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It's a Rope-A-Dope move to polarize the public against frontline County workers while diverting attention from the County's bloated bureacracy filled with overpaid, redundant managers earning over $100K per year.
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Even Muhammad Ali dropped the Rope-A-Dope strategy and threw some knockout punches.
DNC's Chief Researcher: We Sent "Zero" Oppo-Guys To Alaska 2009
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I say it's a four-way Rope-A-Dope because here are the Canadian officials CTV just quoted in the piece you found:
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CTV is obviously relishing the four-way Rope-A-Dope they have triggered, quoting half of the Canadian cabinet along with Shrub as essentially wagging their fingers at BOTH Hillary and Barack and "warning" the Democrats.
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My very last comment, regarding whether Obama was engaged in Rope-A-Dope:
Breaking: McCain Campaign Suspends Campaign Due To Crisis, Calls On Delay For Debate 2009
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McCain is in for a surprise if he thinks for a minute that Obama isn't going to Rope-A-Dope him.
Obama Camp To McCain: Thank You For Highlighting My Leadership On Nukes 2009
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If President Obama has been doing what some people hope -- using a variation on Muhammad Ali's "Rope-A-Dope" tactic to let the Republicans show us exactly what strategy they bring to the legislative process -- he could start Wednesday's speech with the following:
Steven G. Brant: Remember, Pres. Obama: "It's the Culture (Not Health Care), Stupid!" 2009
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I'm reminded of Muhammad Ali's legendary "Rope-A-Dope."
Sean Penn: Country First (or, How The Media Loves A Lipsticked Rumsfeld) 2008
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What Obama is doing, and what I figured he would do, is a version of the Rope-A-Dope--allow your opponent to expend his energy, as you test his mettle.
"Kill Him!" Steven Barnes 2008
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Rope-A-Dope: Newt wants the media to look the other way... sound JavaManiac ...with liberty and justice for all
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Amanda Terkel 2012
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