Paul Ryan

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., checks out the stage during preparation for the Republican National Convention inside Quicken Loans Arena, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland.

(John Locher, AP Photo)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This is Browns country. Paul Ryan apparently didn't get the memo.

In town for the Republican National Convention, the House Speaker waved a Pittsburgh Steelers "Terrible Towel" before speaking at the Pennsylvania GOP delegation's breakfast.

In his defense, the towel was thrown to him from someone in the crowd. The response Ryan received could be described as tempered applause, certainly not the hootin' and hollerin' normally associated with Steelers fans.

"I want to win this election so darn bad that I'm willing to do this," Ryan, supposedly a die-hard Green Bay fan, said according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He also predicted a Packers-Steelers Super Bowl.

Riiiiight.

Ryan was predictably hammered by fans of the Browns, Packers and even Philadelphia Eagles for his overt pandering.

Paul Ryan a packers fan waves the terrible towel as part of the "I'll kiss anybody's ass for a vote" campaign pic.twitter.com/VkLi6RhmMp — lscotthoover (@lscotthoover) July 18, 2016