tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571218098538219550.post8842911057804583395..comments2023-06-09T11:42:30.836+01:00Comments on Dreaming In Text: Words Are DeedsBrian Keaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571218098538219550.post-50712293991702760792009-01-21T23:35:00.000+00:002009-01-21T23:35:00.000+00:00Indeed, one of the key talking points of Obama's c...Indeed, one of the key talking points of Obama's campaign over here was that "words having meaning" and "words have power."<BR/><BR/>I'm glad Bush is gone. He never had my vote or my support, but I have to say, I don't think he was as thoroughly stupid as he's "credited" with. Yes, he was a puppet of entrenched interests, but every time he said "nucular" he knew what audience he was speaking to. And by using the word "crusade" he knew that he was whipping up the good old boys into a frenzy.<BR/><BR/>There is a photo going around of Obama looking cool in his sunglasses, loose limbed and comfortable -- with a book in his hand! Pictures have meaning too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571218098538219550.post-53417182648514386202009-01-20T23:18:00.000+00:002009-01-20T23:18:00.000+00:00Well put.I'm still convincing people that irregard...Well put.<BR/><BR/>I'm still convincing people that irregardless isn't a word, though the leader of the free world so often used it. (And, blushingly, I admit so had I for some time).Jaruciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423622523128180916noreply@blogger.com