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...that, out of fear of being proven wrong, we have to say we are expressing a feeling? It’s true, we have a much more difficult time arguing with someone who has “a feeling” than someone who has stepped out on a limb and contributed his own insights...
Drew: Kukstis, I’m going to go out on a limb here, and I’m going to argue that you’re wrong, that there was one other innovative winner: Britney Spears, whose “Toxic” won “Best Dance Record.” Clearly, she’s not really an “artist” but rather just a “performer,” clearly she’s a persona non grata in most musical circles, and clearly to give her the credit...
Drew: Kukstis, I’m going to go out on a limb here, and I’m going to argue that you’re wrong, that there was one other innovative winner: Britney Spears, whose “Toxic” won “Best Dance Record.” Clearly, she’s not really an “artist” but rather just a “performer,” clearly she’s a persona non grata in most musical circles, and clearly to give her the credit...
...keeping his pledge. But as soon as the President and I sat down, I realized that I wasn't there to state my case--I was there to be told that he had decided to reverse himself. He knew that his decision was leaving me out on a limb, and he apologized for that, and he did so again in front of the entire Cabinet at its next meeting. He told me he believed, however, that the looming national energy crisis made it unwise to impose any additional environmental burdens on utilities. I believed the President could keep his promise...
...course, some people are naturally conservative; they avoid taking a position whenever possible. They just don’t want to have to go out on a limb when they don’t know the genus of the tree. For these people, the vague generality must be partially junked and replaced by the artful equivocation, or the art of talking around the point...