Mark J. Penn has a new article out, IN LATIN!
This is taken from his most recent article, "Obama takes the homestretch in stride" which is actually Latin for "I'm a total idiot"
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14757.html
Penn starts out with :"The presidential campaign's homestretch is looking a lot more like President Bill Clinton's 1996 solid reelection over Republican nominee Bob Dole than like Ronald Reagan's late-breaking 1980 landslide over incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter."
Let me translate his latin to "The presidential campaign's homestretch is looking a lot different than President Bill Clinton's 1996 weak reelection over Republican nominee Bob Dole and more like Ronald Reagan's late-breaking 1980 landslide over incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter."
Penn continues:
"during the presidential campaign's closing weeks, Kerry got hit by the famous Swift boat attacks."
In this case I'll just change the latin "famous" to the english "infamous".
Penn: "Obama has skillfully fended off personal attacks"
English: "Obama ignored idiotic attacks against his character and spent time informing people about his past"
Penn: "McCain does not appear to have the money to respond to those attacks"
English: McCain doesn't have the money to respond.
Penn: "Obama need only keep this election on track -- hold big rallies in key states; roll out any remaining endorsements, such as Colin Powell's"
English: "Obama needs to not have an affiar and if possible be white. It'd also help if the apposing side continues to endorse him."
Penn: "Obama's "spread the wealth" comment in Ohio has stoked Republican attacks on him as a tax-and-spend liberal. He must be more on guard than usual to avoid such casual rope line comments, which can be recorded by any number of cell phones."
English: Obama needs to say "opportunity" instead of "wealth" because people are easlily confused.
Penn: "Hillary Clinton's primary season "3 a.m." ad was successful.
English: I'm an idiot
Penn: "Recent late-campaign surprises have included revelations about Bill Clinton's 1996 fundraising and George W. Bush's 1976 drunken driving arrest in Maine. You can never fully prepare for this kind of thing, other than to label it a last-minute, desperate attempt by the opposition to change the conversation."
English: Bill Clinton lied and it hurt him, Bush admitted he was an idiot and got elected, it's really hard to tell the truth at the last minute.
Penn: "Overall, Obama seems on track for victory, having masterfully avoided post-convention pitfalls. It looks like he's in for a smooth homestretch -- but, of course, it seemed that way in previous Democratic campaigns, as well."
English: Overall, Obama seems on track for victory, having masterfully avoided post-convention pitfalls. It looks like he's in for a smooth homestretch -- but, of course, I'm an idiot.
Overall I'm really impressed with this article. Penn admitted that he was an idiot and didn't understand how to win an election. I was sad to see that he didnt' admit that Hillary and McCain have the same ability to underestimate Obama's ground game. I'm not that good at latin so maybe he did.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14757.html
Penn starts out with :"The presidential campaign's homestretch is looking a lot more like President Bill Clinton's 1996 solid reelection over Republican nominee Bob Dole than like Ronald Reagan's late-breaking 1980 landslide over incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter."
Let me translate his latin to "The presidential campaign's homestretch is looking a lot different than President Bill Clinton's 1996 weak reelection over Republican nominee Bob Dole and more like Ronald Reagan's late-breaking 1980 landslide over incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter."
Penn continues:
"during the presidential campaign's closing weeks, Kerry got hit by the famous Swift boat attacks."
In this case I'll just change the latin "famous" to the english "infamous".
Penn: "Obama has skillfully fended off personal attacks"
English: "Obama ignored idiotic attacks against his character and spent time informing people about his past"
Penn: "McCain does not appear to have the money to respond to those attacks"
English: McCain doesn't have the money to respond.
Penn: "Obama need only keep this election on track -- hold big rallies in key states; roll out any remaining endorsements, such as Colin Powell's"
English: "Obama needs to not have an affiar and if possible be white. It'd also help if the apposing side continues to endorse him."
Penn: "Obama's "spread the wealth" comment in Ohio has stoked Republican attacks on him as a tax-and-spend liberal. He must be more on guard than usual to avoid such casual rope line comments, which can be recorded by any number of cell phones."
English: Obama needs to say "opportunity" instead of "wealth" because people are easlily confused.
Penn: "Hillary Clinton's primary season "3 a.m." ad was successful.
English: I'm an idiot
Penn: "Recent late-campaign surprises have included revelations about Bill Clinton's 1996 fundraising and George W. Bush's 1976 drunken driving arrest in Maine. You can never fully prepare for this kind of thing, other than to label it a last-minute, desperate attempt by the opposition to change the conversation."
English: Bill Clinton lied and it hurt him, Bush admitted he was an idiot and got elected, it's really hard to tell the truth at the last minute.
Penn: "Overall, Obama seems on track for victory, having masterfully avoided post-convention pitfalls. It looks like he's in for a smooth homestretch -- but, of course, it seemed that way in previous Democratic campaigns, as well."
English: Overall, Obama seems on track for victory, having masterfully avoided post-convention pitfalls. It looks like he's in for a smooth homestretch -- but, of course, I'm an idiot.
Overall I'm really impressed with this article. Penn admitted that he was an idiot and didn't understand how to win an election. I was sad to see that he didnt' admit that Hillary and McCain have the same ability to underestimate Obama's ground game. I'm not that good at latin so maybe he did.
