Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Apologies, sea, for going OT here, it was all those quotes and sources. i got the old
thought, just how important is it to be wary of singular quotes in newspapers. When do you
feel that you need more? Always .. usually .. sometimes .. dismiss never. Consider these two ..

quote one ..
"Anyone who claims Valerie and Joe are the cause of
this are goddamn morons and beyond the reach of reason."

and two ..
"I never thought a day would come when it was the
women of the family, who would be safer on the roads."

Some would need more on the first. How about the second
if there was a name and location tacked on to it. Obviously
context would fit and you have a bright, sunny Iraq story.

Another story .. AT THE MORGUE

“NO!” cried his mother. “Isn’t my son enough?? Must we lose more of our youth?? You know there are unknowns
who wait at the Morgue to either kill or kidnap the men who dare reach its doors. I will go.” So we went,
his mum, his other aunt and I.I was praying all the way there. I never thought a day would come when it was the women of the family, who would be safer on the roads. All the men are potential terrorists it seems, and are therefore to be cut down on sight. This is the logic of today, is it not? To kill evil before it even has a chance to take root.",

http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/iraq/

So, How important is it to have the source of a quote? Always .. usually .. sometimes ..

Late thought. In this post no slight intended to anyone, anywhere.