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It takes a pretty good mechanic to avoid an earthquake

Submitted by mir on October 31, 2008 - 9:00am
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From the Globe and Mail:

"TORONTO — A trio of the Liberal Party's pre-eminent mechanics have joined the leadership camp of Toronto MP Michael Ignatieff, suggesting that a major shift is under way in the party's plate tectonics."

I personally have learned nothing 'factual' about the impending '2x the charm' race for the Liberal leadership. However, if I follow the metaphor (metaphors, multiple), than voila, a striking image of Ignatieff et al, hanging out with some dirty smocked mechanics in tents pitched on the House of Commons lawn, trying to keep a seismic shift from disturbing the parliament buildings. Yes, did I get that right?

I *rocked* OAC English, so IMHO, it's the plate tectonics that really take this sentence into the land of bad prose. C+ good effort, terrible writing.

I am reading the rest of the article now, and the writing makes the 'rivalry' between Ignatieff and Rae sound somewhere between a space-war, a soccer match, and a boyscout troops gang fight.

I am going to cut and paste the whole text here and give an annotated metaphor analysis.