A card-carrying member?
<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="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="card">card</span>-<span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="member">member</span>”:</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Dukakis">Dukakis</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="L">L</span>-<span word="word">word</span>,’ <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="card">card</span>-<span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Liberties">Liberties</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.” – <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Cronkite">Cronkite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 1997 <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Reporter">Reporter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="delving">delving</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Dukakis">Dukakis</span>, <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> (<span word="the">the</span> “<span word="L">L</span>-<span word="word">word</span>”). <span word="Dukakis">Dukakis</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="linguistics">linguistics</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="appetizing">appetizing</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>, <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="Dukakis">Dukakis</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="card">card</span>-<span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Liberties">Liberties</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>”, <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="views">views</span>.</p><p><span word="Saying">Saying</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="card">card</span>-<span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="card">card</span>-<span word="carrying">carrying</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="society">society</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="identification">identification</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="if">if</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span>, <span word="security">security</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="card">card</span>.</p>
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