Monthly Archives: March 2017

Asphalia

Posted on March 5, 2017 | Leave a comment

Asphalia (as-fay’-li-a): Offering oneself as a guarantee, usually for another.

This is a small hiccup in a long and lustrous political career. Throughout his political career he has never had a misstep, or had to face the sort of humiliation he’s being made to face by certain Congressional operatives–Democrat and Republican–with this Russia thing.

If anything, I can vouch for Sen. Sessions.  He’s not going anywhere, despite the recusal. You can come after me if he disappears!

Right before the hearings begin, I’m going to send him to Palm Beach for memory restoration–that’s all we’re going to do–send him to Palm Beach. It’s great there, I promise–it’s great, wonderful, great! He will be well prepared. Believe me.

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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).

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Assonance

Posted on March 4, 2017 | Leave a comment

Assonance (ass’-o-nance): Repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words.

A long time ago I wanted to know–to awaken to the dawn of something strong coming along my way–not brutal, but tough, not violent, but calculated to do damage to other peoples’ souls.  All of my goals were bound to this hope.

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Assumptio

Posted on March 3, 2017 | Leave a comment

Assumptio (as-sump’-ti’o): The introduction of a point to be considered, especially an extraneous argument. See proslepsis (When paralipsis [stating and drawing attention to something in the very act of pretending to pass it over] is taken to its extreme. The speaker provides full details.).

Today, I am not going to talk about Sen. Sessions’s betrayal of the American people–how he lied to a Congressional committee about meeting with a representative of the Russian government. We expect the truth, and we’re glad he has recused himself from any oversight committees looking into the ‘Russian’ matter. But, some politicians believe that recusal is not enough–they want Sen. Sessions to resign.

At any rate, that’s not what I want to talk to you about.  I want to talk about our ongoing problem with leaks–with people disclosing privileged information to the press, perhaps even to the detriment of national security–even to the point of having leaks about leaks!

We need . . .

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Asteismus

Posted on March 2, 2017 | Leave a comment

Asteismus (as-te-is’-mus): Polite or genteel mockery. More specifically, a figure of reply in which the answerer catches a certain word and throws it back to the first speaker with an unexpected twist. Less frequently, a witty use of allegory or comparison, such as when a literal and an allegorical meaning are both implied.

Jeff: I didn’t remember when I was asked that I had met with a Russian ambassador. That’s why I answered in the negative.

Nancy: Well here’s something for you to remember now: I think you should resign for lying to a Congressional committee.

Jeff: I didn’t lie.

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Astrothesia

Posted on March 1, 2017 | Leave a comment

Astrothesia (as-tro-the’-si-a): A vivid description of stars. One type of enargia.

The sky is black. The stars are silver-white. They scintillate like tiny crystals.

Stars are skyward sources of astral delight that can also help us keep our bearings as we travel through night!

Stars are hot; their light projected by their own burning: fiery globs of plasma continuously nuking themselves to our great delight.

And the stars are thick in the Milky Way–a band of light looking like a well-lit road to heaven’s gate, or a river of glowing milk spilled on heaven’s floor.

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