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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (19813)	11/13/2001 4:02:26 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 59480

Remember that guy in Washington who got in trouble for using the word niggardly? She Won't Get Her Cat Fixed Either Lauren Hammond, a member of the Sacramento, Calif., City Council, is fuming at Robert Pacuinas, a Sacramento lawyer. Pacuinas, speaking at a City Council hearing, "emphasized his point by saying, 'I think we should call a spade a spade.' " the Sacramento Bee reports. Hammond exploded: "You--made an ethnically and racially derogatory remark and I hope you think about what you said. It is not appreciated. It is no longer a part of modern English. The phrase just isn't used in good company anymore." Just one problem: The word spade in this expression is not a racial slur at all. It refers to a shovel. So the problem is Hammond's ignorance, not Pacuinas's insensitivity. Says Pacuinas: "I just can't believe she is sticking to her guns." Uh-oh, he may be hearing from Sarah Brady next. opinionjournal.com