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