NBA Commissioner David Stern strives to further develop our vocabulary. He’s clearly the William F. Buckley of sports commissioners:
William F. Buckley Jr., who marshaled polysyllabic exuberance, famously arched eyebrows and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse, …
Stern always sounds kind of snippy when he’s on the show, but I guess that’s because he has steeled himself to deal with DP’s smartypantsness. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig comes across as more relaxed.
And since I never gave props for two great words dropped previously in this blog, all hail rrgirl for doofetti and Scoop for uxorious.
(In a stage whisper so that the right-wingies won’t think less of me):
I always liked Buckley. I used to watch Firing Line when I was a kid; it was pretty heavy stuff and a little over my head at times but I was impressed with Buckley’s intelligence and wit. He would attack an opposing opinion, but he would never attack the person who stated that opinion. You don’t see much of that anymore.
