Romney sticking to his guns
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> – <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> 47% (<span word="FoxNews">FoxNews</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 20, 2017) – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commended">commended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wavering">wavering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="that">that</span> 47% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. “<span word="Stick">Stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="belligerent">belligerent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bellicose">bellicose</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="warlike">warlike</span> <span word="stances">stances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="budge">budge</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combat">combat</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warlike">warlike</span> <span word="stances">stances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="metaphors">metaphors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="minding">minding</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="firepower">firepower</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="outnumbered">outnumbered</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wavering">wavering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaning">leaning</span>, 47% <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p>
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