Reply #14: Quoting Jackson's bumbling mixed metaphor...arg! [View All]

[Paligal]

I'm kind of annoyed with Jesse Jackson for making that stupid comment about "You can't be chairman of the Bush campaign and then be the chief umpire in the seventh game of the World Series,"
What a stupid way to mix metaphors. It makes no sense. Either say, "You can't be owner of the Red Sox and then be the chief umpire in the seventh game of the World Series," OR "You can't be chairman of the Bush campaign and then be the non-partisan election supervisor" (or something to that effect), but he goes and makes a nonsensical mixing of his metaphors and misses the chance to make that point.

Aaargh. How is it that all our leaders who are actually given a platform flub it? We need a Clinton type, who can articulate and make a succinct point eloquently.