Well, most people who understand English would understand what was meant when the word Gaffes was surrounded by these-—> “ “ which would= “gaffes”.
Unreal.
Unattributed quotes, and that's the problem with your rationalization, you assume that the reader will believe that a deceptive leftist is being quoted, but being unattributed the person proffering your statement can imply that a conservative icon was quoted and just condemned Sarah. You're not there to attribute the quote.
A word to the wise, cops and prosecutors call English professors like you "convicts".
There's an example of an attributed quote for you.
These '---' are used to indicate what was not actually said but indicative of what may have been meant .
Seems you're wrong on both accounts. Anyone who has to resort to using WTF in their postings and doesn't know basic English shouldn't be lecturing.