Wesley Pruden: "Metafora militer jarang tepat, tetapi mengirim kaum Re...

"Metafora militer jarang tepat, tetapi mengirim kaum Republikan melawan Demokrat ketika masalah ini hampir selalu sama sia-sianya dengan mengirim George B. McClellan melawan Robert E. Lee, orang Italia melawan tikus gurun Marshal Montgomery atau divisi lapis baja Arab melawan Israel. perusahaan senapan. Meja copy dapat menulis judul sebelum pertempuran dimulai dan mengambil sisa malam itu."

--- Wesley Pruden

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Military metaphors are rarely exact, but sending Republicans against Democrats when the issue hangs in the balance is nearly always as futile as sending George B. McClellan against Robert E. Lee, the Italians against Marshal Montgomery's desert rats or an Arab armored division against an Israeli rifle company. The copy desk can write the headline before the battle begins and take the rest of the night off.