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Old 04-04-2007, 10:38 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
And you get answers by calling someone a thief?

I still see it as an accusation...because everything is still an allegation. In other words, nothing has been proven yet.
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Originally Posted by calculoso View Post
There are 2 ways to ask it and one is a lot more respectful than the other.

If he wants to go in, guns a-blazing, accusations everywhere, then he's going to face resistance and sanctions.

If he wants to go in, present the information in a respectful yet strong way, he's going to get a lot farther.

That he doesn't even want to re-phrase his accusation into a question, or even just re-phrase his accusation says a lot about the man as a person.
Outside of how he asked (which is a red herring, imho)...

Do you agree that this grant can look suspicious?
Does the public deserve an explanation for how our tax money was spent in this specific instance?
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