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The problem with comparing yourself to someone is that only you know where you intended to draw the line to stop the comparisons between similarities. Other people, however do not, and this is where some issues might potentially arise. Say that I likened myself to Bill Clinton, because we're both ambitious white males from the south that like to get ourselves heard and noticed. That's fine and dandy, but what happens when that comparison goes further? Am I the type of person that would cheat on my wife, commit perjury, and bend laws while in office? That answer is no. I know that, but would other people?
I'm talking about this because Hillary Clinton has decided to draw comparisons between herself and Rocky Balboa. Not the Historical Rocky, the fictional one from the horrible Sylvester Stallone movies of the 70's and 80's.
No, no, stay with me. I'm serious. She's comparing herself to Rocky, because "He wasn't a quitter". This is clearly not the type of comparison that looks favorable if extended. Will Hillary go on to viscously pummel her opponent, while getting badly beaten herself, to reach a stumbling, just barely won finish? Will she practice by pounding on slabs of meat in a freezer? Easy there, Bill, not talking about you. Down boy. Will she be too badly damaged from the fighting taken place now to be a competitor later on? Even Rocky had down time between Prize fights, Hillary won't. And, what form of opponent does Obama take in this metaphor? I'm betting on the the much beloved, all American, smooth talking Apollo Creed myself, but who knows? She could picture him as none other than the badass himself, Mr. T, or perhaps Dolph Lundgren as the Communist Ivan Drago. One way or another, with this metaphor she clearly expects to win in the end.
This isn't the movies, Mrs. Clinton.
Clearly, I may be taking this too far, but I haven't exactly said that she'll end up brain damaged like Rocky. I'm just saying that the metaphors do fall into place in the larger scheme of things. Rocky was willing to fight and try to win, regardless of personal cost. He was only sidelined a little bit by the damage he did to his family life, distancing from his wife and child in the pursuit of victory. Will Hillary similarly distance herself from and damage her relationship with her political family in her last ditch effort to win?
I'm talking about this because Hillary Clinton has decided to draw comparisons between herself and Rocky Balboa. Not the Historical Rocky, the fictional one from the horrible Sylvester Stallone movies of the 70's and 80's.
No, no, stay with me. I'm serious. She's comparing herself to Rocky, because "He wasn't a quitter". This is clearly not the type of comparison that looks favorable if extended. Will Hillary go on to viscously pummel her opponent, while getting badly beaten herself, to reach a stumbling, just barely won finish? Will she practice by pounding on slabs of meat in a freezer? Easy there, Bill, not talking about you. Down boy. Will she be too badly damaged from the fighting taken place now to be a competitor later on? Even Rocky had down time between Prize fights, Hillary won't. And, what form of opponent does Obama take in this metaphor? I'm betting on the the much beloved, all American, smooth talking Apollo Creed myself, but who knows? She could picture him as none other than the badass himself, Mr. T, or perhaps Dolph Lundgren as the Communist Ivan Drago. One way or another, with this metaphor she clearly expects to win in the end.
This isn't the movies, Mrs. Clinton.
Clearly, I may be taking this too far, but I haven't exactly said that she'll end up brain damaged like Rocky. I'm just saying that the metaphors do fall into place in the larger scheme of things. Rocky was willing to fight and try to win, regardless of personal cost. He was only sidelined a little bit by the damage he did to his family life, distancing from his wife and child in the pursuit of victory. Will Hillary similarly distance herself from and damage her relationship with her political family in her last ditch effort to win?