Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Metaphor, off-course

A commentator on CNN this afternoon: “Corporate America has become the moral compass that is leading the argument.”

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[I’ve broken my no-cable-news vow, repeatedly, repeatedly.]

comments: 4

Frex said...

Metaphor aside, who ever thought anyone would call Corporate America a moral compass? Crazy days indeed...

Michael Leddy said...

It’s crazy. I think that the compass is pointing to CYA.

Fresca said...

I had to look up CYA.
Canadian Yachting Association???

(LOL)

Michael Leddy said...

I must know it from working in academia: people writing CYA memos.