Playing the game of semantics is a tight-rope walk over hell with every breath a strong gust of wind both fanning the flames and upsetting the walker’s balance. When Slick Willie tried his hand at semantic reasoning to the grand jury following the Monica Lewinsky affair (pun intended), arguing that his guilt “depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is”, he made himself the fool and crushed his credibility. Later that day, when he later made a statement to the American people saying he answered the questions “truthfully”, it was well understood that he did not regret months of lying, rather, his only regret was getting caught.
Semantics and Recessions
Semantics and Recessions
Semantics and Recessions
Playing the game of semantics is a tight-rope walk over hell with every breath a strong gust of wind both fanning the flames and upsetting the walker’s balance. When Slick Willie tried his hand at semantic reasoning to the grand jury following the Monica Lewinsky affair (pun intended), arguing that his guilt “depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is”, he made himself the fool and crushed his credibility. Later that day, when he later made a statement to the American people saying he answered the questions “truthfully”, it was well understood that he did not regret months of lying, rather, his only regret was getting caught.