The Master said: "The ancients spoke little. They were too ashamed when their actions fell short of their words." Analects, 4.22
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Heh.
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Not to keep beating a dead horse, but I think this applies equally well to Barack Obama’s campaign. The gap between his actions and his words is staggering to any who care to see what backs up his rhetoric.
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Hi
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I think it’s significant that in the information society the word is much more important than the deed. And actually you need to plan your words; doing can be more random. And what a range! From an election campaign to ubiquitous advertising (not to mention loss of the meaning of words and declarations in everyday life).
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An interesting post, hope it is relevent for the above discussion… might give us some hints on the near future and answers for another question: where did Obamas get his undefeatable funding in the first place?
Rahm Emanuel: Barack Obama’s Sarah Palin?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-gates/rahm-emanuel-barack-obama_b_142837.html
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Jubilation was heard in Tel Aviv as Haaretz, the Israeli daily, boasted November 6th: “Obama kick-starts transition, picks Israeli Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff.”
Best known for his fundraising prowess among wealthy Jewish Democrats, the naming of Emanuel as the first presidential appointment echoes Sarah Palin’s famous one-liner, “I love Israel.” That claim was voiced in her vice-presidential debate with Joe Biden who is featured on a YouTube video famously proclaiming, “I am a Zionist.”
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Pete: I second your observation “loss of the meaning of words and declarations in everyday life”, except when words can caused real damages…
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Yes, words are very powerful. Words are the bullets for peoples minds.
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