Language Liberalism Freethought Birds
Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
So, the president returned a salute today with a cup of chai in his hand. (It is, of course, proof positive that Obama hates the troops.) And let's not get sucked into whether the president should even be saluting - it's a modern custom started by the theatrical Reagan, so OF COURSE HE SHOULD!!!!!!11!
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 9:24 PM, September 24, 2014
Kathie had this to say...
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At 11:01 AM, September 26, 2014
Picky had this to say...
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At 11:34 AM, September 26, 2014
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->THIS MADE MY DAY!!! And yes, I'm shouting :-)))
You will know the answer to this: do ordinary serving soldiers in the US salute when they are in civilian clothes? I'm pretty certain that ain't allowed over here in Blighty. In fact I don't think they are allowed to salute when not wearing headgear (the salute being the remnant of removing the hat, I think).
No. They don't. And until Reagan, presidents didn't salute anybody either.
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