Comments on: South Carolina Poll Shows Guiliani, Clinton with Early Lead

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:35:29 +0000

YAJ, your initials lend poignancy to your inquiry.

But of course, I wasn't myself judging the consonantally disadvantaged -- merely recognizing the state of the American voting public.

One day, may I live to see it (not to mention A, E, O, and U), Americans will be able to overcome their Anglo-American linguistic prejudices. But 2008 will not be that day.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:30:17 +0000

Anderson,

How can you face yourself in the mirror after spewing your vile vowelist garbage. Just because vowels are a minority in the alphabet doesn't mean they should be despised.

p.s. How do you count "Rudy"? 1:1, 3:1 or 2.5:1.5

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:55:15 +0000

I just don't think someone with a 5:3 vowel:consonant ratio in his name can be elected president. Particularly one whose name OTB's editor consistently misspells.

(To be bipartisan, "Obama" is an even higher 3:2 ratio -- no chance.)

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:16:55 +0000

A wag might observe that these people are the lucky ones…

Indeed.