Comments on: We’ve kiss’d away kingdoms! http://www.i-youniverse.net/2008/08/19/weve-kissd-away-kingdoms-2/ inviting I-Thou relations Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jlh http://www.i-youniverse.net/2008/08/19/weve-kissd-away-kingdoms-2/comment-page-1/#comment-230 jlh Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:18:07 +0000 http://www.i-youniverse.net/?p=268#comment-230 Thanks for writing. I'm willing to use many of your vivid adjectives to describe John Edwards' behavior. But, as a sinner myself, I gotta stand with Jesus on this one: "Let anyone who is without sin throw the first stone" (John 8.7). Tennyson described King Arthur's unfaithful knight: "So groaned Sir Lancelot in remorseful pain, Not knowing he should die a holy man." Our politics has become blood sport, as vicious as the Roman Coliseum. Speaking for myself only, not for you, I admit words of blame come to mind, but I ask the Lord to set my sense of anger and betrayal aside, and pray that Edwards will become a better man in the future by the grace of God we all stand in need of. Thanks for writing. I’m willing to use many of your vivid adjectives to describe John Edwards’ behavior. But, as a sinner myself, I gotta stand with Jesus on this one: “Let anyone who is without sin throw the first stone” (John 8.7). Tennyson described King Arthur’s unfaithful knight:
“So groaned Sir Lancelot in remorseful pain,
Not knowing he should die a holy man.”
Our politics has become blood sport, as vicious as the Roman Coliseum. Speaking for myself only, not for you, I admit words of blame come to mind, but I ask the Lord to set my sense of anger and betrayal aside, and pray that Edwards will become a better man in the future by the grace of God we all stand in need of.

]]> By: Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg http://www.i-youniverse.net/2008/08/19/weve-kissd-away-kingdoms-2/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:42:19 +0000 http://www.i-youniverse.net/?p=268#comment-229 I’ve often heard various folks comment on how wonderfully varied, complex and diverse the English language is, effortlessly welcoming foreign words and phrases ‘into the fold’. The depth of our language is sometimes described as a ‘bottomless reservoir’ of nuance. I agreed with that sentiment, but no longer, thanks to John Edwards. I’ve been struggling the last two weeks for words to describe exactly how much of a douchebag he really is. And sadly, for the first time I find my native tongue wanting. The adjectives simply aren’t ‘there’ to accurately describe how much of a manipulative, calculating, reprehensible, scumbag, liar, phony, narcissistic, empty-suit, jackass he really is. See that? My best effort to ‘capture’ the fundamental essence of John Edwards rings completely hollow, like calling the Grand Canyon a ‘really big ravine’. I would otherwise be embarrassed by my linguistic impotence, but I really don’t think it’s my fault. He has simply re-defined the boundaries of douche-baggery, shattering the power of words to define him. It is, in wierd sort of way, a mark of greatness. A legacy, if you will. I’ve often heard various folks comment on how wonderfully varied, complex and diverse the English language is, effortlessly welcoming foreign words and phrases ‘into the fold’. The depth of our language is sometimes described as a ‘bottomless reservoir’ of nuance.

I agreed with that sentiment, but no longer, thanks to John Edwards. I’ve been struggling the last two weeks for words to describe exactly how much of a douchebag he really is. And sadly, for the first time I find my native tongue wanting. The adjectives simply aren’t ‘there’ to accurately describe how much of a manipulative, calculating, reprehensible, scumbag, liar, phony, narcissistic, empty-suit, jackass he really is.

See that? My best effort to ‘capture’ the fundamental essence of John Edwards rings completely hollow, like calling the Grand Canyon a ‘really big ravine’. I would otherwise be embarrassed by my linguistic impotence, but I really don’t think it’s my fault. He has simply re-defined the boundaries of douche-baggery, shattering the power of words to define him. It is, in wierd sort of way, a mark of greatness. A legacy, if you will.

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