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look! frankly, sort of
It’s the political season, the golden moment for the talking heads. I enjoy listening to them. But I have a request: could we ban “look!”, “frankly,” and “sort of”? Look seems to be the word of choice for the experts. They are being asked to analyze the convention or the polls or their dog’s position in the race and they begin every other assertion with “look!” I want to say, Look! We’re listening already! We think you have something worth saying or we’d be on another channel. The hosts have asked you to be their guest, and not some other talking head. Jesus said, “Behold!” but he was special.
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