Before examining the professor's historical analogies, could I point out that unlike, say, being a chemist, physician, lawyer, engineer, accountant, plumber, tree surgeon, piano tuner, or barber, being a "historian" means absolutely nothing in terms of professional qualifications or special expertise?
Though if she was so keen on giving, I point out, she could have given some of that AOL money to the Huffington Post's 9,000 unpaid bloggers.
Any gun safety technology faces a sort of existential question: If ZORE convinces more people to buy guns, but they don't use the locks – if the locks are not convenient or easy enough to use or people still are careless – some people might not use them, and more people could be hurt, I pointed out to Zimmerman.
"Well, could I just point out that in the last several debates, I seem to get the first question all the time?
'But they couldn't face doing it.' I pointed out the pitfall that if they couldn't face it, then it would certainly be a tricky proposition with her no longer being around to help.
Such behavior, I pointed out, could lead to a Trump victory in which the country as a whole would subsequently need to beat the odds.
When I pointed out he could still vote Lib Dem he laughed mirthlessly.
But when I pointed out he could still be stuck in Iraq had Trump's travel ban been in place three years ago, he grew recalcitrant and handed the recorder back.
Even if you were to argue that at least I got in some practice in that sometimes useful art of learning things off by heart, I could point out that I got that kind of practice through acting — which at least included the fun of seeing whether I could make people laugh.
I could point out that I had played tour guide on a bus that my father chartered to take the out-of-town guests from New York City to Chappaqua, where Tara and I arrived too late for our scheduled meeting with the minister.
I could repeatedly point out injustices I believe I've incurred over the past eight years, however, I'm trying to stop that train of thought and get back to basics.
