline up of international speakers discussing aspects of businessleadership to an audience of the UK an Europe’s leading businessmen.Speakers include Kofi Annan, The Hon Al Gore, David Cameron, Sir MartinSorrell and Karren Brady amongst others.

Top: San Francisco 49er running back Frank Gore in game against the Indianapolis Colts during the 2006 season.  Photo by studmufffin from Flickr.

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