tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post1482373726257960302..comments2023-10-06T04:03:02.518-04:00Comments on The Doctor Isn't: Political Phrases I'm Ready to Hear RetiredDr. Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-19214612556350181702008-09-05T12:34:00.000-04:002008-09-05T12:34:00.000-04:00I'm with you: why would we want an ordinary person...I'm with you: why would we want an ordinary person in high office? I'd like someone extraordinary.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-55373722065954941352008-09-05T09:48:00.000-04:002008-09-05T09:48:00.000-04:00Oh, no. Typos aren't such a problem here. I figu...Oh, no. Typos aren't such a problem here. I figure if I get to treat it like a space for something closer to free-writing, than everyone else does, too. I was trying to triple-task when I was approving comments and wound up confusing myself. <BR/><BR/>I suppose for a subset of America those are good things. I kept hearing Old West comparisons last night. It's odd what metaphors we unpack in these moments. And how we mix and match them a la "A Four Star Warrior."Dr. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-31407634893022929762008-09-05T00:42:00.000-04:002008-09-05T00:42:00.000-04:00Dr. C,Thanks for your lovely apology. I had just a...Dr. C,<BR/>Thanks for your lovely apology. I had just assumed that you got sick of my typos and banished me altogether. :) <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about the bar deal. And can I add another one (again)?? Either "gun-totin'" or "pistol-packin'" -- take your pick. WHY IS THIS BEING PROMOTED AS A *GOOD* THING FOR A VP?! (umm, hello, Dicky C.?!) And why/how have these phrases become synonymous with "VP preparedness"?!? Major head-scratcher. Not to mention disheartening.<BR/>I actually wrote about it on my blog as well:<BR/>http://layoder.wordpress.com<BR/><BR/>Happy Friday,<BR/>LesleyLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02689940595937292147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-15975038341274618362008-09-04T23:27:00.000-04:002008-09-04T23:27:00.000-04:00Apologies to Lesley, whose comments I messed up. ...Apologies to Lesley, whose comments I messed up. I'm with you, Lesley: let's get rid of the drilling chants. <BR/><BR/>What's killing me is the notion that we'd somehow want someone who could run into at the bar to be our President. Usually when I run into someone at the bar they sucker me for a drink and then never turn up again. <BR/><BR/>Which, now that I think about it, is a sort of nice metaphor for the last several years of federal governance.Dr. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-57706615406545995032008-09-04T19:50:00.000-04:002008-09-04T19:50:00.000-04:00YES! oh. my. yes.I agree so vehemently that...jee...YES! oh. my. yes.<BR/><BR/>I agree so vehemently that...jeez, i dunno, but YES.mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667502775065754682noreply@blogger.com