This is Qpheevr's Typepad Profile.
Join Typepad and start following Qpheevr's activity
Qpheevr
Recent Activity
Why no period after “ADM”? I think it’s a military convention—looks like they write abbreviations for ranks without periods as a matter of course (see, e.g., https://www.federalpay.org/military/navy/ranks). Not sure why the Navy and Army get all-caps rank abbreviations while the Air Force and Marines get mixed case, though.
As for the ratings, I think I would have given Klobuchar a marginally higher mark than the other “[Insert Name Here] for America” slogans for the Am- echo (even if it isn’t highlighted in the logo). The one who disappoints me the most is Castro; in addition to the dubious associations of “destiny,” I think “one nation” has been pretty well skunked by Pauline Hanson (though I guess only for people who take note of Australian politics). And the “one [x], one [y]” formula makes me think of “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer,” which is about the worst possible association one could have.
Rating the Democratic candidates’ slogans
So many candidates! Twenty-five at last count, although by the time I click “publish,” six or seven of them may have thrown in the towel. (Rep. Eric Swalwell, who took part in the first round of televised debates, in June, dropped out earlier this week. His slogan was “Go Big. Be Bold. Do Good,...
Qpheevr is now following The Typepad Team
Jul 12, 2019
Subscribe to Qpheevr’s Recent Activity