Before he made a fortune in the car alarm business, Darrell Issa was a car thief. He denies it, of course. See, he doesn’t call it car thieving. He calls it an “act of theft,” which is his way of covering up his misdeeds. So, when he says he committed “an act of theft,” that doesn’t mean he stole some cars. That means he didn’t. It’s exactly the same with the president and Benghazi. In repeatedly calling the Benghazi attack an “act of terror” the president was trying to deny that it was a terrorist attack. “Oh, no, it wasn’t a terrorist attack. It was merely an act of terror.”
See, as Darrell Issa said, “a terrorist attack is different than an act of terror.” Just like an act of acting is different than acting, and an act of punching someone in the face is different from battery.
You can try this with anything, particularly if you have committed a crime. “I didn’t murder anyone, I merely committed an act of murder, which isn’t the same as killing someone.”
Except that, it is.
This, of course, is the first thing I thought of after reading this post.
Heh – “Existential Willie”.
Darryl Issa should dress for the hearings with white greasepaint on his face and a big red fake nose.
What a toxic little man he is. This is exactly what toxic people do — until they have driven everyone around them crazy or into the throes of unrelenting headaches. Only healthy response is to get away and stay away from such people.
I guess that depends on what the meaning of “is” is.
That makes about as much sense as saying that “people of color” means something different than “colored people”.
Somehow, this whole thing reminds me of this:
There are so many things wrong with this. First of all, Issa is missing the obvious criticism of the President’s statement: “To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished.” Obama isn’t calling anything an act of terror. He’s just speaking in the conditional tense. I hate to see missed opportunities.
Secondly, Issa could score points by distinguishing between “an act of terror” and “an act of terrorism,” which has more legal connotations.
Finally, a terrorist attack is different
thanfrom an act of terror. Someone should school Issa in basic grammar.It’s the difference between an ‘Asshole’ and an ‘Issahole’. See?