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Tuesday, October 26, 2004Non-baseball: MMQBThe President has taken to using a new line of attack while on the stump, one which he has used several times (in several different contexts) over the past days and is particularly effective, I feel:
"Now my opponent is throwing out the wild claim that he knows where bin Laden was in the fall of 2001 and that our military had a chance to get him in Tora Bora. This is an unjustified and harsh criticism of our military commanders in the field. This is the worst kind of Monday-morning quarterbacking. And it is what we've come to expect from Senator Kerry."UPDATE: President Bush today in Wisconsin: "My opponent has no plan, no vision- just a long list of complaints. A Monday-morning quarterback has never lead any team to victory." (ed. fixed quote)Not only is it an accurate observation of the campaign as it stands today, but it is also a subtle reminder that this man, not John Kerry, is more in-tune with American society, specifically sports. Would Mr. Kerry even understand the reference? Don't underestimate how important a candidate's perceived love of sports can be to a campaign. There is practically nothing in this world that taps into the pulse of America more than sports- nothing that gives a politician that coveted "man of the people" image. It is often a required component of winning over the all-important "undecided voter", who tend to base their votes more on personal like/dislike of a candidate rather than policy. |
