One of the phrases I’m coming to really hate is:
The American people, want blah, blah, blah,…
I am an American person, and no one has ever asked me, what I think, yet they continually speak for me, how dare they…
I watch debates on C-Span and elsewhere.
Both sides say, make that shout, the American people, want blah, blah, blah,…
Sometimes they modify it slightly:
The American people, REALLY want blah, blah, blah,…
or
The Bottom Line is: The American people, want blah, blah, blah,…
To justify in their own minds, their claim to talk for the American people, they often quote surveys or polls, yet they can never produce the ‘poll’ that their fantasies are based on. If they had the slightest shred of integrity, which they don’t, they would say: “I want blah, blah, blah,…”
One of the greatest offenders is Robert Gibbs, the White House Press Secretary.
He starts almost every 2nd sentence with: The American people, want blah, blah, blah,… He justifies everything the president does or doesn’t do as being for the American people! We are not fooled!
His intervening sentences start with: Obviously……..
A condescending remark to whoever asked the question, which means: It’s obvious to me; so if you differ in your opinion, you must be a complete and total idiot.
To be fair, he’s only doing his job, his totally condescending attitude towards almost everyone, accurately reflects his boss, our 1/2 black president Barach Obama.
I am an American person, and no one has ever asked me, what I think,
yet they continually speak for me, how dare they…
Have they asked you?
Have you given them permission to speak for you?