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09-17-2009, 07:22 PM
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Of course:
The normally nonchalant Barack Obama looked nonplussed, as Nancy Pelosi glowered behind.
Surrounded by middle-aged white guys — a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men’s club — Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” at a president who didn’t.
But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!
......Wilson clearly did not like being lectured and even rebuked by the brainy black president presiding over the majestic chamber.
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09-17-2009, 08:48 PM
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Sepia snapshot is a good analogy. It looks like a tobacco company board of directors on the republican side of the isle. I hope next time he shouts out, "South Carolina, Secedes!"
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09-17-2009, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill L
Of course:
The normally nonchalant Barack Obama looked nonplussed, as Nancy Pelosi glowered behind.
Surrounded by middle-aged white guys — a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men’s club — Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” at a president who didn’t.
But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!
......Wilson clearly did not like being lectured and even rebuked by the brainy black president presiding over the majestic chamber.
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Brilliant literary touch. Reads like the opening chapter to a short story or novel. Hard to tell if it's a parody of how ridiculous is the contention that Wilson's remark is racist, or if it's a serious rebuke of "white male" racism (nice touch having a woman glowering at the retarded backwoods good ol' boy). Guess will have to wait for the rest of the book to be published to find out. |
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09-17-2009, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill L
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Ah! That clears up my confusion as to the intent. Fair or not, I hear elitist East Coast prejudice against the South. |
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09-18-2009, 04:22 AM
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I think the "key" was ...“You lie!” at a president who didn’t.
ohhh, but he did NY Times...repeatedly...and as usual, pointing out the offense is far worse an offense than actually committing the offense....We are all Racists Now 
you know the dems and Obama are in trouble when they roll out a deranged, failed, bitter, old anti-semite ex-President to attack Obamas critics...  |
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09-18-2009, 07:06 AM
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Everything in the NYT is a lie also - but they do set the media agenda. You guys seem really bright, you should contribute. It's not that hard to do - just pitch your idea to the editor of the appropriate desk.
Make sure you follow the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, they can be real sticklers for grammar and punctuation.
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