"I just think it is a window into the soul of a person who is just not temperamentally suited to the task."

— Kaine, Tim (b. February 26, 1958)


Work Title
Date
August 9, 2016
Metaphor
"I just think it is a window into the soul of a person who is just not temperamentally suited to the task."
Metaphor in Context
Asked whether he agreed with calls for the Secret Service to investigate Trump for the comments, Kaine declined to say.

"I don't want to go further than I've said already," he told reporters. "I just think it is a window into the soul of a person who is just not temperamentally suited to the task."
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Patrick Svitek, "Kaine Denounces Trump's Perceived Threat Against Clinton" Texas Tribune (August 9, 2016). <Link to texastribune.org>
Date of Entry
08/10/2016

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.