Say Anything Blog

I saw Mr. Whittington’s statement on TV. The man appears to be true gentleman, showing more class in five minutes than the complete  Washington press corps could muster the rest of the year.

Mr. Whittington really does seem to be a good guy… He is more concerned with the Vice Pres. than himself which is rare!

Harry Whittington, the man shot by Dick Cheney in Texas last weekend…

Don’t ya’ just love the passive voice?

What’s your point Dave?

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

"Mistakes were made, people were fired, puppies were drowned, babies were eaten…"

Sigh…

Maybe I’m stupid, but I’m not getting it.  You’ve proved that you’re the smart one, now what’s your point? 

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

Dave: Try this for comparative coverage:

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=5257 

BTW:  "Mistakes were made…" was the mantra of the Clinton administration.  The Vice President admitted what he did, unlike the previous admin. 

"We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice—that is, until we stop saying ‘It got lost,’ and say ‘I lost it.’" -Sydney Harris

Dave: So you agree with me that the Clinton Administration was a bunch of kids trying to play grownup with our country for eight years.

Dick Cheney said: "I was the one who pulled the trigger.  I shot my friend."  Hardly the passive voice.  BTW, who is Sydney Harris, and why should I give a cr*p about his opinion on anything? What did he mean by "We"?  Did he have a mouse in his pocket? 

How is "...the man shot by Dick Cheney last weekend" in any way shape or form a passive statement?  Dick Cheney did shoot a man last weekend.

I thought I was being rather blunt about it. 

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

Rob: It’s just the usual nit-picking.  Nit-picking is what people do when they have no substantive argument.

Be nice to dave… He always has an interesting take!

How is "...the man shot by Dick Cheney last weekend" in any way shape or form a passive statement? 

You don’t know the difference between the active voice and the passive voice?

You don’t know the difference between the active voice and the passive voice?

"...the man shot by Dick Cheney last weekend" = passive voice, limp-wristed, girly

"Dick Cheney shot a man last weekend!" = active voice, aggressive!, manly

You happy now Mr. English major?

I may not know the difference between passive and aggressive voices, but at least I’m not a pretentious prick.

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

I may not know the difference between passive and aggressive voices, but at least I’m not a pretentious prick.

You’re welcome, don’t mention it.

Oh come off it.  If your intent was really to help you’d have explained what you were talking about in the first comment.

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.