[SoothingDave]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypophora

Is this your ping?

Yes, it is.

[secret garden]

Will the liberal media be all over Tim Thomas now? You bet they will.

[secret garden]

Thomas statement on White House absence

Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas released the following statement Monday evening regarding his absence from the Bruins’ visit to the White House this afternoon:

“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People.

This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.

[ConorMacNessa]

A famous example of Hypophora in public discourse is Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech, August 28, 1963:

" When will you be satisfied?"

We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."

Contrast his eloquence against the halting, bumbling, ineffective oration of the Kenyan-in-Chief when not aided by teleprompter.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[xsmommy]

Is Tim Thomas a hockey god? yes, as of yesterday, he is.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Do I hate this method of speech? Yes, I hate when someone poses a question then answers it themselves.

[tioga]

Am I offended? You betcha!