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It was pure self-indulgence; even if he feels aggrieved, he has to judge his words by their usefulness, not by his desire to vent".It's possible that Mr Obama's comments really were simply motivated by a "desire to vent".
Indeed, people's own statements suggest that they are often more motivated by the desire to vent their frustration, distress and anger than they are by any belief, however fleeting, that their message will have an impact.
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"If your desire is to vent a rage on someone, a gun is far too sterile". There was the nature of the injuries, which Ms. Clark repeatedly re-enacted on herself: severed jugular veins, severed carotid arteries, even a partially severed vertebra.
Stuart MacLennan, the Labour candidate for Moray in Scotland, used Twitter to share some ripe remarks about Mr Cameron and Nick Clegg; to describe pensioners as "coffin dodgers"; and to vent his desire to eat a "slave-grown" banana.
They needed to vent.
People need to vent.
Sorry to vent.
Meanwhile, viewers continue to vent.
Others just want to vent.
It helps him to vent.
Inevitably, I took to Twitter to vent.
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