September 22, 2004

Bray-ing

Main Entry: bray
Pronunciation: 'brA
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French braire to cry, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bragere, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish braigid he breaks wind

intransitive senses : to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey; also : to utter a sound like a donkey's

This is unfair, but so is Thomas Bray's column in the Detroit News today. He rails against the "no-growth, no-jobs camp" that is concerned about protecting Great Lakes Basin water, including groundwater.

I have yet to meet anyone who is no-growth, no-jobs, in the environmental community or elsewhere. If this is the kind of blurry, bigoted thinking that characterizes the conservative movement in this country, we are in bigger trouble than we realize.

http://www.detnews.com/2004/editorial/0409/22/a15-280880.htm

Posted by Dave at September 22, 2004 10:46 AM
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