tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post908952340398326200..comments2024-03-18T21:13:24.011-07:00Comments on Crushed by Inertia: Articulate the ArticulessLonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-49788432901750018462007-02-11T19:32:00.000-08:002007-02-11T19:32:00.000-08:00Wouldn't you then say "a clean record," as opposed...Wouldn't you then say "a clean record," as opposed to just "clean." I'm used to hearing people use simply the word "clean" to mean "free of scandal" if that person had previously been suspected of wrongdoing and was then cleared.<BR/><BR/>As in, "the Duke Lacrosse team got off clean."<BR/><BR/>But IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ARTICULATE crack? That's requiring we give him the benefit of the doubt twice in one sentence. Taking it in tandem with the Indian-American "7-11 and Dunkin' Donuts" faux pas, we're talking about a guy who has a lot of trouble not saying stupid shit that sounds vaguely racist.Lonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-87446855029263139952007-02-11T19:19:00.000-08:002007-02-11T19:19:00.000-08:00In Biden's defense, I think his use of the word "c...In Biden's defense, I think his use of the word "clean" was intended to mean that Obama was free of any past personal or political scandal or controversy.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.com