A study in contrasts....
Because all the pundits are saying that the Dems aren't doing enough to contrast Obama to McCain, I'd thought you'd all enjoy this little exercise from Daily Kos. I *encourage* you to leave your own comparison in the comments....
The Politics of Contrast
by georgia10
Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:30:09 PM EDT
At the Big Tent, Daily Kos had a couple extra tickets for Obama's speech tonight at Invesco Field. A hot commodity here, to be sure. But we weren't just going to give them away.
Instead, whoever supplied the best answer to this question would win the tickets:
Barack Obama is to John McCain as _____ is to ________.
The winners:
Barack Obama is John McCain as Jay-Z is to Vanilla Ice.
and
Barack Obama is to John McCain as Lando Calrissian is to Emperor.
Earlier in the day, I asked other convention-goers, democratic strategists, and political junkies the same question. Here are some of their responses:
Barack Obama is to John McCain as...
as a roller coaster is to a nap.
as Superman is to Grumpy Old Men.
as Today is to Yesterday.
as new hotness is to old and busted.
as Surprise birthday party is to a funeral.
as a Wii is to shuffleboard.
as expanding prosperity is to expanding prostate.
as the glass is half full to the glass is half empty.
as the Terminator is the to the Terminex guy.
as the Wire is to JAG.
as a PhD is to a GED.
as indoor plumbing is to a chamber pot.
as Michael Phelps is to Mike Wallace.
as superman is to Mr. Magoo.
as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is to Commander-in-Chief of the Arm Chair.
Barack Obama is to John McCain...
as a CAT scan is to bloodletting.
as the iPhone is to a tin can and string.
as Alec Baldwin is to Daniel Baldwin.
as Robin Hood is to a robber baron.
as orange juice is to metamucil.
as Groundhog Day is to Osmosis Jones.
as Sears is to Reobucks.
as Electric Mail ("e-mail") is to the pony express.
as Jet Blue is to the old union carbide.
as John F. Kennedy is to Richard M. Nixon.
as G.O.A.T. cheese is to musty, rotten old cheese.
as the next President is to the next runner up.
as Ronald Reagan in 1980 is to Ronald Reagan in 1988.
as Prozac is to Ambien.
as my new bicycle is to my jalopy.
as my favorite cousin is to my crazy uncle.
as "yes we can" is to "get off my lawn!"
as arugula is to cabbage.
And one of my favorites, from Brad Levinson:
Barack Obama is to John McCain as the guy you'd choose to be on your team for a pick-up game of basketball is to the grumpy old neighbor who won't throw your baseball back after it goes on his lawn.
I look forward to reading your bon mots! :)