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What I have in mind in Bill Clinton's case is the extra-Constitutional power grab -- attempted coup, really -- staged by the Right.
Okay, thanks. I was thrown by the gross dissimilarity in popular support between the attempted impeachment and Obama's run. Given that the coup failed, I wouldn't describe it as "historic" so much as "operatic."
Hillary Clinton is a good politician and a good candidate, but she’s getting run down by a historic freight train. It’s a strange and tragic thing that she and her husband should both get hit by those.
Forgive my density, but I'm genuinely uncertain what "historic freight train" you consider hit Bill Clinton. I can't think of anything remotely comparable to the groundswell of support for Obama.
Julia @11: You know, I rather wish I hadn't read this -- knowing the program exists is likely to trigger exactly the flash of fear they're looking for.
Of course, which is why it was leaked in the first place. Security theater is much cheaper when the audience members are extras.
Clearly, the American elision of the 'e' in the gerund ("whinging" instead of "whingeing") makes it a new American word.
What I'm curious about is the pronunciation. In fact, I can't recall ever hearing it pronounced, and I know a couple Americans who spent years in Australia (unless the 'g' is silent and thus homophonic with "whining"). This would argue for the predominance of the written transmission.
The only thing that most people know about "Mark Foley" is that he is a gay Congressman who used the Internets to send racy e-mails to minors. If you don't bother to investigate further, does that more plausibly sound like the behavior of a Republican or Democrat?
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