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  • The idiot backpeddles, trips, and falls on his butt at the top of the ditch, slides down headfirst on his back.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

  • The idiot backpeddles, trips, and falls on his butt at the top of the ditch, slides down headfirst on his back.

    Flying Heads and Weak Knees 2008

  • Rather than strengthening his position the clarification backpeddles, talking about what he didn't mean and how limited his remarks were actually meant to be.

    An Obama Foreign Policy Adviser Clarifies Senator's Views 2009

  • The Control: Usher backpeddles, issuing a statement explaining the comments were made during a recording session among friends and were taken out of context.

    JAM! Showbiz 2009

  • McCain is not putting his "Country First" - her candidacy has derailed the electoral process since accepting or rejecting her has become the election itself and McCain has forfeited. noonan now backpeddles big time about this to keep her repub right reader base. read her rebuttal, you think that isnt some spin to save her arss and reputation?

    بالاترین 2008

  • Let's see how Obama boy backpeddles on his tax and spread the wealth policies now .....

    Latest Articles 2008

  • Let's see how Obama boy backpeddles on his tax and spread the wealth policies now .....

    Latest Articles Inc. Gallup 2008

  • May 28th, 2008 1: 50 pm ET why should h-dean bargain. he is a spineless wimp who does not deserve his job to let the clintons fear factor set in and change the rules at the end of the game. is this america and why would any one want a president who backpeddles before even in office. god help us if she steals the nom. howard dean be a man for once in your sorry life

    Democrats mull Florida, Michigan compromise 2008

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