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October 10, 2005
Mixed Metaphors
The usually amazing Peggy Noonan biffed it in her latest essay. I'm not talking about the message, I'm talking about the writing.
That having been said, the Miers pick was another administration misstep. The president misread the field, the players, their mood and attitude. He called the play, they looked up from the huddle and balked. And debated. And dissed. Momentum was lost. The quarterback looked foolish.
Ugh! Use refer either to football ("huddle") or baseball ("balked"). Just don't jumble them up into a "sports metaphor."
"The Miers Misstep" [via PunditGuy]
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