I thought Lakoff&#39;s article was somewhat interesting.  A pity I&#39;m not intelligent enough to understand what exactly is &#39;nonsense&#39;.<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:09 AM, David Green <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:davegreen84@yahoo.com">davegreen84@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:</div>
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<div>&quot;<span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">An understanding of communication is necessary, as the <strong>communication failures of the Obama administration </strong>have made clear. The environmental movement as a whole shares such failures, which is why the conference is being held. The importance of communication in politics has not been recognized sufficiently by environmentalists, and by progressives in general.&quot;</span></div>

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