William Safire RIP

 
A great editorial writer and linguist William Safire passed away today------
 
You may not always agree with his thinking, but you could never question the way he wrote it.
 
If I remember correctly he penned the famous description of some folks in Washington as
 
"the Nattering Nabobs of Negativity" -----ah yes.   Rest In Peace William.
 
 
 
 
 

A good writer and a student of language. He will be missed.

Yes he was and yes he will. R.I.P. William

Hello All,
Another great, thinking conservative, that made my
mind ponder and wander into ideas that I might not
have ventured into, has slipped into  new reality and
left our reality a bit more empty.
A man that also loved his God.  Andrea Mitchell spoke
this morning of how he and his wife would invite those who
were ending the fasting after Yom Kippur for a good meal and
good communion of love and friendship.
Let his peace be enriching and evergrowing.
Take Care,
Fieldthistle

I looked forward to his guest appearances on Sunday Morning TV.
He spoke so easily and clearly, making his points with such common sense.

Didn't know about the feast after the fast Fieldthistle, but it sounds like something he would do.  A very good man-------I'm sure he will have an honored spot in Heaven.

The guy who played Captain Kirk died?

 I'm surprised he lived this long,given the sad state of the English language at this point in time.Everything is acronyms,nouns being used as verbs ("I will partner with you"),text message talk "how r u 2day",and just plain ignorant stuff like spelling "the" as "da".Vaya Con Dios,Mr Safire,you fought the good fight.

Mr Fish, it would appear that our school teachers don't teach English anymore.  And very little History also. 

  I got a big smile watching meet the press today,they played a clip from the Lewinsky era where Safire was invited to comment on the actions of Mr. W. J. Clinton.Safire said he had thought about calling Slick W. a prevaricator,or a dissembler,then he said why beat around the bush and just called him out as a liar.Apparently Slick W. responded to the press that he wanted to "punch Safire out".Ah that was sweet.

Being called a liar bothered Clinton,  I wonder why? 
It was, and is, one of his best attributes.  

  One of my Dad's favorite sayings was "Find something you're good at and take it to the bank".