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Words are very potent things.  They carry things like truth in them.  They can function as “memes.”  Memes are bits of cultural data that are analogous to genes.  They get transferred from person to person, outlasting persons and seem to have a life of their own.  They can be as difficult to shake off as your grandaddy’s DNA.   I’ve made my peace with that.  There are three words that I’ve accepted and despite pressure from many quarters don’t wish to relegate to the word bin of history: evangelical, religion, and love. 
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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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