Gloves came off?
<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="Gloves">Gloves</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> (<span word="FoxNews">FoxNews</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 8, 2016).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Hilary">Hilary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span> (<span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="metaphorical">metaphorical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glove">glove</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="off">off</span>) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warrant">warrant</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="thickly">thickly</span> <span word="padded">padded</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cushion">cushion</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="fists">fists</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>.</p>
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