-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 03/10/2001 9:23:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< It was the finger in our faces where he lied
that turned me off - for my husband used to do that when he gave me a
lecture. >>
Well Saba, don't be so sure he lied. I'm still recalling the retired old
preacher who called C-SPAN and told Brian Lamb and whichever talking head was
present that the Bible was very specific in both Exodus (and whichever other
book I can't recall) that there was a big difference between sex and sodomy.
Brian Lamb and guest looked at each other in a confused way and thanked the
old guy for calling. They didn't get it, but I did and rushed for my
dictionary. The old guy was right, and Clinton was too. One must be
careful about language. I remember when a school in Utah dropped Red Riding
Hood from the children's access, because the word "screw" was used in the
story. Now it was used in the old way of describing a container, but screw
was screw to the folks in whatever small town this was. Not too long ago I
shocked a group by saying that someone looked like they had been "rode hard
and put away wet". Now this is an old time phrase that relates to what
happens to a horse that is ridden hard and put away without being walked to
cool down. The horse usually founders, suffers terribly, looks awful and
frequently must be put down. My ignorant group had never heard it, knew
nothing of horses, and were sure I had said something off color. What can I
say? In the South, you can still hear one woman say to another, "You old
heifer." It's usually a joke, but it is disparaging. A heifer is a cow that
has never had a calf. An old cow that is barren is fit only for slaughter,
and the meat will not be very good either. Language means different things
to different people in different times. There were a lot of nasty remarks
about Clinton's lawyers wanting specific legal definitions for things. I
don't blame them. I've just never figured out why Clinton kept rolling over.
It was always so important to Republicans that Clinton's words be exact, but
Dubya can barely get out a meaningful sentence, and the media and the various
talking heads just smile like they're watching an awkward four year old and
say, he's learning to use the teleprompter. I can just hear the inference,
"Oh look, he's taking his first step." He's not only the "first son;" he's
been adopted by ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN and FOX. And their pride in his
small accomplishments is matched only by his own. Prudy
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