Comments on: Why Do Terrible Politicians Struggle So Much With Metaphor? http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/11/13/why-do-terrible-politicians-struggle-so-much-with-metaphor/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:11:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: brendanm http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/11/13/why-do-terrible-politicians-struggle-so-much-with-metaphor/#comment-17697 brendanm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:01 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/?p=4822#comment-17697 Of course they have a plan: the agenda of liberty, freedom, sovereignty, limited government, independence, tax cuts, opportunity, the doctor-patient relationship, choice, and family values over the path of socialism, fascism, communism, Bolshevism, liberalism, Islamism, godlessness, Big Government, ACORN, and the tyranny of a top marginal tax rate of 39.6% rather than 36% is pretty simple. And to be fair, Joe Biden says stupid stuff and mangles metaphors all the time, as does Rahm Emanuel. I've never liked either of them, especially Rahm, and I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't, as well, so I guess your point still stands. Of course they have a plan: the agenda of liberty, freedom, sovereignty, limited government, independence, tax cuts, opportunity, the doctor-patient relationship, choice, and family values over the path of socialism, fascism, communism, Bolshevism, liberalism, Islamism, godlessness, Big Government, ACORN, and the tyranny of a top marginal tax rate of 39.6% rather than 36% is pretty simple.

And to be fair, Joe Biden says stupid stuff and mangles metaphors all the time, as does Rahm Emanuel. I’ve never liked either of them, especially Rahm, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t, as well, so I guess your point still stands.

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