There are many different metaphors used in speech across the spectrum of human communication, but today, Hillary Clinton's surrogate Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard went the distance. How you can compare milking cows to pulling out of the war is a question that not even I could answer. Apparently to Lt. Joe Obama can't milk the cow and pull out the troops from Iraq. Seriously, you can't make this up.
From The Huffington Post:
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard, a Clinton supporter, compared Obama's stance on Iraq to a person who could "recognize a cow" (ostensibly, the perils of the war) but not milk it (get the troops out? has conflict-management experience?).
"Just because you recognize the cow doesn't mean you know how to milk it," said Ballard, who was playing off his time among cows in Louisiana. "I think body of experience, learning what you have to do and how to do it, is very important... No one can tell you how to milk a cow; you have to do that yourself."
That wasn't all.
"No doubt in my mind he can probably milk a cow but his body of experience means he probably doesn't know how to milk one," continued Ballard, before getting a bit more specific. "When I look across the aisle at Sen. Obama, other than a great speech, I really do not see the same body of experience to deal with that issue. I see a statement that says I have a great staff that can advise me. I think you need a great body of experience to deal with the recommendations your staff is bringing to you."
Besides talking about dairy cows (perhaps a subtle pander to the dairy community of Pennsylvania) Ballard brought up that speech again the Barack made in 2002. Of course he is referring to Senator Obama's remarks that going in there is a bad idea. That speech was right on the money, while Senator Clinton endorsed and supported the war. So as far as judgment's sake goes, Obama wins right there and then. As for milking cows I suspect neither of them are very good at it, but I will trust Barack Obama to do the right thing by pulling the troops out, since he was right about the war all along.
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