Shoot from the hip
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>. <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>’ <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>), <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="temper">temper</span>, <span word="little">little</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="tact">tact</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span>, <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="composure">composure</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span>...</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="no">no</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="spokespersons">spokespersons</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span>-<span word="from">from</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> – <span word="say">say</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="been">been</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="sane">sane</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> – <span word="always">always</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="vague">vague</span>, <span word="equivocal">equivocal</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span>, <span word="confusing">confusing</span>, <span word="evasive">evasive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="no">no</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spokespersons">spokespersons</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="AWAY">AWAY</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expound">expound</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="details">details</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="jovially">jovially</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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