In The Interests Of Clarity

[poliphilo]

"Clear"- as in "The PM has made it very clear" or " I'm clear that"- must be the most overworked word in British politics.

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[basefinder.livejournal.com]

We usually interpret "Let me be clear on this" as meaning we're about to hear a whopper of a lie.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[tagryn]

For what its worth, "let me be clear" was a favorite turnphrase of Pres. Obama... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNcHS0c5W8

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

They think it inspires trust.

It doesn't.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Especially when she hasn't.........

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

She wanted the job. She's got it. And she's struggling.

A device of demagogues and dictators

[qatsi.livejournal.com]

Closely followed by "The People Have Spoken" (though, curiously, only when what it's claimed the people said is in line with the politician's own argument).