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Nomenclature, McCain, and Watch how fast this post disappears!

     * this is not about candidate bashing*



I have commented of a few posts regarding Obama's "arrogance", pointing out that in almost every context I have seen it used it is the incorrect word. I did this in a quite condescending manner admittedly, however in seriousness, without the proper word usage I am unable to understand the thought that is attempted to be conveyed.


Some may be stating arrogance as a way as to build a frame of viewing a candidate, however I don't believe that to be the case most of the time, as there is an emotional irrationality to most such posts. I have a suspicion that quite a bit of the time a person is not completely aware of the thought, merely expressing emotions that have not been reduced to fully coherent thought.


I am certainly no English master, far from it, grammar, spelling, and proper word usage, etc, are pretty elusive to me. In my work framing issues and choices is largely verbal and much easier to pull off as you can rely on tone, body language, etc to construct your frame.


Print is not so simple. Think "surge", correct word for a certain point of view, but it should have been escalation or along those lines. We lost public perception for a while partly because it.


The next problem is not an easy one:  received perception vs actual definition. How to use the correct word and elicit the correct response. I'll be damned if I can handle this one in print.


So keeping in mind that this is how to better understand each other and one of the ways to help destroy McCain age 847. 


My question is what do you feel about a candidate? 

Then,what is it that you find to cause that? (as in what specific description elicits this reaction?)


or If that is a bore.


What  are some wording to amplify and to best gain acceptance to the public at large of  McCain's glaring negatives?  

Aside from the fact that he rode dinosaurs with Jesus in the beginning of time 6000 years ago.



Comments (4)

I know I've been the guy harping on the sage stuff but the serious attack we need to level on McCain is that he's a flip flopper. Which, he is.

What do you think the best way is to make it stick? Citing the facts alone doesn't work well for Democrats.

Riding dinosaurs with Jesus must exceed man's grasp, else what's a heaven for.

The breadth of your intellect in theological matters is astounding, far surpassing that of Hagee!

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