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Rick Perry uses terms like "pig in a poke." He has almost no command of the language. This is why he does so poorly in debates. Talk about all hat and no cattle. Since when did you ever buy pig meat in a bag ( a pig in a poke)?
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Language used could not be any more irrelevant.
The left unloaded in their pants for "hope and change" and got Bush's 3rd term.
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Of all of the people on this board, I least expected you Modeeb to discount the use of language intentionally based on target audience appeal. This is not to say that I support Perry, but his base expects and is enamored of him using phrases like "pig in a poke".
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He is branding himself as a Will rogers type. Nothing could be further from reality. He is a pig in a poke.
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Modeeb posted:
He is branding himself as a Will rogers type.
What could be more "refreshing" for people who are sick of hearing about "nuanced" Democrat thinking and watching how that word and concept just amounted to the same old dupe...
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Modeeb posted:
You Can Tell A Lot About a Candidate by the Language They Use
This seems like a noncontroversial statement.
So I wonder what it is that is causing cawlin and moe to argue
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Jargon is a problem. But cloaking yourself in homespun idioms is just bad theater.
Language is vital to thinking.
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Modeeb posted:
Jargon is a problem. But cloaking yourself in homespun idioms is just bad theater.
How very nuanced of you to say!
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You often use words that I don't understand, Modeeb.
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Yes, sometimes I use specialized vocabulary. I often put links to definitions in my posts. You can increase your vocabulary. These words mean a lot to me and often say what I mean. However, in writing poetry, I have learned to make things more concrete. It is difficult to speak about metaphysics in ordinary language. But, in the end it is more meaningful to me.
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B_Shinkicker posted:
You often use words that I don't understand, Modeeb.
Don't worry about it. Modeeb doesn't understand most of the words he uses either.
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Actually the language Obama uses did tell us a lot about him as did Bush's.
Lincoln's language said a lot about him as well.
Reagan, Clinton, Carter, etc all seem to fit the premise.
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Mo, this is the sort of bullshit that keeps me from taking you seriously. You make an insightful title and follow it up with some elitist bigotry. Use all the big words you want, but don't try to snub people for taking plainly or using an idiom outside your comfort zone.
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Modeeb posted:
Rick Perry uses terms like "pig in a poke." He has almost no command of the language. This is why he does so poorly in debates. Talk about all hat and no cattle. Since when did you ever buy pig meat in a bag ( a pig in a poke)?
pig meat in a bag 
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Can you get your nose any higher? 
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