Stumbling out of the gate
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="stumbles">stumbles</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> (<span word="Politico">Politico</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 25, 2017).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="stumbles">stumbles</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>?</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Watergate">Watergate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="scandalous">scandalous</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>, <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="setback">setback</span>. <span word="Initially">Initially</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="awkwardly">awkwardly</span> (<span word="after">after</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>) <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="commences">commences</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span>, <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="running">running</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="hindrance">hindrance</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> – <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="again">again</span> – <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debacle">debacle</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="setback">setback</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="despair">despair</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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