"...now, let me finish..." is a rhetorical statement, similar to someone saying, "you know," and/or "in my opinion..." or anything that punctuates by use of language, a statement.
President Bush saying, "...now, let me finish," and then proceeding TO FINISH his thought, his statement, is just a way of saying, "and now, to get to my point," or, similarly, "and my point is..." and then making the point to be made.
It’s just a matter of speech, saying, in mid-expression of a thought, "...and, my point being, is that..." (and then making the point) or, as Bush said, "...now, let me finish..." and then he finished his point.
"Now, let me tell you this," and then saying something, or similar, it’s still just rhetorical speech, punctuating your publish speech with comments such as this, usually done when someone tries to compose or further compose their statement(s) to follow.
At least he didn’t say, "you know what I’m sayin’?" or, "...word around is, that..." and then finishing. WHICH ARE ALSO rhetorical statements that more urban folks use and use often and no one seems to have a problem with those.
Now, let me finish: the object showing in the back of the President of the United States’ suit coat was almost certainly an aspect of security. WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH is the object that John Kerry removed from his suit coat before his podium, and then placed it on his podium before him after "unfolding" (unopening) whatever that object was, before the debate, and then folded up again and put back into his suit coat after the debate and before he left the stage.
I also have a problem with the fact that First Lady Laura Bush was moreor less ignored by Teresa H-K when THK took the stage after the debate, and that Laura Bush then walked over with her hand out to greet THK, who looked confused, as if she really would prefer not to acknowledge Laura Bush or be seen with her. And that THK and John Kerry lingered on the stage after Bush and his family had exited. It was grandiose, and it was embarrassing. In some areas of our country, it’s called crude behavior, socially, that behavior by the Kerry’s.
But, the problem that’s worse than that was the cheating by Kerry, and that undisclosed object he removed and unfolded from his suit coat, and displayed on his podium before him throughouot the debate, and then left with. That is a clear violation of the debate rules and means, in effect, that Kerry cheated. Crude, yes, but cheating is far worse.
"...now, let me finish..." is a rhetorical statement, similar to someone saying, "you know," and/or "in my opinion..." or anything that punctuates by use of language, a statement.
President Bush saying, "...now, let me finish," and then proceeding TO FINISH his thought, his statement, is just a way of saying, "and now, to get to my point," or, similarly, "and my point is..." and then making the point to be made.
It’s just a matter of speech, saying, in mid-expression of a thought, "...and, my point being, is that..." (and then making the point) or, as Bush said, "...now, let me finish..." and then he finished his point.
"Now, let me tell you this," and then saying something, or similar, it’s still just rhetorical speech, punctuating your publish speech with comments such as this, usually done when someone tries to compose or further compose their statement(s) to follow.
At least he didn’t say, "you know what I’m sayin’?" or, "...word around is, that..." and then finishing. WHICH ARE ALSO rhetorical statements that more urban folks use and use often and no one seems to have a problem with those.
Now, let me finish: the object showing in the back of the President of the United States’ suit coat was almost certainly an aspect of security. WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH is the object that John Kerry removed from his suit coat before his podium, and then placed it on his podium before him after "unfolding" (unopening) whatever that object was, before the debate, and then folded up again and put back into his suit coat after the debate and before he left the stage.
I also have a problem with the fact that First Lady Laura Bush was moreor less ignored by Teresa H-K when THK took the stage after the debate, and that Laura Bush then walked over with her hand out to greet THK, who looked confused, as if she really would prefer not to acknowledge Laura Bush or be seen with her. And that THK and John Kerry lingered on the stage after Bush and his family had exited. It was grandiose, and it was embarrassing. In some areas of our country, it’s called crude behavior, socially, that behavior by the Kerry’s.
But, the problem that’s worse than that was the cheating by Kerry, and that undisclosed object he removed and unfolded from his suit coat, and displayed on his podium before him throughouot the debate, and then left with. That is a clear violation of the debate rules and means, in effect, that Kerry cheated. Crude, yes, but cheating is far worse.