I could not let this “Political Parallel” go unmentioned…
9:41pm Sunday, May 4th, 2008 by Rolande
So, although I am not a big horse racing fan and did not watch the Kentucky Derby the other day, I couldn’t help but overhear all the news reports about the filly Eight Belles breaking both front ankles and having to be euthanized on the track. What an extremely sad turn of events for a horse that had just come in second place in such a huge race.
What I couldn’t help thinking about was the sheer irony this situation has created. In case you weren’t aware, Hillary Clinton had stated she was backing Eight Belles as she was the first filly to run the Derby since 1999 as if to draw a seemingly dramatic parallel to her own political campaign of potentially being the first woman president.
So now that the horse came in second and was subsequently put down after breaking both ankles, what kind of appropriate parallel can we all draw from this?
