Clark using the Rope a Dope strategy?

Muhammad Ali did in his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" bout with the much feared, pre-burger-grilling George Foreman. Seemingly overpowered, Ali bought time by relying on a surprising new strategy, the now legendary "rope-a-dope" technique. Leaning against the ropes and covering up for much of the fight, Ali patiently waited while Foreman ineffectually hammered away at him. In the eighth round, sensing that Foreman was exhausted, Ali came off the ropes and unleashed a potent combination that quickly dropped his opponent, ending the contest.

Politics is like boxing...he who is left standing wins.

The next debate will be verrrrrrrrrry interesting.

but it sure deflates the others.

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for smart ass answers, but I'll refrain.

smart ass answers...do tell :)

Let him pull together a nice big lead early and then step in and stop him later. Worked for Kerry.

how Clark isn't slinging mud like all the others...he's got some good handlers and they are keeping him above the fray

Clark is quietly working the south...and making headway in the polls

As a candidate.
And his emphasis on the South, on voting rights.
I like a lot of his policies.

:)

Clark isn't the one getting hammered in the press and here daily. That's Dean.

but Clark is kinda hangin on the ropes...and letting the others play the attack game...I think he's waiting till Feb to emerge as the un Dean....and then the 2 will duke it out.

if you don't think Clark gets hammered here daily, you're just not looking for it. It happens with great regularity.

DU doesn't even appear as a blip on the radar.

Getting blasted here is like getting blasted in the South Overshoe Times & Picayne monthly.

Its a tiny minority that belong, a tinier minority that post and an even tinier minority that produce the majority of bashing threads.

And now that I've written that, I really have to wonder what I'm doing here when I could be working on my next book.

Must have been depressed or something.

See you folks in the primarys.

CLARK RULES!

is that Clark is taking the high road in HIS campaign

what happens here does not matter

he's been in the "ring" for some time now throwing jabs at Dean with no apparent effect on his (Kerry's) numbers.

http://www.ettishfetalfighting.8m.com/

Maybe this is the secret technique.

nobody is "fetal" yet but some are close

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and then emerge victorious. Not bad. He didn't get to be a 4-star General for nothing.

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...better to act more presidential

See you at the finish line! :bounce:

Also, listen closely...Clark can be very effective without showing much effort. I thought for a while now that it's a Southern thing.

when he emerges as the contender to Dean I expect he will step into the ring

but not necessarily a good political one. If Clark has built a reputation for not being an attacker, why change that reputation in the clutch - and risk alienating those who admire him for staying above the fray.

And to be fair - the amount of flack coming to or from the Dean/Clark campaigns has been minimal. These two just don't go after each other very much.

And besides, all of the jabbing has just made Dean stronger. While I would hope they could set aside their differences and re-unite the party (as I think only these two can), I would also welcome the opportunity for one on one between the Dr. and the General. It owuld be fun to watch, atleast.

like he should be...when he emerges as the main competitor he will engage Dean directly

he has some very smart advisors...and powerful backers as well

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that is your main problem. With Clark, Kerry becomes an also ran.

perhaps they are playing good cop bad cop