posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 01:45pm on 2004-08-06
I guess what I'm saying is that this is something I'd let someone I agreed with get away with, so I feel obligated to treat someone like Bush the same way. I'd rather save my "Look, he's an idiot!" attacks for situations that don't make me appear to be just looking for excuses to pounce. Bush already gives us enough legitimate openings.

Grammar-geeking, it can be legitimately interpreted in several different ways, but one of those makes sense in context and is a straightforward interpretation.
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posted by [personal profile] zenlizard at 05:38am on 2004-08-07
Ah, I see. On one level, we are in agreement. The difference is that if you agreed with someone, you'd let them get away with the statement. If I agreed with someone, and they said what Bush said, I'd still (and usually do) pick on the english of the person I agreed with.

So, yes, from a sense of fair play point of view, I would pick on Bush's statemeng.
 
posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 12:09pm on 2004-08-07
Fair enough; that makes sense.

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