The Great Rope a Dope trick
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 15th, 2011 5:37 am by HL
The Great Rope a Dope trick
Barack Obama learned a political trick from Muhammad Ali called Rope a Dope. For you youngsters, this refers to the epic Rumble in the Jungle Heavyweight fight against George Foreman in 1974. Here is the Wikipedia explanation. The rope-a-dope is…
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A Grand ‘Narrative’ for Obama — in 58 Words
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