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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (4776)5/17/2007 2:03:37 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 25737
 
"It certainly sounds like he means to say payback"

NOW you seem to be wanting to engage in a little bit of 'pop psychology', GUESSING what people 'really' were thinking... instead of letting their own words talk for them.

Just IMAGINE how much fun we could have with Dubbya's tortured and twisted syntax... if we allow ourselves to GUESS what he 'really must be thinking', LOL!

No... as Paul *explained* in the post-debate interviews, (consistent with what he has been saying in speech-after-speech, all over the country for a long time now, consistent with his speeches on the floor of the House of Representatives, which are also linked on his campaign Web site), he was REFERRING TO THE PUBLISHED CONCLUSIONS OF THE 9-11 COMMISSION, which re-stated C.I.A. analysts conclusions and predictions about "BLOWBACK".

No need to put words in his mouth that he's not used....



To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (4776)5/17/2007 2:03:55 PM
From: pompsander  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25737
 
I have no trouble with blowback as a concept. We use that phrase all the time when contemplating a business purchase (sometimes unfriendly) that might engender an, er...., quick, hostile, public and daunting response.

Potential blowback is always a consideration.