I'ave gotten along nicely since the spring of 1965 by nevere listeing to or watching on TV any president, vice-president, presidential candidate, congressman, governor or local dog catcher. As far as I can tell I have missed nothing except the annoyance of having the bad news come directly to me wrapped in shit rather than hearing it second hand on rdueced to soundbites by co-werkers, taxi cab drivers, relatives, or hastily glance-at headlines. By the time I see it in print a year later filtered into some jurnal article, it's both much more timely and more intelligible.
Carrol Jim Devine wrote: > > During the late presidential campaign (2005-8), I leaned toward Obama > and against Clinton because Hillary far out-shone Barack in terms of > being downright annoying. How could my ears stand four years of > Hillary's blatantly self-serving drivel? (In the end, I did not let > this determine my vote and instead followed the late Molly Ivins' > advice, voting for Ralph.) > > But now we seem to have suffered a role reversal: because she is > supposed to be diplomatic and not toot her own horn, Hillary's > annoyance rating took a dive, while Barack's rating soared, since he's > become increasingly pedantic in his style. How can my ears stand four > years of his excessively professorial style? > > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
