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“Weasel words from mollycoddles will never do when the day demands prophetic clarity from great hearts.” Theodore Roosevelt
Weasel Ways It was your delicious moment, a pause in the flow of words and, like a weasel with an egg, you sucked the life out of my words and I faded away. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
Note: A Weasel is of the genus Mustela (which includes stoats, polecats, mink, ferrets, otters, wolverines, martins etc.) one of their habits is to suck the contents of an egg leaving the shell behind. In 1900 the term Weasel Words was coined to reflect words that suck the meaning out of other words, e.g. organised chaos, some people say, experts recommend, are all weasel words.
Ah, yes, “weasel words” are a regular part of the higher education lexicon.
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Yes, though on paper it won’t fly so easily (well not here at any rate), but in the political world it sure does. Akin to counterfeiting money.
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That’s a good analogy. It’s so strange to listen to some campaign promises to provide every person in every crowd a life of luxury and ease while at the same time slashing their taxes to negligible amounts. Where is the money supposed to come from to pay for it?
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Yes, the lies are so obvious. I was listening to Reggie Williams the theologian and he was saying that one has to choose the one who will do the least harm (out of a field of bad choices).
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I can’t tell you the number of times I heard my dad say the same thing, when each election season rolled around.
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If anything it’s become more difficult.
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😉 A wonderful metaphor.Thank you also for the explaination of “weasel words”, Paul. Have a beautiful day! Michael
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Lots of weasels out there, many thanks for sharing that Michael 🙂
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Love them. They are very intelligent too. 😉
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Yes, cunning is a word that comes to mind.
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Thank you for naming the word, Paul! I am just in learning the language. Michael
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You are doing a great job Michael.
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😀 Thank you Paul! You too!
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How beautifully snappy!
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I like the lilt of your response, thank you Chris
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So cute!!!
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They are, but I believe they also bite 🙂
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LOL Oh, I won’t get that close but they are fun to look at! 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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After discussion – a great poem
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🙂
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