A bald eagle in Clay County974 Archives Florida that got stuck in the grille of a car is reportedly okay, according to authorities.
Images of the bird are being compared to the state of America right now in the middle of a bizarre and often dispiriting election weekend.
SEE ALSO: What Donald Trump's comments mean to me as a survivor of sexual assaultClay County Sheriff’s Office says bald eagle is okay after getting stuck in the grille of an oncoming car pic.twitter.com/BMVY33n0mr
— ABC News (@ABC) October 8, 2016
I'm not a creative writing professor. But if I were I'd probably deem this, "A fine metaphor, but perhaps a little too heavy-handed."
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This picture of a bald eagle stuck in the grill of a car pretty much sums up #Election2016 in the USA. (h/t @ABC News) pic.twitter.com/Q6ATmHH8uF
— Steve Chiotakis (@RadioChio) October 8, 2016
Really, in a deep sense, aren't we all the bald eagle stuck in the car grille? And aren't we all just as ready to peck somebody's eyes out? pic.twitter.com/QWD6nOTwi0
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) October 8, 2016
Metaphor for U.S. election. (Donald Trump's behind the wheel, btw.) https://t.co/jly1jxr5Uu
— Martha Brockenbrough (@mbrockenbrough) October 8, 2016
Dropping the metaphor for a moment and focusing on the eagle, the Clay County Sheriff's Office shared details of the bird's rescue on Facebook.
We are all the eagle.
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