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As we all know, this election presents Americans with a clear choice. Hugh Hewitt asked listeners to call in with metaphors. Here are their responses (feel free to add your own).

The choice between Bush and Kerry is like the choice between:

Churchill v. Chamberlain
Reagan v. Carter
offense v. defense
advance v. retreat
resolve v. dithering
blunt talk v. nuance
England and Australia v. France and Germany
Allawi in power v. Saddam in power
post 9/11 v. post-Cole
values of America at its founding v. the values of Europe today
leader v. talker
lightning v. lightning bug
White House v. waffle house
Noah's Ark v. Titanic
Lincoln v. McClellan
limits on abortion v. no limits on abortion and taxpayer-funded abortions
parental notification v. no parental notification of teens seeking abortion
tax cut v. tax hike
private sector growth v. public sector growth
cheeseburger v. escargot
honest humility v. prideful arrogance
"Let's roll" v. roll over
Thanksgiving in Baghdad v. Christmas Eve in Cambodia
F-102 v. hot air balloon
September 12 v. September 10
reality v. make believe
big fish v. big fish story
Patton v. Peter Pan
Popeye v. Wimpy
Iceberg v. crushed ice
Battle Hymn of the Republic v. Kumbaya
Pat Tillman v. Michael Moore
D-Day v. Dunkirk
Brit Hume v. Chris Matthews
G-suit v. stuffed suit
national identity v. international anonymity
to be v. not to be
G-man v. g-string
tastes great v. less filling
Gary Cooper v. Inspector Clouseau
Red Dawn v. Reds
007 v. Austin Powers
Osama running from us v. Osama coming at us
adult v. adolescent
Henry V v. Dauphin
Braveheart v. Chickenheart
Jim Brown v. Ricky Williams
hard blow v. blow hard
Heart of America v. Le Car
steak v. pate (Lileks)
hard sharp cheddar v. runny brie (Lileks)
red, white, blue v. tie die
10 gallon stetson v. the magic hat
Saving Private Ryan v. Gigle
rock v. hard face
world series v. world cup
eagle v. magpie
cowboy hat v. blue helmet (radioblogger.com)
bulldog v. poodle
Laura v. Theresa
John Wayne v. Jane Fonda
Ray Lewis v. Jerry Lewis
filet mignon v. ground turkey
safety blitz v. prevent defense
"nuculur" v. nuisance (radioblogger.com)
body armor v. body bag
global freedom v. global test
we the people v. we are the world
adverb v. adjective (Adam Youngman)
big rocks v. botox
Toby Keith v. Milli Vanilli
bazooka v. oompaloompa
Bring it on v. time out
backbone v. back flip
Thor v. Loki
action v. a plan
character v. caricature
stars and stripes v. smoke and mirrors
Arnold v. Gray
Hannibal v. Varro
marriage v. same sex marriage
Dirty Harry v. Barney Fife
Alexander v. Darius
"Blood, sweat, toil, and tears" v. "Peace in our time."
"Never, never, never, never, never give up" v. "wrong war, wrong place, wrong time"

Charge of the Light Brigade v. Electric Light Parade (Adam Youngman)
a Bradley v. a Yugo
hard hat v. beret
Lambeau Field v. Lambert Field
101rst Airborne v. 101 Dalmatians
Old Glory v. white flag
road warrior v. road kill
Mr. T v. mystery

Sun Tsu v. sun tan

The Great Santini v. Forrest Gump
logical v. pathological
Jaws v. Flipper
men v. boys
Zorro v.zero
Secretariat v. Frances the Talking Mule
mini skirt v. burkah
victory v. Vichy
God Bless America v. God-less America
compass v. windsock
Predator v. prey
tough calls v. pratt falls
The Star Spangled Banner v. The Internationale
composure v. poser
boots on the ground v. hands in the air
"I'm the greatest!" v. "No mas."
Captain Kirk v. Colonel Klink
safer shores v. manicures
a grand slam v. french toast
tough in the trenches v. courting the frenches
sanity v. vanity
"bring it on" v. "Not in the face! Not in the face."
Spanky v. Alfalfa
fire power v. flower power
bunker busters v. spit balls
Baghdad '03 v. Dien Bien Phu '54
iron v. irony
Navy SEALs v. navy beans
high and inside v. intentional walk
Monday Night Football v. Sex in the City
USS Missouri v. USS Minnow
Brett Farve v. Ryan Leaf
putting down insurrections v. botox injections
rawhide v. chiffon
a man who kept his promises v. a kept man who promises
winner v. whiner
a stance v. a pose
chaps v. lycra
head coach v. Monday morning QB
"T-Rex v. Barney
the windshield v. the bug
manwich v. lean cuisine
Die Hard v. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Axis of Evil v. nuisance
Tour de force v. Tour de France
ten feet tall v. a mile wide and an inch deep
Frank Sinatra v. Frankie Avalon
Lawrence Taylor v. James Taylor
a shield v a target
pummel v. Hummel (sorry, James)
Lincoln log v. tinker toy
payback v. payoff
oak v. quaking aspen
a hearty handshake v. throwing a kiss
Texas-raised v. taxes-raised
Crawford v. Martha's Vineyard
man's man v. tan-in-a-can
shock and awe v. hem and haw
Semper Fi v. simpering

Go Bush!!