Rhetoric Admirer Pillows

"I'd like to start by saying that anything I say that will come back to haunt me will be something taken out of context."

"Hey, it's not all fire and brimstone anymore—one of our nine circles is even smoke-free."

Information...political rhetoric

A. Lincoln, President. The "of the people, by the people, for the people" part is great, Abe, but the "people who need people" section may be overkill.

Masters of Political Oratory

Count Valmont- Proposed Titlepage to 'Les Liasons Dangereuses'

'Actually, I think my use of hyperbole is not only iconoclastic, it is potentially revolutionary.'

"...and to save you time, anything I say that comes back to haunt me, was something taken out of context."

And now, for a rebuttal.

"Smart stuff, Chip, but wise up and dumb it down."

"It must be near New Year's Day...There are Easter eggs in the shop windows!"

Professor Dubreuil is blow away by the dynamic vitality of Dean Richmond's rhetoric.

Rush Limbaugh

"I hate to be a downer, but, statistically, people are more likely to die of heart disease than by getting

Language of politics.

The Milbrook Verney chair in literature. The C.K. Frebish endowment for footnotes.

"For the glory of God Almighty, and in the names of the munificent King and munificent Queen of Spain, I do on a day—either a Friday preceding or a Monday directly following a weekend that is earlyish in but toward the middle of October—in this year of our Lord, 1492, claim this land."

Lawyers - A peroration a la Demosthenes

Forrest Gander

Vote For Me!

Violent Rhetoric

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, heterosexuals, homosexuals, bisexuals, transgender. . ."

'Wow! Can't you just feel the safe-ness!'

Vote For Me: The winning over of voters.

'Hopkins, I want you to write me an inspiring, dynamic speech that bears my unmistakable stamp of genius.'

"Sure he riles up his base, but where's the positive message?"

Trumped by Semniotics

"I don't know how he does it. He preaches entire sermons without using the words like, cool or awesome."

Four More More Years

"I guess the German takeover was successful."

"This pizza party tastes a lot like layoffs."

Man met with a horse instead of a carriage at the railway station

"And, of course, I want to thank all the little people!"

Vicar and Devil at the Pulpit

William Blake's Seven