Friday, December 21, 2007
The Definition of Saw
The only problem is that his father never did march with MLK.
Now Mittishka has come out with what can only be called a Clintonesque moment.
His defense?
"If you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of -- in the sense I've described."In other words, "It depends on the definition of the word: saw"
When this was not received well, he stomped his figurative feet and declared,
"I'm an English literature major"Uh, yeah. Sure. Good for you, fella.
Well here at the Moon we are nothing if not fair; so without further ado, here are the 28 definitions of Saw (past tense of the verb "to see") found on Dictionary.com
see1 /si/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, saw, seen, see·ing.Ready?
–verb (used with object)
1. to perceive with the eyes; look at.Er... No, this doesn't work; Romney Sr. did not march with MLK, so it could not have been seen.
2. to view; visit or attend as a spectator: to see a play.Same as point #1. it was not viewed. End of story.
3. to perceive by means of computer vision.This one is quite funny (to me). Imagine the size of the computer of the day required for this to be a viable explanation?
4. to scan or view, esp. by electronic means: The satellite can see the entire southern half of the country.See point #4
5. to perceive (things) mentally; discern; understand: to see the point of an argument.This one is getting closer. He did not see his dad with MLK per se, but he understood that it would have been cool --and politically advantageous.
6. to construct a mental image of; visualize: He still saw his father as he was 25 years ago.Good, it can be said that he constructed the mental image.
7. to accept or imagine or suppose as acceptable: I can't see him as president.Please, no.
8. to be cognizant of; recognize: to see the good in others; to see where the mistake is.Hmmm, I am starting to see where the mistake is.
9. to foresee: He could see war ahead.How do you use the conjugation "saw" to mean foresee... let's call this one N/A
10. to ascertain, learn, or find out: See who is at the door.This one again relies on fact. If they never marched together, they could not be seen together.
11. to have knowledge or experience of: to see service in the foreign corps.I feel like I am repeating myself. If they never marched together, the requisite knowledge does not exist.
12. to make sure: See that the work is done.The point of the statement was undoubtabley to make sure something was done, it was to plant the perception of greatness without regard for truth. It sounds good and is believable without relating to truth. It is truly truthy... er... it has a high truthiness factor... (I miss Colbert as well)
13. to meet and converse with: Are you seeing her at lunch today?Again, even in past tense, this relies on actual facts not "figurative" ones.
14. to receive as a visitor: The ambassador finally saw him.Er, no.
15. to visit: He's gone to see his aunt.Not this one either...
16. to court, keep company with, or date frequently: They've been seeing each other for a long time.As in, "He has been courting the truth for a while now, but it is not serious."
17. to provide aid or assistance to; take care of: He's seeing his brother through college.N/A
18. to attend or escort: to see someone home.A real stretch... The comment, if well received, could see him victorious... No, still not applicable.
19. Cards. to match (a bet) or match the bet of (a bettor) by staking an equal sum; call: I'll see your five and raise you five more.Fun, but no.
20. to prefer (someone or something) to be as indicated (usually used as a mild oath): I'll see you in hell before I sell you this house. He'll see the business fail before he admits he's wrong.This one strikes me as a bit funny. He'll use a bizarre parsing of a simple verb before he sees himself admit he fabricates stories for political advancement.
21. to read or read about: I saw it in the newspaper.No, he didn't.
22. to have the power of sight.N/A (well unless you mean in the religious sense... but is that good?)
23. to be capable of perceiving by means of computer vision.See point #3
24. to understand intellectually or spiritually; have insight: Philosophy teaches us to see.Ding, Ding, Ding, I think we have a winner. He understood, intellectually, that his father was with MKL in spirit. Er... is this really a justification for suggesting that you saw an event?
25. to give attention or care: See, there it goes.Too easy.
26. to find out; make inquiry: Go and see for yourself.Perhaps he should have.
- 27. to consider; think; deliberate: Let me see, how does that song go?
28. to look about; observe: They heard the noise and came out to see.It, quite simply, was never observed.
—Verb phrases-- I have omitted these as there is no suggestion that a verb phrase was utilized.
Okay, my point... well, "humans are crazy" might be the best point that comes out of this. Who is crazy? Mitt? Well, maybe but he is the leading candidate in a campaign to preside over the US of A.
To quote Pogo, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
Citation:
American Psychological Association (APA):
saw. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved December 21, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saw
Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
saw. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saw (accessed: December 21, 2007).
Modern Language Association (MLA):
"saw." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 21 Dec. 2007. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saw>.
Is America Ready For a President who Doesn't Watch Football OR Baseball?
For those of you who missed it: whilst Mitterola was parsing the word "was" in an effort to get out of a lie he has repeated so many times he appears to have convinced himself it is true he uttered the following.
"When we say I saw the Patriots win the World Series, it doesn't necessarily mean you were there."Patriots? World Series?
We might not want a religious test for those who would lead the US of A, but how about a simple test of American-ness?
Or perhaps the country would be better off forgetting such matters and choose someone who will take the oath of office seriously and protect the constitution above all else.
if you suspend your disbelief you can see that what I said was sort of close to the truth so I am in the clear... Right?
Hello??? This has to be one of the great blunders of the campaign. The party of torture is about to be led by a man that inaccurately parses the word, "saw" --as in, to cut up the truth. How is this preferable to a leader that parses the word, "is" to defend a blow job?
"I 'saw' him in the figurative sense."I see... So you saw him in your mind's eye? It was the sixties, lots of people were seeing things with their third eye...
"The reference of seeing my father lead in civil rights," he said, "and seeing my father march with Martin Luther King is in the sense of this figurative awareness of and recognition of his leadership."Your honor, please ask the witness to answer the question, "Did you see this event occur?" This is insane.
"I've tried to be as accurate as I can be," he continued, smiling firmly. "If you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of -- in the sense I've described."This sounds like the literary equivalent of a tax loophole. I lied, but then looked up my language in the dictionary, and if you suspend your disbelief you can see that what I said was sort of close to the truth so I am in the clear... Right?
"I'm an English literature major," he insisted at one point. "When we say I saw the Patriots win the World Series, it doesn't necessarily mean you were there." (He meant the Super Bowl, of course.)There are so many things wrong with this I will leave it for another post
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