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- adjective In a manner reminiscent of the style of former U.S. President Bill Clinton; usually involving a
hypertechnical parsing of words.
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Examples
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Ari Fleischer into a rhetorical dance that can only be called Clintonesque : conceding on the one hand that the claim made by the President was based on forged evidence that Iraq had tried to buy " yellow cake" refined uranium from Niger, but at the same time maintaining that "I see nothing that goes broader that would indicate that there was no basis to the President's broader statement."
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Obama answers questions in a "Clintonesque" fasion and complains when he gets called out on it.
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Obama answers questions in a "Clintonesque" fasion and complains when he gets called out on it.
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There's nothing objectively wrong, but it's just "Clintonesque"?
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What I want to know is if Edwards still wants to be "Clintonesque".
Shrum: I Worried That I'd Look Left-Wing If Edwards Voted Against Iraq War 2009
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In the 1990s, "Clintonesque" became a by-word for political double-speak.
Hilliam Clinton 2007
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Lazio also accused Hillary of being "Clintonesque," completing his conflation of her record with her husband's.
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And on that score, I think they will view many of these answers as what I style "Clintonesque" and trying to parse his involvement in the Sampson review process as opposed to his other involvement.
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Certainly not kind of Clintonesque in that he -- you know, during the campaign certainly President Clinton was, you know, played cards with reporters.
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Most importantly, this official said, was Vice President Gore's position, which is strong support for affirmative action, but when shown some other statements Senator Lieberman had made, the official said that his reaction today, his explanation today, was -- quote -- "Clintonesque," and it was not meant as a compliment.
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