ALBANY, N.Y. - Considered a political albatross in 2000, former President Clinton is arguably the most sought-after Democratic campaigner in the final days of the midterm elections
2006-10-26 02:37:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Are you asking what to be an "Albatross" means?
To sailors, killing an albatross is considered bad luck. The term, "to have an albatross around your neck" implies you are struck with bad luck or somehow an outcast.
To call Clinton an "Albatross" is to say that most candidates viewed him as bad luck, some one they didn't want associated with them. (Much as Bush has become this election).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross#Albatrosses_and_culture
2006-10-26 02:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by Wundt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its an action or a person from the past who comes back to haunt a person. Its from the poem "the rime of the ancient mariner" where a crew member of a ship kills an albatross (A large bird considered an omen good luck), and then this comes back to haunt him
2006-10-26 10:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by Gyaani 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it means a person who used to be a respected member of the party who has done something to disgrace himself tried to redeem himself with little success but is still in the limelight. That sure fits Clinton, eh?
2006-10-26 09:46:28 · answer #3 · answered by AKA FrogButt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hindrance
2006-10-26 09:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋