Last night, BJ and I went to the homecoming game at our high school (which we unfortunately lost). While there, we realized that, while we were wasting away in the bleachers, Obama and McCain were duking it out on national television. (Yeah, I know- we should be on top of these things, but we were slacking). So when we got home, we stayed up until 1:00 am to see a re-airing of the debate. Granted, I don't remember much because I was half-asleep, but I do recall one thing.
Freakin' streets.
Both candidates were doing it- "We need to help Main Street as well as Wall Street." I would guess that each candidate repeated a version of this overused metaphor at least 10 times. Find a different way to say it! After the second or third time, it becomes completely ineffective and loses its meaning. I personally was already sick of it by 1:00 am today, and hearing our presidential candidates conform to such a boring cliche infuriated me.
Learn some new metaphors. There are many other ways to compare rich people to the middle-class. Use them.
This is why I should be president (because I am original).
_TS and BJ
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