Hillary Clinton compared herself to the movie character played by Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa. And Senator Barack Obama ridiculed Clinton about her wanting to be Rocky Balboa.
“You know, we all love Rocky,” Obama responded. “But we’ve got to remember, Rocky was a movie.”
I am loyal to fault when it comes to Barack Obama. In my eyes, he can do no wrong. So I am pleading with Obama, “Please let Hillary play Rocky.”
She seems to want it so much. I mean let’s review the first Rocky movie.
Sylvester Stallone, was an unbankable unknown at the time – an underdog actor/writer in the film industry (with 32 previously-rejected scripts) similar to the boxing ‘bum’ in the film.
Ok. So she wants to be a boxing “bum.” Let her.
The main poster’s tagline emphasized the lowly, simple-minded status of the working-class, Italian hero, who was a good-natured individual that lacked basic intelligence, but displayed gutsy, optimistic perseverance while fighting for his dignity:
So he was a simple-minded but good-natured person. In other words, not real bright but a nice guy. I’m seeing a pattern develop here.
“His whole life was a million-to-one shot.”
I thought her odds of getting the Democratic nomination were a little better than that. But, if that’s what you want.
The action-packed, ‘feel-good’ crowd-pleasing story, shot mostly on location, tells of the rise of a small-time, has-been, underdog Philadelphia boxer against insurmountable odds in a big-time bout, with the emotional support of a shy, hesitant, loving girlfriend.
Yes, Yes. The rise of a “has-been.” The plot thickens.
And I remember that Rocky Balboa becomes heavyweight champ of the world. He was beaten and bloodied and bruised and broken-boned all over his body, but he eventually won. He also did the same to his opponent. But Rocky loves to win no matter what the price or who he hurts.
My God, maybe she is Rocky.
Although now I wonder if she should be the Marlon Brando (Terry Malloy) character in “The Waterfront.” You know which one I’m referring. He said something to the effect, “Oh Charlie, I could have been somebody. I could have been a contender.”Reading on Walden Bookstore.
