I caught that, too

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by jb4

11/4/04 3:53:04 PM

I caught that, too

Was going to post it as a reply to Ross, but since you, and at least one other poster has also identified that piece of Doublespeak, V2.0 (also known as shrubbish), I figger all I need to add is:

Ditto!

(I was going to change my .sig, but after that line, it's even more a propos)

jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT

"I earned capital in the campaign -- political capital.." - (deSitter) - (38) - Nov. 4, 2004, 01:49:55 PM EST

Beat me to it. I just heard it on NPR. Very scary. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 02:35:20 PM EST

I caught that, too - (jb4) - Nov. 4, 2004, 03:53:04 PM EST

I was amused by his attempt to be a uniter - (ben_tilly) - (35) - Nov. 4, 2004, 02:37:37 PM EST

The man is a megalomaniac - this is very scary - (deSitter) - (34) - Nov. 4, 2004, 02:39:26 PM EST

Already said he would. - (imric) - (33) - Nov. 4, 2004, 03:11:29 PM EST

ICLRPD (new thread) - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 4, 2004, 03:24:46 PM EST

No...now wait a minnit, there, Skip! - (jb4) - (2) - Nov. 4, 2004, 05:52:48 PM EST

The two do not contradict - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:02:17 PM EST

Done right would be in federally guarrantied funds - (daemon) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:04:31 PM EST

Where do you think it goes? - (bepatient) - (28) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:06:37 PM EST

Into current payments and our debt - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Nov. 4, 2004, 06:43:06 PM EST

Re: Into current payments and our debt - (bepatient) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 07:02:56 PM EST

Only sort of - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 4, 2004, 09:35:19 PM EST

Huh? - (imric) - (21) - Nov. 4, 2004, 07:44:52 PM EST

C'mon now. - (bepatient) - (20) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:04:24 PM EST

Classic -- give the man a prize - (GBert) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:49:50 PM EST

Gee - so Reagan didn't - (imric) - (18) - Nov. 5, 2004, 02:02:21 AM EST

Twice - (bepatient) - (17) - Nov. 5, 2004, 12:25:09 PM EST

Nope. - (imric) - (6) - Nov. 5, 2004, 02:27:13 PM EST

Regardless of # - (bepatient) - (5) - Nov. 5, 2004, 04:01:23 PM EST

I don't give a damn for Democrats - - (imric) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:11:59 PM EST

Re: I don't give a damn for Democrats - - (bepatient) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:35:30 PM EST

Woe is me? - (imric) - (2) - Nov. 6, 2004, 09:11:29 AM EST

Thou sayest - (Ashton) - (1) - Nov. 11, 2004, 11:52:36 PM EST

I prefer squirt-guns filled with DMSO + LSD to paint balls. - (imric) - Nov. 12, 2004, 06:29:43 AM EST

Oh, you mean like... - (jb4) - (9) - Nov. 5, 2004, 03:39:57 PM EST

Yep. Thats what I mean. -NT - (bepatient) - (8) - Nov. 5, 2004, 04:02:04 PM EST

OK, then - (jb4) - (7) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:39:28 PM EST

What do you think we are buying? - (bepatient) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:52:50 PM EST

I can think of several things: - (jb4) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2004, 06:13:10 PM EST

I'm sure you will - (bepatient) - (2) - Nov. 5, 2004, 08:06:07 PM EST

Not brilliant...merely accurate.... -NT - (jb4) - (1) - Nov. 8, 2004, 09:12:02 AM EST

O.O.T. - (bepatient) - Nov. 8, 2004, 10:48:12 AM EST

Bad assumption - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Nov. 5, 2004, 05:54:26 PM EST

My point 'xactly! - (jb4) - Nov. 5, 2004, 06:09:55 PM EST

Re: "lockbox" - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Nov. 4, 2004, 08:06:20 PM EST

Bureau of Public Debt - (bepatient) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:11:04 PM EST

That might work - (tuberculosis) - Nov. 4, 2004, 10:52:16 PM EST

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