I hate these people, people
Joe Conason column on the recent flap over Howard Dean daring to suggest that the “terror alerts” might be just a little bit politically-motivated.
But that’s not why I hate these people today. Check out this excerpt from Mr. Ridge’s “press conference:”
“…a reporter inquired whether Mr. Ridge could link “this plot” to the “pre-election threats” he had mentioned at a widely criticized July 8 press conference. “I think one could reasonably infer that this could be part of that effort,” he replied. “But I don’t think you necessarily should put a time frame around when these targets, if they were ultimately the subject of an attack, would be attacked. I mean, given the specificity of the information, you’ve got to appreciate that and consider that in light of the broader general threat to try to disrupt the democratic process.”
You’re just not supposed to be able to do things like that to the English language. So: I hate these people, people.
