Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Origins of Wednesday xxx: Ravings









                 In a statement dated last evening, 
                 and signed by its entire editorial 
                 board, The New York Times adopted 
                 the term, ravings, to identify re-
                 marks by Donald Trump this week in 
                 support of himself against the in-
                 terests of the nation and all man-
                 kind. Earlier in the day, the Shor-
                 enstein Center at Harvard laid sub-
                 stantial blame for his rise, to me-
                 dia stunned by his headlights. It 
                 was good, then, to see the English
                 language retrieving its accuracy.




                 The President, himself, performed
                 this same obligation, earlier in
                 the day. Time was, we'd expect it.
                 Time's always been short that way.























George Orwell
Why I Write
1946
op. cit.





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