[Assam] A Joe Barton of Our Own?

[kamal deka]

>>> That I did. But I still don't get it. From the assertive tone here, I have to conclude
you are sure I missed something relevant<<<

Sorry,part of my response did not get through,somehow.
I write on stuff that tickles me at the precise point of writing and
that yokes me to the issue of ' context '.
You played devil's advocate by spouting the pious thought of '
humanity ' in connection with Rudra's write-up = Do not seem to
practice what you preach in the light of ULFA's short-circuiting their
killing machines on innocent Biharis = Double-talk = this leads to the
humbug/baloney of humanity/humanism et al.Geddit!!!
My second mail expresses my deep sympathy to the family of an innocent
victim,who was murdered, rather brutally.
My real concern for those people,who fell a victim to the barbaric
acts of ULFA, can be gauged by the fact that a barrage of letters in
protest were written by me,even though I had special reason to be
concerned with respect to the safety of my kith and kin,I left behind.
KO



On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jun 18, 2010, at 5:57 PM, kamal deka wrote:
>
>>>>> "As a normal human being,who DEEPLY BELIEVES IN HUMANITY ,my heart goes
>>>>> out to the family of the victim of this terrible tragedy."<<<
>>
>> This one really tops my hilarity chart and hence I laugh my gut
>> out.
>
> *** Careful now! While I envy all those who are so blessed to be able to
> laugh
> all the way to one's grave, I wouldn't want to see you  head that way so
> early in life :-).
>
>
>
>> How come the context of those remarks sank without a trace? I
>> hope,you made an attempt to slip a bit of levity into the discussion
>> since rank absurdity as this one cannot be expected to emerge from an
>> experienced netter like you,even though I am fully aware of the idiom
>> ( you see, how dam idioms torment me often) that goes '" many a true
>> word is spoken in jest" ( let me give you the meaning before it gets
>> your nerve.It means,witty remark that contains serious statement.)
>
> *** Thanks much. That was so very thoughtful.  I didn't have to go search
> for the
> idiom's meaning in the internet.
>
>
> Tell us more about what I might have missed contextually.  Trust Me, I am
> not
> infallible. While I may be old, it does not necessarily make me wise, as you
> must have
> heard me say so many times. So lay bare what I missed. I am serious. I would
> want to know
> what nuance did not register in this Odhom's decrepit mind. And if  I am so
> blessed as to
> be enlightened, I will express my gratitude in no uncertain terms, for all
> here to see .
>
>
>> Now,I must admit, your's is truly an example of peerless writing
>> skill!!!.
>
>
> **** Really?  Is this some kind of a 'leng-mora' compliment, overly
> exaggerated ,
> just to make the tripping more pronounced?
>
>
>
>> Now if you just could have gotten the facts straight!
>
>
> **** I told you, I am not only not infallible, I am not all that literate
> either. Sometimes the
> meanings of the written word, particularly of the hyperbole laden and
> verbose, do elude me.
> So don't hesitate to say it like it is--I won't at all mind being exposed to
> netters' disparagement.
>
>
>> It seems,you got your wires crossed and printed some laughable "facts."
>
> **** While it could entirely be possible for me to get my wires crossed,  I
>  am not sure what
> I reported or referred to as "fact" that is so laughable.  Please help.
>
>
>
>> I hope you'll do some checking into this matter by revisiting my earier
>> mails to see the context ---
>
> **** That I did. But I still don't get it. From the assertive tone here, I
> have to conclude
> you are sure I missed something relevant. Since I still don't get it, will I
> be asking too much
> to explain what it was that was so obvious but my thick head did not get it?
> An extension of a
> helping hand to the comprehensionally challenged  ( you heard it here first)
> will be an act
> of kindness that a humanitarian would not refuse. Can I count on it?
>
>
>> and if it turns out that I'm right (which I
>> am), run a correction, an apology, a plea for mercy, or something
>> contrite. You can thank me later.
>
> **** Absolutely! The least I could do.
>
> A word of of advice here: Do consult your fan club before you respond, lest
> they  get thrown
> under the bus :-).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> KO
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Words of extraordinary significance, duplicity, retraction etc. often
>>> finds
>>> its
>>> way into the American lexicon as phrases on their own, namely:
>>>
>>> *** To be Borked  came from Reagan's Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork
>>> who
>>> was rejected
>>> by the Senate after a highly charged hearing.
>>>
>>> *** To be doing a Cheney came from exaggerated fear-mongering to
>>> political
>>> ends.
>>>
>>> *** So on and so forth.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yesterday,  Congressman Joe Barton ( R-Tex) , an ex Oil Co. Executive and
>>> the one Congressman
>>> who has received the highest amount of money ( campaign donations) from
>>> oil
>>> companies,
>>> who was the ranking minority representative in the Congressional hearing
>>> that took testimony from
>>> BP CEO, Tony Howard made an unprecedented apology to BP, for his
>>> perceived
>>> crime of the US Govt.
>>> and President Obama in 'shaking down BP' ( in his words) for the $ 20
>>> Billion to be kept aside in trust
>>> for compensation to people and companies who are hurt by the oil spill.
>>> Among other things he said that
>>> he does not want to live in a country that does such things.
>>>
>>> The same Joe Barton made a complete about face, later in the day, after a
>>> national outcry and having
>>> been taken to task by his own party leaders and apologized to the
>>> American
>>> people for his apology
>>> to BP earlier in the day.
>>>
>>> This has the potential to find a way into the American lexicon as well,
>>> as
>>> "To do a Joe Barton", meaning doing an
>>> ignominious about face shortly after making a seriously controversial
>>> statement.
>>>
>>> Did our distinguished netter KJD of Texas do a Joe Barton in the last
>>> couple
>>> of days, right here in assamnet
>>> by making the following two statements, one shortly after the other?
>>>
>>>
>>>       "All these drivels  ( sic) with respect to human/humanity/humanism
>>> are nothing but hackneyed
>>>       slogans. "
>>>
>>> Followed by:
>>>
>>>       "As a normal human being,who DEEPLY BELIEVES IN HUMANITY ,my heart
>>> goes out to the family of the victim of this terrible tragedy."
>>>
>>>
>>> You decide :-).
>>>
>>>
>>> **** Personally, I  never taunt people who change their minds after
>>> seeing
>>> reason. It is a sign of maturity
>>> to correct oneself, even after making a spectacular blunder.  If that was
>>> so
>>> in KJD's case, instead of making him a target
>>> of public ridicule, I would commend him for his courage to stand
>>> corrected.
>>>
>>> Was it?
>>>
>>>
>>> cm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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