The right words to say...

1. Chavez's intent of the first six words of her column is to explain and inform the read that while in public people have to  be mindful of what they say to others and by what they mean when they say something to another person. That the ways someone says a phrase or just a word to someone can cause anger and offend others.
2. Chavez uses the word bellicose in the quote, "bellicose metaphors have been a staple of politics from the beginning", because Chavez is trying to get the point acrossed to her readers that politics is all about taking a stab at the opponent and trying to defeat and win over the people. Chavez's intent of the use of bellicose is to remind readers that throughout history many people in politics use strong and sometimes aggressive and hostile metaphors to persuade others.
3A. Chavez is trying to persuade the readers that the use of strong words and even slang words can be understood that it's intent is to be powerful and forceful and not to back down. In politics there is the fine line of wrong and offensive and still being politically correct.
3B. I think Chavez's best example in the article is when she mentions the word change in the book by Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn. By changing the word nigger to slave the novel does not convey the same effect to the reader and the change can interfere with the reader's understanding. Chavez also points out that the change of the word also interferes with the authors intent of the novel and how the reader would understand it as well.
4. I agree with Chavez, because what she is trying to say is that in politics there is times where you cannot say certain terms and words which can be offensive. Yet the entire game of politics is to be the best and to not back down, and to strive for victory. Chavez points out that the French word "campaign" was used by the English to refer to the time spent on the battlefield, so as a result the idea that the political campaign trail is also a battlefield. Chavez's opinion is a strong and bold statement to the political world that even though terms and words can be considered derogatory, that restricting many of the terms used today, not necessarily derogatory terms, would tighten the rope on people sharing their opinions and clearly able to convey their message to others.