George Lakoff is right. For proof, consider these core statements about Edwards' withdrawal by Clinton and Obama:
Clinton: "Sen. Edwards is a friend of mine, he was a colleague in the Senate, and I have the highest regard for him, and I"m really admiring of what he has done to make sure that poverty was on the agenda here in America. He encouraged all of us in his passion and advocacy, and I hope he will continue that work because it is really important that we stay focused on what we"re going to do to help people. You know, I"m out here talking about making the economy work for everybody. And it needs to work for the middle class, working people, it needs to give a life line to poor people like we did in the 1990s, so in any way that I can be part of this effort to try to target poverty I am going to be."
Obama: "John Edwards has spent a lifetime fighting to give voice to the voiceless and hope to the struggling, even when it wasn"t popular to do or covered in the news. At a time when our politics is too focused on who"s up and who"s down, he made a nation focus again on who matters " the New Orleans child without a home, the West Virginia miner without a job, the families who live in that other America that is not seen or heard or talked about by our leaders in Washington. John and Elizabeth Edwards have always believed deeply that we can change this " that two Americans can become one, and that our country can rally around this common purpose. So while his campaign may end today, the cause of their lives endures for all of us who still believe that we can achieve that dream of one America."
Clinton referred to herself eight times in four sentences. Obama talked about Edwards and what he represented. This is the Clinton v. Obama choice in microcosm. Her candidacy is about herself. His candidacy is about the country.
posted 01/30/2008 at 22:03:16
Clinton: "Sen. Edwards is a friend of mine, he was a colleague in the Senate, and I have the highest regard for him, and I"m really admiring of what he has done to make sure that poverty was on the agenda here in America. He encouraged all of us in his passion and advocacy, and I hope he will continue that work because it is really important that we stay focused on what we"re going to do to help people. You know, I"m out here talking about making the economy work for everybody. And it needs to work for the middle class, working people, it needs to give a life line to poor people like we did in the 1990s, so in any way that I can be part of this effort to try to target poverty I am going to be."
Obama: "John Edwards has spent a lifetime fighting to give voice to the voiceless and hope to the struggling, even when it wasn"t popular to do or covered in the news. At a time when our politics is too focused on who"s up and who"s down, he made a nation focus again on who matters " the New Orleans child without a home, the West Virginia miner without a job, the families who live in that other America that is not seen or heard or talked about by our leaders in Washington. John and Elizabeth Edwards have always believed deeply that we can change this " that two Americans can become one, and that our country can rally around this common purpose. So while his campaign may end today, the cause of their lives endures for all of us who still believe that we can achieve that dream of one America."
Clinton referred to herself eight times in four sentences. Obama talked about Edwards and what he represented. This is the Clinton v. Obama choice in microcosm. Her candidacy is about herself. His candidacy is about the country.
posted 01/30/2008 at 22:03:16
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