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2005-02-24 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by BH 2005-02-24 15:42|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "What is shocking is not only Cadman's reluctance to express regret but the fact that he wasn't absolutely mortified by what he'd stooped to say. It would never occur to most people to use such an expression even in private, no matter how incensed they were over an affront, let alone utter such words in public before other elected officials."

Oh I agree completely. Yewbetcha.

You see, some vibrations in the air resulting from the vibration of a set of human vocal chords are deeply injurious and offensive. Others are not. We all know precisely which are which and everyone agrees.

The listener, the person whose ear mechanics pick up those vibrations and translates them into an electrical neural signal bears no responsibility whatsoever for what meaning or resulting feelings are invoked.

Everyone knows this. We all, as listeners, have an identical collection of external buttons which are "pushed" by certain vibration sequences -- and others push them at their peril -- and we bear no responsibility for the result.

Those gosh darn rascally vibrations make me do all sorts of things - and it's not my fault or even my choice how I respond or how I feel... or anything else for that matter.

Bad. Bad vibrations.

Posted by .com 2005-02-24 8:27:37 PM|| 2005-02-24 8:27:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 hmmm - I guess I'm in the minority, but it's usually been my boot instead of fist.

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-24 8:41:12 PM|| 2005-02-24 8:41:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol! Um, we may be in a minority, but you're not alone, heh.

I was being a total smartass. The pussified wankers who wrote this piece live that that feel-good zone. What a shock it would be if anyone were to notify them that not everyone subscribes to their view.

Cheesedicks.

Posted by .com 2005-02-24 9:11:34 PM|| 2005-02-24 9:11:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 One look at the graphic in at the link shows the "inclusive/liberal" leanings of the source of the Opinion. I have an opinion to. If some pussy leftist call me anything I will consider it fighting words. I don't and won't take any shit off of them at all unless they are blood relations. I would not have told them crap the boot would have flown.

Posted by FlameBait 2005-02-24 9:40:31 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-24 9:40:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's amazing that the whole brouhaha is started by some lefty, yet the Rocky Mountain News sees fit to paint Cadman as the monster because he dared to push back.

Assholes.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-24 9:58:42 PM|| 2005-02-24 9:58:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Could be that he meant "boot". What would you call this sort of thing - a de Sadeian slip?

Posted by BH 2005-02-24 10:23:41 PM|| 2005-02-24 10:23:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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