Okay. I'm reading an article about a thief being sentenced to 9 years in prison and the victim's son says:

"Four months later, authorities said while Smith was behind bars, he was plotting to have Jordan killed.

"We were shocked, absolutely shocked," said Jason W. Jordan, the victim’s son. "It’s not like the guy was bloviating. He made contact with somebody and sent a letter to them trying to actually have this task completed, if you will."

Here is the definition:
"Bloviation is a style of empty, pompous, political speech which originated in Ohio and was used by US President, Warren G. Harding who described it as "the art of speaking for as long as the occasion warrants, and saying nothing". The verb to bloviate is the act of creating bloviation."

I was wondering who this guy is who would drop such an arcane word in a quote to the media, but then I saw the "... if you will" at the end of the sentence and I decided he is a pompous ass who likes the sound of his own voice.