Wednesday, November 14, 2007

"Him speak with forked tongue"

When I was a kid I loved cowboy movies, especially if they had Indians in them. I always thought Indians were the coolest people. They rode horses better than the white man, they were craftier, and they always told the truth, not to mention the fact that their broken English was completely acceptable. When I recall those days, I can hear a brave turn to a chief even now and warn him regarding a proposed treaty, "white man speak with forked tongue." Every time he proved right, too. The government official in question always went back on his word.

Of course, that was the movies. It wasn't reflective of real life at all.

Hey, have you been listening to any of the Presidential debates?