Slog - Comments on Re: The Fuck-Word http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword Speaking of naughty words... Barack Obama, ladies and gentlemen: I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing that you've done [that's green], and I say, you know, 'Well, I planted a bunch of trees.' And he says, 'I'm talking about personal.' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I fucking changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something... Copyright 2008 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:57:07 -0800 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:25:27 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gillford I'm impressed, frankly. I'd prefer to have a president who's public persona isn't some stage-managed, synthetic crap.

I hope he says 'fuck' 1000 times over the next 8 years.

]]> Gillford http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200862 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200862 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:06:27 -0800 Comment by just go ECB go away. Just GO. Please. Nobody wants you here anymore.

]]> just go http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200866 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200866 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:08:45 -0800 Comment by Seriously? OMG! Obama said the F-word!

]]> Seriously? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200871 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:11:23 -0800 Comment by Jen I love it, but I cringed.

Why the ECB hate? I like reading your posts, Erica.

]]> Jen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200877 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200877 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:13:12 -0800 Comment by inkweary If, as President, Obama says "fuck" on life television will he be subject to fines levied by the FCC?

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200884 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200884 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:16:15 -0800 Comment by josh b erica i enjoy and respect your writing and encourage you not to listen to the jackasses amongst us.

]]> josh b http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200890 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200890 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:18:57 -0800 Comment by leek I was impressed when I read that in the Newsweek article (where, of course, they didn't actually spell it out). It was a welcome relief after the completely controlled, almost humorless Obama of the campaign.

]]> leek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200899 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200899 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:21:01 -0800 Comment by Original Monique Obama is the most real president we have had in a while. Dude is legit.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200901 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200901 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:21:59 -0800 Comment by Hartiepie Slogateers who champion saying FUCK all the time in every post (you know who you are) really have such limited vocabulary.

It's dull.

That fabulous stylist and wit Dick Cheney (heh heh DICK heh heh) said it on the Senate floor and the world kept turning, but our world isn't any better for it.....

snoooooooorrrrr

]]> Hartiepie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200911 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200911 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:25:44 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable Now, THAT's fucking Change I can fucking believe in.

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200917 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200917 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:26:24 -0800 Comment by Original Monique @Leek!

Please go to the URL and help us out. :)

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200920 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200920 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:27:21 -0800 Comment by kebabs In "Dreams from My Father", he writes "shit" as a verb. *swoon*

However, comment #9 is right. We only think Obama swearing is cool because we like him. I bet Bush swears all the time.

]]> kebabs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200964 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200964 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:56 -0800 Comment by PC @9 you are fuckin' right!

People shouldn't talk or write like that it coarsens the discourse. Also it displays emotion and we Seattlites know that's bad! Bad, bad, bad!!!

I will try to be more of an uptight prude, and watch my words. Sorry to be such a dict-wad.

fuckin' A--

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200966 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:46:55 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle On the other hand, if everyone in America changed lightbulbs from incandescent to LED lights, we would suddenly have enough spare power to recharge the plug-in hybrids we could then buy with the money we saved.

Period.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1200992 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:58:52 -0800 Comment by Hartiepie @13 -- uhhhh PC you don't need to say FUCK to prove that you have no class---obviously.

I fail to see how saying it embues anything at all. The glee ECB and others have about using it ad nauseum reminds me of school kids who just can't quite get ahold of the idea that if it really doesn't matter, then don't make a stink about it.

And yes, I am indeed a school marm with a ruler in one hand and my hair in a bun.

]]> Hartiepie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201023 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201023 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:11:11 -0800 Comment by d why is naughty words linked to that photo of the beautiful pork? pork is NOT a dirty word!

]]> d http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201032 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201032 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:15:26 -0800 Comment by wench Oh, wow. Dictwad. I love it. Someone who's a prick about speech. Beautiful.

]]> wench http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201059 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201059 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:30:30 -0800 Comment by cressona Lost amid our snickering over his choice of language is the point Obama was trying to make. Individual consumer choices are nice, but they're not going to make a dent in climate change.

This comment, together with an argument on the cost of cap-and-trade Obama made in the primary debates, tells me this... When it comes to climate change, dude gets it.

]]> cressona http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201218 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:16:00 -0800 Comment by laurenb He also inhaled, repeatedly, and confirmed that was the point.

America, meet Gen X. Irreverent, hilarious and effective.

]]> laurenb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201584 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/re_the_fuckword#c1201584 Enviro Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:25:27 -0800