Harping

"Harping," says the ancient bard, "ken I none, for song is chefe of myn-strelsé."

Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama George Ainslie Hight

Harping on an increasingly familiar theme, Clinton urged the SNC to "reach out to all minorities to counter the regime's divide-and-conquer approach, which pits ethnic and religious groups against one another."

Syrian activists report bodies dumped on the streets of Homs 2011

Harping on the Civil Rights Act has even greater value since it provides cover for race baiting without the odious stench of actual race baiting.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Paul's Fetish on Civil Rights Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2012

Harping on the PSRC, a body that represents the interest of a lot more than Seattle, is kind of beside the point.

PSRC Plan Avoids Climate Reality « PubliCola 2010

Harping on deficits and changes to entitlements, Mr. Daniels concedes, isn't usually a winning strategy.

The Governor Who Cut His State Down to Size Neil King Jr. 2011

Harping on the Civil Rights Act has even greater value since it provides cover for race baiting without the odious stench of actual race baiting.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Paul's Fetish on Civil Rights Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2012

Harping on the fact that healthcare costs will continue to increase if nothing is done doesn't present a solution to the problem.

Insurance industry has had a 'long enough time,' Pelosi says 2009

Harping on about ‘MSM’ (cue crackling thunder sound, maybe throw in a howling wolf in the background) conspiracies whenever exposed to a news item that is not slanted the right way is a fairly common symptom.

Netroots Try to Label Fox News as ‘Opinion’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Harping on the untouchable “third rail” of Social Security to help the Democrat Party, while ignoring the unsustainability of the program, is not reporting the news.

“Give me liberty or give me social justice” revisited 2010

Harping on McCain's age is called ageism (you should know this already aren't you the group that added an - ism to everything so we can all be victims?) and might just serve to alienate a larger older portion of the population.

MoveOn announces launch date for anti-McCain ad buy 2008