". During their second debate Ford got tangled up answering a question on the recent Helsinki Accords and found himself insisting that “there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe,” adding, “I don’t believe that the Poles consider themselves dominated by the Soviet Union.” According to Ford’s chief speechwriter, he had meant “the soul and spirit of the Polish nation,” as opposed to the physical Poland, dominated then by four Soviet divisions, but the President only made things worse by stubbornly talking of the “allegation of domination” before finally acknowledging the gaffe four days later. The best way to bury a gaffe, it seems, is to own up to it quickly."
One of the key lines in the article is: "We should resist the tendency of the American media to superimpose a narrative on every event they cover."
Thanks for digging that up..I'm impressed with my brain.. I KNEW I remembered the word "domination" in there somewheres..NO senior moment, here..eh..