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To: The Looking Spoon
Once again he breaks the boundaries of presidential decorum. This guy isn't the president of a college fraternity. He is one of only 44 people in the history of a nation of hundreds of millions who have had the honor and privilege to hold one of the greatest positions of power in the history of mankind

Actually, he is one of only 43 people, but I not going to quibble. What bothered me was the passive voice that he used. "looking for an ass to kick"? By putting the verb at the end of the sentence, he made even an attempt a machismo seem wimpy. The verb should come before the object. Can you imagine George Patton saying 'I'm looking for some ass with which I shall kick'? He would (and did) say, I'm going to kick some ass. Active voice versus passive voice. Obama can't even do tough right.

8 posted on 06/08/2010 9:46:06 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek

OMG, you’re right, I forgot about Grover Cleveland! Thanks for the correction. :-D


12 posted on 06/08/2010 9:53:07 PM PDT by The Looking Spoon
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To: fhayek

OMG, you’re right, I forgot about Grover Cleveland! Thanks for the correction. :-D


13 posted on 06/08/2010 9:59:00 PM PDT by The Looking Spoon
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