Can’t shoot straight?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>:</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span>? <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="delving">delving</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> “<span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>.”</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pistol">pistol</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="by">by</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cheney">Cheney</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="misses">misses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>. <span word="Shooters">Shooters</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="score">score</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="disparaging">disparaging</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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