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H2O Man

(78,881 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 06:59 PM Apr 2015

Training Day [View all]

There’s an old saying in the sport of boxing, that I would suggest can be applied to politics. I’m thinking of it, mainly when I read posts that express the belief that most republicans would be easy to defeat in the upcoming presidential election.

The only way to make a fight against a potentially “easy” opponent actually be easy, is to train very hard, and fully prepare yourself for the hardest fight of your life. Anything less risks making an easy fight hard. In fact, that’s the easy opponent’s best and only hope.

Do republicans run obnoxious, unintelligent, and repulsive candidates? Yes, of course they do. It is difficult to think of any person less qualified than George W. Bush to be President. I’d have felt safer with the Zippy the Pinhead cartoon character sitting in the Oval Office. (Of course, I’ve never actually seen George and Zippy together in either a photograph or drawing. Hmmmm!)

I don’t care who the republican candidate is: I will view that person as a serious threat to our nation.

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My dear H20 Man... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #1
Right. H2O Man Apr 2015 #4
agreed. you train as if you will be fighting a monster. JanMichael Apr 2015 #2
Exactly! H2O Man Apr 2015 #5
Agree. You said it much better than I did... one_voice Apr 2015 #3
You mentioned the one H2O Man Apr 2015 #7
We're not just fighting a candidate, but a monster media machine as well. Gregorian Apr 2015 #6
Great point! H2O Man Apr 2015 #8
And a "tough" primary is part of that training. jeff47 Apr 2015 #9
Winners train. Losers complain. Martin Eden Apr 2015 #10
Very good! H2O Man Apr 2015 #11
I agree. onyourleft Apr 2015 #12
Right. H2O Man Apr 2015 #13
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