In perhaps the most absurd analogies of all-time, Hillary Clinton compares herself to Rocky Balboa:
Senator Clinton has been telling Pennsylvania voters that she’s in this race to the very end to fight for them, and now she’s adopting the mantle of the Keystone State’s biggest fighter - Rocky Balboa.
In excerpt of a speech she’s set to give to the AFL-CIO in the City of Brotherly Love, Senator Clinton says “just as it’s getting time to vote here in Pennsylvania, Senator Obama says he’s getting tired of it. His supporters say they want it to end.”
“Well, could you imagine if Rocky Balboa had gotten half way up those Art Museum steps and said, “Well, I guess that’s about far enough?”
“Let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing the fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit. I never give up. And neither do the American people.”
She also promises to take the fight to the Republican nominee. “I know taking on Senator McCain in November won’t be easy. The Republicans aren’t going to give up without a fight. And no matter how beautiful your rhetoric, the Republicans aren’t going to turn off their attack machine – it doesn’t have an off switch,” she says.
“But one thing you know about me is that when I say I’ll fight for you, I’ll fight for you. I know that there will be hurdles and setbacks between now and November. But I also know that I’m ready. I know what it’s like to stumble. I know what it means to get knocked down. But I’ve never stayed down, and I never will.”
Senator, you do realize that at the end of the first movie Rocky lost, don’t you ?
Nonetheless, Clinton’s absurd analogy gives me an opportunity to post one of my favorite clips from the original movie:
And, oh yeah, let’s not forget that Rocky supports McCain.
April 1st, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Clinton left out one more thing that she & Rocky have in common:
They’re both fictional characters, convincingly portrayed by actors.