Democratic presidential wannabe Gen. Wesley Clark said yesterday that Americans admire President Bush because he kicks major ass of the way he overcame "alcoholism" and salvaged his marriage by sobering up.
This is what is reffered to as mentioning something with mentioning it. For example: ‘I don’t think it would be right to talk about how John Q murdered his wife with a knife.’ See, I didn’t talk about it, but I sure did slip it in there. eh?
The blunt comments from Clark on a seldom-raised subject came as he tried to explain his dismay with Bush’s re-election strategy — which critics say exploits lingering 9/11 fears.
Translation: I am not getting any traction with anything I say. The voters don’t like me. Hell! They cannot even see me over the podium.
"I’m not running to bash George Bush. A lot of Americans really love him," said Clark. "They love what he represents, a man who’s overcome adversity in his life from alcoholism and pulled his marriage back together and moved forward." Although Bush has always refused to discuss his years of excessive drinking, he occasionally refers to it as a dark chapter in his life. He cites First Lady Laura Bush, along with religion and the birth of his twin daughters, as factors that led him to swear off alcohol. But Bush’s drinking is almost never mentioned by his opponents except Weasly Clark and Vice President Al Gore refused to make it an issue during the 2000 election. Gen. Little Clark, speaking on CBS’s "Face the Nation," accused Bush of "exploit[ing] 9/11" with new political ads paid for by the Republican National Committee that highlight the president’s anti-terror efforts.
| Get used to it, buddy. It's going to be a one-issue campaign, because there aren't any other issues. You're either in favor of self-preservation or you're not. |
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