Moments after Eight Belles was euthanized on the track of the Kentucky Derby, I was just waiting for a barrage of tasteless commentary comparing Hillary Clinton to the filly that came in second. Sadly, I wasn't disappointed. See video:

Just days before the Derby, Clinton told her supporters to "bet on the filly," the only female horse in the race. Running the race of her life, Eight Belles came up short, not only losing to a horse called Big Brown, but also breaking both ankles, an irreparable injury. If anyone watched, it was tragic and awful to see the filly stumble after crossing the finish line, only to be put down moments later by Derby veterinarians.

The analogies of Clinton as Eight Belles, Obama as Big Brown, (now how's that for a cheap metaphor), and the veterinarians as the superdelegates seemed so tawdry that I never thought I would see a reputable publication give cadence to such inanity. But then there was this clip I just found on the front page of the New York Times' website, which did exactly what I described above. In the clip, two journalists giggle about the irony of the situation, while providing some pretty base analysis. Not only are some of the facts inaccurate, but if either of them followed the race, they'd know Obama's winning pick was Colonel John, the favorite that didn't even place in the top three. Is that an analogy, too?