Woah, I never thought of that - PA as rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [Polls: McCain's Pennsylvania Push Stalling Out] Reference
This is where four months of rope-a-dope pays dividends. From Wordnik.com. [Obama To Hit McCain For "Erratic And Uncertain Leadership"] Reference
A little rope-a-dope is all the last few weeks have been. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: McCain Takes National Lead; Even Besting Obama On The Economy] Reference
WILSON: No, I think it's part of the rope-a-dope strategy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2003] Reference
I think Mohammad Ali called this fight tactic rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Unleashes Wave Of Mailers Attacking McCain's Health Plan] Reference
Clinton has continued to service well with his rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2000] Reference
He's doing the rope-a-dope strategy at the end of the fight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2008] Reference
At times he has been a tiger, at others doing a rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [Republican Leaders Preview Attacks On Harry Reid] Reference
Saddam = So far, rope-a-dope "what weapons?" strategy is working. From Wordnik.com. [Conventional Wisdom] Reference
But his Senate tenure has often looked like an endless rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [Ari Melber: Democrats Will Be Better Off if Reid Loses] Reference
"The guy's doing a rope-a-dope on us," fretted a top U.S. strategist. From Wordnik.com. [A New Kind Of Warfare] Reference
Agree with those who say Obama is going with the rope-a-dope strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Klein: I Was "Wrong" To Call McCain An Honorable Man] Reference
Team Obama needs not merely to play rope-a-dope with joking responses. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Of Playing "Race Card"] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: M.n, oh, man, the Pecos Kid didn't rope-a-dope for a minute. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 4, 2006] Reference
This is McCain's version of a rope-a-dope, and I pray we don't fall for it. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign: Someone With "Zero Foreign Policy Experience" Is "Heartbeat Away From Presidency"] Reference
She can keep swinging, while he is laying on the ropes, doing the rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Again Hits Obama Over Foreign Policy] Reference
As for Brown, he hadn't spent a dime during his many months of Zen rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [William Bradley: Jerry Brown's Off To A Rollicking Start Against Billionaire Meg Whitman] Reference
Obama will run for cover thinking he can play rope-a-dope and run out the clock. From Wordnik.com. [Newsweek Poll: Obama's Lead Over Clinton Down Since PA Loss -- But He's Still Ahead] Reference
Are the United Nations inspectors in Iraq just an international game of rope-a-dope?. From Wordnik.com. [West Wing Story: Decoding Bush's Agenda] Reference
Merkley either doesn't have any money or is playing a very good game of rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Senator Runs Anti-War Ad After Obama's Speech] Reference
RICKS: Well, first of all, there's a lot of rope-a-dope in the Obama withdrawal plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 15, 2009] Reference
I think Palin may have been trying to play a rope-a-dope in coming into this campaign. From Wordnik.com. [Have Palin's Abysmal Interviews Raised Bar For Her Tonight?] Reference
Anyone want to lay odds both parties try to play rope-a-dope until after the election?. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Urges Action, But Insists On Improvements To Bailout Package] Reference
That's exactly the sort of rope-a-dope the Hussein Obama campaign has come to embrace. From Wordnik.com. [A Word On Yesterday's Hillary-Obama Delegate Dust-Up] Reference
But Gore has shown that he fights well on the ropes and he's used a lot of rope-a-dope. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Iowa Caucuses: Health Questions Slowing Down Bradley Campaign - January 22, 2000] Reference
Using his typical rope-a-dope style, he let this bill die the death of a thousand cuts. From Wordnik.com. [The Dysfunctional Death of Congestion Pricing] Reference
Maybe Obama's "rope-a-dope" with is supposed "moving to the center" is actually working. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Camp's New Attack: Obama Is The One Who's The Same As Bush] Reference
WESLEY CLARK (RET.), CNN MILITARY ANALYST: This is a slice - and-dice, rope-a-dope trick. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2002] Reference
Am I the only one that sees that the "rope-a-dope" strategy is EXACTLY what Obama's doing?. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Voters See McCain As The Negative Campaigner By Six To One] Reference
Ali's rope-a-dope against Foreman was much like Obama's big time spending in Pennsylvania. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Campaign Emails Out "Electability" Power-Point To All House Dems] Reference
Administration officials have said that they will not tolerate "rope-a-dope" in the desert. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2002] Reference
MILES O'BRIEN: So they're a little rope-a-dope with the Nasdaq and because the -- ah, whatever. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2006] Reference
Maybe Obama's playing rope-a-dope with McC now and will come out swinging after the D convention. From Wordnik.com. [New McCain Ad: "Life In The Spotlight Must Be Grand"] Reference
Obama's campaign approach might also be compared to Ali's "rope-a-dope" strategy against Foreman. From Wordnik.com. [Axelrod On Palin: Sounds Like A Washington Politician] Reference
Pawlenty would be good at only repeating talking points and doing a rope-a-dope during the debate. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
Clearly the Palin announcement was a reaction to the rope-a-dope, trying to drown Obama's counterpunches with a new flurry. From Wordnik.com. [RJ Eskow: If You Think the Mayor of Columbus is Over-Qualified to Be President, Palin's Just Right (plus Hillary's Heroes and Rope-a-Dope-a-Dope)] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.