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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 06:50 PM
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Dick Cavett's article on Sarah Palin...
"She seems to have no first language". I think you wordsmiths will appreciate this one. http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/the-wild-wordsmith-of-wasilla/?th&emc=th
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 06:52 PM
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1. 'I feel a little sorry for John (McCain). He aimed low and missed.'
Edited on Sun Nov-16-08 06:53 PM by Bluebear
:rofl:

Thanks for posting!

>>It’s admittedly a rare gift to produce a paragraph in which whole clumps of words could be removed without noticeably affecting the sense, if any.

(A cynic might wonder if Wasilla High School’s English and geography departments are draped in black.)<<

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 06:56 PM
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2. That was a treat. Thank you.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 06:59 PM
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3. I have always loved Dick Cavett's way with words...
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