Glad I didn’t take this bait yesterday.
For the record, I regard Mayor Pete as measured almost to a fault. He says careful things. You don’t get a lot of off the cuff, unmeasured things from him. If any.
The quote felt out of character to me. So, rather than react, I waited for more context.
The quote felt out of character to me. So, rather than react, I waited for more context.
It’s human nature to react to things that appear on social media with a veneer of credibility.
When those things are based on alleged, single sentences offered without context, wouldn’t hurt us to pump the brakes before taking them as profound confessions of someone’s soul.
When those things are based on alleged, single sentences offered without context, wouldn’t hurt us to pump the brakes before taking them as profound confessions of someone’s soul.
(And, like everyone, I’ve had more than my share of hasty reactions to things that I saw on here. So, I ain’t any more immune than anyone else.)
