Talk:Michael Gerson

Latest comment: 9 months ago by Context1919 in topic Reference #21

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Isn't there some more elegant way the two different kinds of references should be shown? Shouldn't Hubris be referenced in the same way as the articles? It makes the references section look really junky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quentinmatsys (talkcontribs)

Quite true. I've reformatted all the references. I also added a ref, and rewrite some paragraphs to reflect Gerson's change of job. Cheers, CWC(talk) 12:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Might it be more accurate to describe Gerson as "social conservative" or "neo-conservative" than a "moderate conservative"?. There is little resemblance between his views and people like Chris Shays or Arnold Schwarzenegger, for instance —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.14.84.60 (talk) 01:57, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

mixed metaphors edit

this quotation probably should be modified to reflect that fact that a mushroom cloud actually has nothing to do with a smoking gun! "Gerson proposed the use of a "smoking gun/mushroom cloud" metaphor" i would propose that it would be more accurate to call this a mixed metaphor. now whether or not that is an example of defective writing, i'll leave to others, but strictly speaking "smoking gun" and "mushroom cloud" have nothing to do with each other, and fused together, they are nothing but a mixing of metaphors. if anything, it's rather jarring, rhetorically speaking. -- chris — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.34.48.93 (talk) 22:57, 8 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

Assessment comment edit

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Michael Gerson/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

There's something wrong with the "Present at the Creation" reference (two extra right square brackets). I tried to fix it, but when I click on edit I get nothing but a references tag and no contents. Strange. Anyway, somebody fix this.

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Reference #21 edit

Wrong link provided Leading Bush Speechwriter Resigns, Fox reprint of AP article Correct link: https://www.foxnews.com/story/leading-bush-speechwriter-resigns.amp Context1919 (talk) 12:40, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply