Posted on 09/13/2012 4:13:08 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
tu quoque \ˈtü-ˈkwō-kwē, ˈtyü-, -ˈkō-\ noun, interjection
you likewise: a retort made by a person accused of a crime implying that the accuser is also guilty of the same crime
Example sentence:
We found this quote through Weigel, who thinks he has effectively answered conservative criticism of the current administration with a tu quoque. But in contrast with the Bush State Department, neither the president nor Mrs. Clinton vigorously, or even limply, defended the right of free speech.
---James Taranto, Best of the Web, WSJ, 9/12/12
Etymology:
1671, from Latin, literally "thou also" (or, in modern slang, "so are you!"); an argument which consists in retorting accusations.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Xsbaby got to shake mitts mitt today! No Ryan at this one I guess. Also I spent my hour long massage convincing an undecided NV voter. She thanked me for the info.
That is very cool.
Mitt is in town Friday.
Very cool! He went to her school? And good job talking your masseuse into thinking clearly before she casts a vote.
Everyone I’ve talked to today is freaked out by what is going on, and I can’t figure out why-I’ve been expecting something to happen on 9-11 again since Obama went on his first apology tour...
Obama didn’t really apologize-
He made Hillary do it instead
He’ll make her the fall guy
In case more people end up dead
And when she gets pounced on,
She’ll say tu quoque-not fair!
While the emperor goes off golfing
And campaigning without a care
She wanted a high profile job,
But she forgot, like many of us-
That guy who signs your paycheck
Can throw you under the nearest bus
I keep having these flashbacks to the Carter hostage debacle-the similarities are uncanny, aren’t they? I remember someone doing a spoof of the Knack’s tune “My Sharona”, calling it “Ayatollah”-I don’t remember the words, but it was funny.
Noi, I hadn’t-very clever and apporopriate...
I meant “no”...
freaky
The logic of the Liberal....
Criminal bombs abortion clinic, we blame the criminal, not the abortionist.
Idiot makes film, Criminals bomb our embassies, we blame the idiot.
A+ for you. I want enough people to be scared enough to vote for a stronger leader. A real leader, not some poseur fraud who flunked out of school and has minions hiding all his real records.
Oh that is good. And true too.
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