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To: liberty or death

What is clintonesque (or maybe not, just stupid) is people taking his under-oath obfuscations about the word “is”, and using it to argue that all words spoken must be taken literally or else you are being like Clinton.

There is a time for literal speech — while you are under oath in a civil case is one of those times.

And there is a time you use sweeping figurative flowery words — like when you are making a campaign speech.

As someone over at Hot Air said — if you were writing this speech, how would YOU get across the point that Mitt’s father marched in MLKs marches, was invited to march with MLK, supported MLK, had the support of MLK, and stood with MLK on civil rights, and do so in a single sentence?

“I saw my father march with Martin Luther King”. That’s how you would say it. Actually, I think you might say “I saw my father march side by side with Martin Luther King”. But that would get you in even MORE trouble with the Amelia Bedelia’s around here.


143 posted on 12/21/2007 11:46:43 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Was Mitt using sweeping figurative flowery words when he said:

“My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.”

Mitt Romney


148 posted on 12/21/2007 11:49:59 AM PST by trumandogz (Hunter Thompson 2008)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

You can post till your blue in the fingers bro. It won’t change the fact that Mitt Romney is a serial truth twisting liar.

When Bill Clinton did it the media ignored and sort of chuckled at it because that was their guy. Mitt will not have that luxury even though he is very liberal because the MSM hates republicans.

We might as well vett all this stuff now (as much as it hurts you)before he’s up against Hillary and the MSM.


168 posted on 12/21/2007 12:01:50 PM PST by liberty or death
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