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'Gutter' Politics: Playing the name game.(English pronunciation of foreign words)
I'm not going to say "gutter." That's what they want us to say now, instead of Qatar (and you know who I mean by "they"). From time immemorial-defined as the duration of my life-we've said "Qa-TAHR." Every red- blooded American says "Qa-TAHR." But the other day, I even heard Condi Rice-the otherwise unimpeachable Condi Rice-say "gutter." I nearly busted a gut.
I'm not going to say "cobble" either. That's the new Kabul, as you know-the new "Ka-BUHL." In the highest administration councils, there was a contretemps-a reported contretemps, I should say-on this very subject. Donald Rumsfeld complained, "I think the top diplomat of this country ought to know how to ...
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...Ed that disputes today's Op-Ed by Condi Rice in The Washington Post, entitled "The...start with the truth. The truth that Condi Rice does not want the public to understand...savings. "There are two other truths that Condi Rice is concealing from the public in her...
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- Magazine article from: Newsweek Thomas, Evan December 16, 2002 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Bedard, Paul Parker, Suzi Kaplan, David E. November 8, 2004 700+ words
...thriller Circle William. We hear the White House is happy that the book summary is being kept secret until after the election. Condi Rice makes Homer's book Do you think Condoleezza Rice and "pork barrel spending" sound like food? No? Well, welcome to Homer...
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- Magazine article from: Newsweek August 6, 2001 700+ words
...behind-the-scenes condescension, as staffers for rival policymakers dismiss her as a "lightweight." But last week Condi Rice was showing her clout. She went to Moscow to begin the difficult process of selling the Russians on a deal: in exchange...
Source: HighBeam Research, 'Gutter' Politics: Playing the name game.(English pronunciation of...