Re: [Pen-l] the annoy-a-meter

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'ave gotten along nicely since the spring of 1965 by nevere listeing to
or watching on TV any president, vice-president, presidential candidate,
congressman, governor or local dog catcher. As far as I can tell I have
missed nothing except the annoyance of having the bad news come directly
to me wrapped in shit rather than hearing it second hand on rdueced to
soundbites by co-werkers, taxi cab drivers, relatives, or hastily
glance-at headlines. By the time I see it in print a year later filtered
into some jurnal article, it's both much more timely and more
intelligible.

Carrol

Jim Devine wrote:
> 
> During the late presidential campaign (2005-8), I leaned toward Obama
> and against Clinton because Hillary far out-shone Barack in terms of
> being downright annoying. How could my ears stand four years of
> Hillary's blatantly self-serving drivel?  (In the end, I did not let
> this determine my vote and instead followed the late Molly Ivins'
> advice, voting for Ralph.)
> 
> But now we seem to have suffered a role reversal: because she is
> supposed to be diplomatic and not toot her own horn, Hillary's
> annoyance rating took a dive, while Barack's rating soared, since he's
> become increasingly pedantic in his style. How can my ears stand four
> years of his excessively professorial style?
> 
> --
> Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
> way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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