Great Turn Offs Of Our Time (30)

'Fatally wounded' in a military context
never means what the media suggests
it should of the military leaders
and the wars they report on, namely
'likely to lead directly to their death'.

Nowadays 'Fatally wounded'
need not even mean the departure
of the failed general, or war minister,
from the previous place world stage.

Though the phrase might mean that the leader's errors
have damaged their leadership to the point
where to stay in power they have to be more cruel 
and in the meanwhile lower their pubic profile.

Great Turn Offs Of Our Time (28)

My mind skips several beats when the phrase
'Will be much missed' is used to describe
the appeal of a newly dead popular entertainer
who when s/he was alive walked the walk
where others talked the talk of hypocrites and liars.

The point about the person who is declared
'much missed' is that where radio and TV
were their medium they had already achieved
everything they set out to achieve there,
and had left before outstaying their welcome.

What was missed much more well before the star died
was that new project in the media that was their metier
whilst the shine of the star was bright enough to use it. 

Superlative Inflation

As every Team GB Olympic medal winner
tells of how 'unbelievable' 'astonishing',
'amazing', and how incredible their victory is
on my main source of news, BBC radio,
I refuse to let the Olympic Games stay
on my television. I find myself agreeing
with them. As the crowds' roar reaches
into the quiet of my home and the breathless
athletes speak I say 'I don't believe it either'.