Some wit on BBC radio 4 said “The question is not are the Americans ready for their first black president, but are they ready for the assassination of their first black president?”

In his place, gun control would be pretty high on my agenda.

Eolai, now that is bleak, buddy! What gives?

Sniffle, I’m not embarrassed by my friends. Neither by you, nor Randall. You are from pretty different cultures, your both being english-speaking notwithstanding. I tried above to explain a little about you to each other by way of bridging the barrier between your cultures and habits of speech but that’s it. You will draw whatever conclusions you like about each other and short of speaking up for you both, I can have very little to do with that. Neither do I need to defend my friendship with the other, which you are both too decent to ask anyway. I am very rarely embarrassed by my friends. Unless you say you enjoy thinking about Pope Benedict rolling around in whipped cream and swastikas as naked as his mammy birthed him. Then I’m afraid I will have to be rather embarrassed by you. And then if Randall pipes in adn says he’d like to add some fudge sauce and a maraschino cherry to the same scene and think about that for a while, well, I fear I’d be equally embarrassed by him.

In our home, there is no such thing as ?bad? language, only context.

As I saw it, PCB sent out a clarion call, a rallying call for support for BO. Even if you are sceptical, he is without doubt the best worst option. That?s pragmatism. I thought PCB?s piece to be excellent in its research and construction. I didn?t see the same effort in the comments.

Well, since this morning I’ve had a bit of a think, and in no way have I trashed Sam or her stand. Nor do I see how feather-spitting could be seen as ambiguous.
But I do agree with you Sam, there is a better than evens chance that we all would get along swimmingly.