When we wasn’t trying to keep up with John McCain’s references to Joe the Plumber, Barack Obama made a number of linguistic errors tonight.
“If you make less than a quarter million dollars a year,” he said, your taxes will not be increased. Later he noted that 98 percent of small businesses “make less than $250,000.”
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While addressing the media this morning, words flowed out of President Bush’s mouth as gracefully as china tumbling down a staircase.
“I called my cabinet together for them to get a full understanding of the extraordinary actions we’ve taken,” he began.
To call a cabinet together “for them to get a full understanding” is a juvenile and [...]

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As Barack Obama and John McCain assessed the nation’s many problems in last night’s debate, they committed many linguistic mistakes. Perhaps a delayed debate would’ve been beneficial, had it afforded them time to brush up on The Elements of Style. Then they would’ve been armed with solid grammar, along with twin bracelets from the mothers [...]

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When Sen. John McCain talked with Katie Couric about Congress’ $700 billion bailout package yesterday, he seemed determined to stress the gravity of the situation.
“The financial crisis is on the verge of a very, very serious, most serious crisis since the end of World War II,” he [...]

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After winning best actress in a TV movie, Laura Linney relayed a political message. She said HBO’s John Adams was a tribute to “the great community organizers that helped form our country,” a reference to Sen. Barack Obama, whose work as a community organizer was disparaged by Gov. Sarah Palin.
Linney would’ve conveyed a [...]

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