Hillary as "Rocky?" Not so fast, said Barack Obama.
Clinton on Tuesday compared herself to the underdog boxer from the 1976 movie, as a way of saying she won't quit the presidential race too soon, no matter how long the odds. "When it comes to finishing a fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit,” Clinton told the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
Speaking to the same group today, Obama jabbed back, saying per MSNBC, “We all love Rocky. And last time I checked, I was the underdog in this state. . . ."
He continued, "But we've got to remember that Rocky was a movie. And so is the idea that someone can fight for working people and at the same time, embrace the broken system (in) Washington, where corporate lobbyists use their clout to shape laws to their liking.”
Craig Gordon