On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:10 AM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> Michael Pollak wrote:
>>
>> Firing Squad Looms for the Dem Party Oligarchy
>>
>>
>> Finally, the "firing squad in a circle" line has been a DLC
>> favorite
>> for years. DLC chief Al From has been pimping it at least
>> since the
>> last presidential race. It's time we officially retired this
>> line,
>> which is really just a sorry take on the lame old high-school
>> guidance-counselor saw: "Now, Jimmy. When you shoot spitballs
>> at Vice
>> Principal Anderson, you're really shooting spitballs at
>> yourself." And
>> little Jimmy thinks: No, actually, I was shooting spitballs at
>> Vice
>> Principal Anderson...
>
> An excellent comment on all those on this list infatuated with the
> silly
> phrase.
A phrase that's apparently been used on this list three times in the past year, one in a quote forwarded from elsewhere.
Thought you hated reckless generalizations, Carrol.
Doug