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.
Eneils Bailey - 04:02pm on 02/17/2006
Mr. Whittington really does seem to be a good guy… He is more concerned with the Vice Pres. than himself which is rare!
Zsa Zsa - 06:02pm on 02/17/2006
Harry Whittington, the man shot by Dick Cheney in Texas last weekend…
Don’t ya’ just love the passive voice?
Dave - 07:02pm on 02/17/2006
What’s your point Dave?
Rob - 07:02pm on 02/17/2006
"Mistakes were made, people were fired, puppies were drowned, babies were eaten..."
Dave - 08:02pm on 02/17/2006
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?
BTW: "Mistakes were made..." was the mantra of the Clinton administration. The Vice President admitted what he did, unlike the previous admin.
robert108 - 10:02pm on 02/17/2006
"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 - 11:02pm on 02/17/2006
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?
robert108 - 12:02am on 02/18/2006
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 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!
Don’t ya’ just love the passive voice?
What’s your point Dave?
"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?
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.