Fair game
<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="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="are">are</span> ‘<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>’ - <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> (<span word="May">May</span> 19, 2017). <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>” <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> – <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p><p><span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="violates">violates</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Game">Game</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>”, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="huntsmen">huntsmen</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> “<span word="game">game</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roundabout">roundabout</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unwritten">unwritten</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slaughtered">slaughtered</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> “<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> “<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>”, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="ridicule">ridicule</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p>
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