flammery

Part of the [increase in estimated cost of the prescription drug plan from $400 billion to $720 billion] comes from earlier flim-flammery on the part of the Administration & congress, which projected costs from 2004-2013, even though the benefit didn't start until 2006.

Conservatives and the Bush Budget, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Was the last flim-flam so outrageous that there was to be a complete cessation of all flim-flammery?

The Power of the First Sentence | Write to Done 2010

I think its the ‘cousin’ of the invisible hand of the market that comes into play at this point — I refer to the mystical rubber-encased index finger of financial flim-flammery.

Think Progress » Sen. Kit Bond Wants To Privatize Medicare With Vouchers 2010

I expect some sort of flim-flammery to be proposed, which means borrowing billions from somewhere without calling it that.

Henry J. Stern: Paterson Channels Polonius: Albany Skirmish Over Borrowing 2010

Rather than such flim-flammery, the UK needs someone who doesn't mess about with grandstanding speeches and 'strutting the world-stage' nonsense - rather, we need someone who knows how to wield a chainsaw without worrying about the screams of the public-sector zombies he's cutting into.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

I expect some sort of flim-flammery to be proposed, which means borrowing billions from somewhere without calling it that.

Henry J. Stern: Paterson Channels Polonius: Albany Skirmish Over Borrowing 2010

As much as I've always longed to own a genuine Chico, I suspect flim-flammery as the bicycle pictured is clearly a Ciöcc--which looks like it should be pronounced "Crotch" but which the cycling cognoscenti know is actually pronounced "Cockle."

The Indignity of Winter: Sights Repulsive and Glorious BikeSnobNYC 2010

What will you do about Energy Independence? the 2nd one took me aback - kept expecting to hear complaints about $4/gas or 'those damn a-rabs!', but no - independence was on everyone's mind and at least 60% of them understood fossil fuels were not the way to go this was once a very red, very republican county - and none of the usual Off Shore/ANR/More Refineries flim flammery is working

New Obama Energy Ad Hits Back At GOP 2009

These beliefs reflect the mathematical illiteracy that has allowed the press corps to be routinely duped by economic flim-flammery.

Poll: Obama Slips Against McCain, Now Losing Among Independents 2009

I noted below that it was unlikely that the Obama campaign would use Whitewater, cattle futures or any other 1990s anti-Clinton flim-flammery against Hillary in the days and weeks ahead.

Plouffe Rules Out Use Of Whitewater Or Cattle Futures Against Hillary 2009