Comments on: Obama Says He’s Spock Then Misuses English Language http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/05/18/obama-says-hes-spock-then-misuses-english-language/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:23:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/05/18/obama-says-hes-spock-then-misuses-english-language/comment-page-1/#comment-118068 Josh Mon, 18 May 2009 17:36:08 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=22695#comment-118068 Sorry to put another pin the GOP's already tattered cushion, but the clearly meant evocative, which has several meanings, one which you obviously missed when you went to look it up is "vivid and seemingly realistic as in the artistic representation of a particular time, place, etc.” - dictionary.com. There is no obligation for it to be historical, it might just as so be futuristic. In fact, evoke as a verb is often used in this way, especially in literature. But who has time to read these days? Yet I can see how someone with your political, economic, international, and social “philosophy” might immediately take it for granted that the current President meant provocative- "inciting, especially to anger or sexual desire." But no need to evoke the former President, his policies, and his flock, their porn website subscriptions and the like. Which is worse: calling the place in which you reside "my house" as Bush did on many occasions, or violating laws established by the United States and using devious tactics to strip American citizens of our rights??? Call me illogical and arrogant, but I'd say the latter. Sorry to put another pin the GOP’s
already tattered cushion, but the
clearly meant evocative, which has
several meanings, one which you
obviously missed when you went to
look it up is “vivid and seemingly
realistic as in the artistic
representation of a particular time,
place, etc.” – dictionary.com. There is
no obligation for it to be historical,
it might just as so be futuristic.
In fact, evoke as a verb is often used
in this way, especially in literature. But
who has time to read these days?
Yet I can see how someone with
your political, economic, international,
and social “philosophy” might
immediately take it for granted that
the current President meant
provocative- “inciting, especially
to anger or sexual desire.” But no need to
evoke the former President, his policies,
and his flock, their porn website
subscriptions and the like.

Which is worse: calling the place
in which you reside “my house” as Bush did
on many occasions, or violating
laws established by the United States
and using devious tactics
to strip American citizens of our rights???
Call me illogical and arrogant, but
I’d say the latter.

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