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#135777 12/08/04 08:06 AM
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"Bipartisanship is absolutely essential.... It's too easy to demagogue this for one side or the other," added Kolbe.

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Whaddaya got against bipartisanship?


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Whaddaya got against bipartisanship?

I think his objection is to "demagogue this", Faldage.

Some people are partisan in their politics and others in their parts of speech.

Kolbe is making a demamockery of demagoguery.


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I think his objection is to "demagogue this", Faldage.

As the kids say, "Duh." Or, (and I like this one better), "No sh%#, Sherlock."

Why don't y'all plutarchi just give up and find another message board? I can send you a list. It'd be really cool if you actually made good on your threat to leave. You wouldn't be missed.


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OED demagogue, v. 1656


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[pun intended] just following up on Faldage's thought:

Chiefly U.S.


[f. prec.]

1. intr. To play the demagogue.

1656 HARRINGTON Oceana 143 When that same ranting fellow Alcibiades fell a demagoging for the Sicilian War. 1850 Congress. Globe 24 July App. 940 In Ohio, the master-spirits of the party, while demagoging upon the stump, have promised the people [etc.]. 1867 Ibid. 16 Mar. 146/1 There was a great temptation presented to members of the Republican party now to demagogue. 1876 Congress. Rec. 1 July 4338/1, I have not been one of those..trying to cut down a few dollars for the purpose of demagoguing before the county.



2. trans. To deal with (a matter) after the fashion of a demagogue.

1890 Cincinnati Commercial Gaz. 31 July, The President never thought of demagoging the matter by..spurning the goodly gift. 1897 Congress. Rec. 20 Feb. 2041/2 Here is a plain, common-sense question, not to be demogogued in any way.




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Well boys, not to fight Plutarch's battles, I'm sure he can cope much better than I, but I wonder, if you question Plutarch's interpretation of TEd's opening peeve don't you think it proper to simply ask TEd what he meant?

And Annastrophic, was there something that I missed that caused your incongruous and outrageous attack on poor Plutarch?

Come on gang, life is too short!


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Whaddaya got against bipartisanship?

Dear ASp, it seems that I took Faldage's remark too literally. That is regretable.






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And Annastrophic, was there something that I missed that caused your incongruous and outrageous attack on poor Plutarch?

Yes, there must be something you missed. I don't find it *incongruous at all, especially with that big smile at the end

...and "outrageous", well, I have to say...

...no, I don't *have to say...

You're correct! Life is too short!

peace

... Meanwhile, back in the pen...




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