[Phsstpok]

one of my favorite preambles to a statement or question is "with all due respect." Far from it's original respectful meaning, it's now about as close to an outright insult as you'll hear most of the time in direct conversation. It just drips with "you don't deserve any respect, you clown, so here's my smackdown..."

[snugs]

It is sad how the English language has been bastardized in order to make cheap shots.

[tarheelswamprat]

one of my favorite preambles to a statement or question is "with all due respect." Far from it's original respectful meaning, it's now about as close to an outright insult as you'll hear most of the time in direct conversation. It just drips with "you don't deserve any respect, you clown, so here's my smackdown..."

It's a shame we can't use Dan Ackroyd's timeless preamble from the original Saturday Night Live's "Week-End Update".

I would pay good money to see Britt Hume or Tony Snow respond "Juan (or Helen, Nina, CiCi, etc.), you ignorant slut" prior to making his rebuttals. /grin