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RevStPatrick

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17. Actually, that's not parsing, that's correcting...

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 06:16 PM

Dec 2011

Romney said would.
The OP said could.
Those are two different words with different meanings.
I come from a family of editors.
I noticed that Mittens used a different word than the OP did, and it changes the meaning of the statement.

I certainly don't think the OP was trying to spin or be dishonest or anything like that.
But I do think that in the context of what was being said, would actually made Mittenses statement a dumber statement than if he had said could.

All right. I'm done now...

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"Any President [could have taken out bin Laden], Mr. Romney? Really?" [View all] DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 OP

I recall one that couldn't... Thor_MN Dec 2011 #1

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #2

Oh for fuck's sake, Mittens never heard of bin Laden cornered in Torra Bora?!?! denbot Dec 2011 #3

I guess he's saying "Bush could have done it if he wanted to". Hahahahaha JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #4

"Yeah, Cindy Crawford wanted to do me, but I said no." DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #5

I needed this. I literally laughed out loud. FedUp_Queer Dec 2011 #20

Exactly. I has this conversation with a repuke the other day..and Kahuna Dec 2011 #6

Bush gets the credit krucial Dec 2011 #7

Mitt would first check the polls, to see if he should change his mind. JBoy Dec 2011 #8

Your thread title is misleading... RevStPatrick Dec 2011 #9

I suggest you go to freep.com DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #12

Is there an article about this... RevStPatrick Dec 2011 #14

RevStPatrick? DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #15

Actually, that's not parsing, that's correcting... RevStPatrick Dec 2011 #17

Pretty good work. elleng Dec 2011 #18

Any President . . . Roy Rolling Dec 2011 #10

WOW - Thanks for posting!!! Laf.La.Dem. Dec 2011 #11

it only took 6 months for W to forget all about Osama.....WTF? opihimoimoi Dec 2011 #13

Well DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #16

and he even has the nerve to say SemperEadem Dec 2011 #19