Hack - Volokh encounters just

Hack - Volokh encounters just plain bad journalism in Slate's "Bushisms" column.

Here's what Slate highlighted:

"[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say."—Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2003

...and here's the quote in context:

Look, we are -- we're arming, raising money to wage a campaign. And there will be an appropriate time for me to engage politically; that is, in the public forum. Right now, I'm -- yes, no question, I'm going out to our friends and supporters and saying, would you mind contributing to the campaign for the year '04? To me, that's -- and that's a part of politics, no question about it. And as you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say.

Volokh notes, correctly, that there is no reasonable doubt who the "you" is in the "Bushism".

I wonder how many of Molly Ivins' "Bushisms" would disappear if they were pounded back into context?

Posted by Mitch at October 29, 2003 11:42 AM