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<blockquote data-quote="Catatonic" data-source="post: 3144042" data-attributes="member: 7966"><p><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/what-does-empty-barrel-mean-and-where-does-it-come-689864" target="_blank">What does "empty barrel" mean and where does it come from?</a></p><p></p><p>This is why the term racist has become an empty barrel - basically a 'racist' is someone who disagrees with a Black person.</p><p></p><p>Many <a href="https://www.forbes.com/quotes/7524/" target="_blank">credit Plato</a> for bringing "empty barrel" into the vernacular: "An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers."</p><p></p><p>It does appear Kelly was suggesting the Platonic usage—that Wilson is a loudmouth ...</p><p></p><p>Kelly used the term to characterize Representative Frederica Wilson, who has been feuding with President Donald Trump over his phone call to a military widow this week, forcing Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to attempt an explanation at her daily briefing on Friday, offering only more ambiguity: "As we say in the South: all hat, no cattle."</p><p>Wilson does have a nice collection of hats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catatonic, post: 3144042, member: 7966"] [URL='http://www.newsweek.com/what-does-empty-barrel-mean-and-where-does-it-come-689864']What does "empty barrel" mean and where does it come from?[/URL] This is why the term racist has become an empty barrel - basically a 'racist' is someone who disagrees with a Black person. Many [URL='https://www.forbes.com/quotes/7524/']credit Plato[/URL] for bringing "empty barrel" into the vernacular: "An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers." It does appear Kelly was suggesting the Platonic usage—that Wilson is a loudmouth ... Kelly used the term to characterize Representative Frederica Wilson, who has been feuding with President Donald Trump over his phone call to a military widow this week, forcing Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to attempt an explanation at her daily briefing on Friday, offering only more ambiguity: "As we say in the South: all hat, no cattle." Wilson does have a nice collection of hats. [/QUOTE]
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