Posted on 07/06/2021 4:15:52 AM PDT by Kaslin
One of the legacies of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, aside from his keen intellect and originalist interpretation of the US Constitution, was his masterful use of the English language, particularly using an obscure word or phrase to add color to his written opinions.
He used one such phrase in a 2015 opinion regarding his colleagues’ reasoning in allowing healthcare subsidies nationwide, accusing them of “interpretive jiggery-pokery.” This term dates back to the late 1800s, describing dishonest manipulation or nonsense. Other dated but less colorful, words include hocus pocus, baloney, hogwash, hooey, or as President Joe Biden would say when unable to form a coherent sentence, malarkey.
Scalia’s words certainly livened up his writings, unlike what we hear from the current White House, such as “c’mon man” or “circle back” as insipid conversation fillers used by those unable to think on their feet, much less speak coherently.
Jiggery-pokery is a perfect phrase to describe recent Olympic news, especially decisions on who is allowed to compete and who is not.
First is Brianna McNeal, the 2016 Olympic champion in the 100 meter hurdles who last month qualified a second time for Team USA. She had a secret which she understandably preferred to keep that way, her abortion last year. She was emotionally traumatized after her abortion and missed a doping test two days post abortion. She said she was in bed recovering from her procedure and did not hear the antidoping official knocking on her door to administer the random test.
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There are other more appropriate terms which would get me timed out for a week, and ones more so that would get me banned for life.
Use your imagination.
Because she broke the rules she agreed to when she signed up?
Just off the top of my head here.
Not exactly sure what the point of this is supposed to be. People making excuses for their actions demanding forbearance. Maybe? I dunno. Allowing males to compete as females is just wrong. Otherwise, get rid of men's and women's sports and let the vast majority of women be perennial losers. I am sure they would just flock to games just for that. Done with Olympics. Another perversion of a formerly somewhat decent institution.
Me too...it takes the more “colorful” English terms to even begin to adequately describe what’s happening.
“jiggery...”
Jiggery...jig...gery..?
Hmmm....
I’m surprised at your tone, American Thinker......
....1/2 dozen wrongs doesn’t make it right, whatever point you were badly trying to make!
There used to be strictly enforced rules......
....letting a man compete as a woman is way off the spectrum.....
....but so is ditching a drug test because of an abortion or using marijuana ( it’s still a drug)
Something off with the timeline.
Missed the doping test last year, but was allowed to qualify last month? The flag should’ve been up long before that.
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