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When the latest crude comments relevant to the 2016 Presidential campaigns arose on Friday, my heart sank; I detest disrespect to anyone. As I watched the media and social media response — and all the justifications for "no more civility necessary, dam*&$%^!!" — my heart sank even more. It&
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When the latest crude comments relevant to the 2016 Presidential campaigns arose on Friday, my heart sank; I detest disrespect to anyone. As I watched the media and social media response — and all the justifications for "no more civility necessary, dam*&$%^!!" — my heart sank even more. It&
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There’s a debate going on; perhaps you’ve noticed. There’s actually more than one… there’s the debate over who should be President, the debate whether each/either has the necessary integrity, and then there are the actual, formal debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Due to
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There’s a debate going on; perhaps you’ve noticed. There’s actually more than one… there’s the debate over who should be President, the debate whether each/either has the necessary integrity, and then there are the actual, formal debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Due to
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The following are realtime observations from last night’s debate from only a semi-humble, current events observer (sarcasm heartily included). Note that there was zero watching of pundits or reading of polls prior to posting… Hmmm… I wonder if it will be more style than substance or substance than
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The following are realtime observations from last night’s debate from only a semi-humble, current events observer (sarcasm heartily included). Note that there was zero watching of pundits or reading of polls prior to posting… Hmmm… I wonder if it will be more style than substance or substance than
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Here comes the game again... the lights are on... the stage is set... this should be interesting... the game of the night... the game of the month... What will the refs be like? ... silent? ... deferring? ... biased? Let’s hope not. Replacement moderators just don’t seem all that effective. Ah,
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Here comes the game again... the lights are on... the stage is set... this should be interesting... the game of the night... the game of the month... What will the refs be like? ... silent? ... deferring? ... biased? Let’s hope not. Replacement moderators just don’t seem all that effective. Ah,
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(With all due respect to Dr. Seuss, Big Bird, Green Eggs, Ham, the Muppets, etc.) Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any
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(With all due respect to Dr. Seuss, Big Bird, Green Eggs, Ham, the Muppets, etc.) Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any
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So how do we do it? How do we ensure that our ‘yes’ means ‘yes’ and our ‘no’ means ‘no’? “And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of
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So how do we do it? How do we ensure that our ‘yes’ means ‘yes’ and our ‘no’ means ‘no’? “And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of