Although in Yiddish it only means “explode,” in Yinglish (English as spoken by people influenced by Yiddish) it also means “faint.” It has expanded further in meaning by English speakers who don’t know anything about Yiddish to mean “shit” and “garble” and “be plotzed” has expanded to mean “be drunk.” So most of the expansion in meaning has happened in English, not in Yiddish.
“Burst” is often a better translation than “explode”.
You’re correct.
Former British prime ministers get lifetime police protection if they wish it, IIRC, but as time passes it tends to diminish; probably just a single plainclothes cop by the end. There are still concerns about unreformed IRA or Islamic militant terrorist threats.
IMO, those few minutes of concern for the children, when he saw that the time “loss” would have made zero difference to the task of responding to the attack after the discussion with staff, is a beautiful example of caring for others, especially, of course, those children then and there.
No need to go citing Bush’s examples of “not caring for others.” That’s not my point.
Correct. Like the transitive use of “schmooze,” which still pisses me off, but I suppose is here to stay.
I’ve never heard that use before. What the heck is involved in schmoozing something?
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Well, yes, if you accept that particular explanation for the delay. And even if that was his thinking at the time, I daresay it was misplaced. The children would not have been harmed by being told the President of the freaking United States had to cut short his visit to go take care of President-y stuff.
To be clear, I’m not saying I accept Moore’s explanation, that the President was paralyzed with fear, either.
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Ok, this caught my attention. Are you arguing that the prescriptively accepted (i.e., in the actual dictionary) use of “schmooze” as a transitive verb in English is somehow grammatically incorrect?
I’d be curious of the basis of your position.
I used to work in a building that also contained the law firm of former Canadian prime minister John Turner and we’d sometimes see him in the elevator. I never noticed anyone with him.
Canadian ninja bodyguards. You never will notice anyone with him, unless you try something… and then it’ll be the last thing you notice. 
But they will be extremely polite about it:p
“I’m gonna have to kill you now, OK, eh?”
I can understand why lifetime protection for ex-Presidents would be reinstated in the current environment, but I would hope at some point it can be curtailed as they tried to do back in 1995. Aside from the budget issue, it brings one more small taint of Caesarism to the office, IMHO.
Regarding 9/11, I remember some people at the time (maybe on this board?) complaining that going up in Air Force One for several hours as an aerial command post, and not appearing in front of the public right away, made him look clueless and cowardly. Can’t please some people, I guess.
As for how a President can get his liquor, he can get crack cocaine if he wants it . . .
We’ve secretly replaced the president’s coffee with Crak® let’s see what happens.
How the tragedy in Dallas changed the Secret Service: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/23/politics/jfk-secret-service/index.html?hpt=hp_c2