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Conservative Magazine Says ‘Bill Belichick for President!’
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, The Weekly Standard has been a standard-bearing Dump Trump hardliner. But in the magazine’s October 17th issue, contributor Geoffrey Norman proposes an actual alternative. A Real Winner Come November, I’m writing in Bill Belichick Variations on the … Continue reading
When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Hanker Down’ Edition)
From our neverending Language Police blotter As always, the hardworking staff is on the differently clichéd beat like Brown on Williamson. And the past several months have provided a myriad of mangled phrases. Call the roll: • Back in November, David Mark, co-author … Continue reading
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The Latest Elizabeth Warren Pow Wow Yow Joke
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at Saturday’s Gridiron Club dinner, which proves each year that the Beltway-industrial complex is one rolling cocktail party for politicians and the news media. Via Politico’s Playbook (sorry no link – we’re still iPadlocked): “Great to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Jindal, Elizabeth Warren, Gridiron dinner, India, Indian
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