I amnotgoingtoexploitforpoliticalpurposesmyopponent's youthandinexperience." WalterMondalewouldlatersaythatmomentfeltliketheendofmycampaign, inhiswords. Sometimes, anapparentslipofthetonguecatchesfire, likewhenPresidentFord, attheheightoftheColdWarin 1976, madethisbafflingclaimabouttheRussians. "ThereisnoSovietdominationofEasternEurope, andthereneverwillbeunder a Fordadministration." "I'm sorry, could I justfollow?
Did I understandyoutosay, sir, thattheRussians..." Themoment, stickingwithvotersandwithFord, wholostthatelectiontoJimmyCarter, sayingyearslater, "There's noquestion I didnotadequatelyexplainwhat I wasthinking." Whatendsupintheheadlinesisn't alwayswhatthecandidatesmightwant. "Alltheapplicantsseemtobemen.
I wentto a numberofwomen's groupsandsaid, canyouhelpusfindfolks?
私は多くの女性グループを訪ね、女性たちを探すのを手伝ってくれないかと言った。
Andtheybroughtuswholebindersfullofwomen." BarackObamatakingthatonthetrailthroughElectionDay. Andevenwithoutwords, bodylanguagecansay a loton a debatestage.