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And lest you question whether I spoke with a forked-tongue during the McCain campaign, I didn't -- not for one femto-second and took my medicine because the program is just too important.
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But, first, let's call Mr. Sheinkopf what he really is: a forked-tongue political mercenary on ego-induced steroids.
Kevin Powell: Congressman Ed Towns Hides Behind Lawsuit and Attack Politics 2010
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Governments, meanwhile, show no sign of ending a forked-tongue approach: Tout the benefits of aviation while piling on fees and reluctantly improving infrastructure.
Burning Issues 2010
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But, first, let's call Mr. Sheinkopf what he really is: a forked-tongue political mercenary on ego-induced steroids.
Kevin Powell: Congressman Ed Towns Hides Behind Lawsuit and Attack Politics 2010
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You've got to admire the chutzpah of both the committee and the conferee, showing off their personal best selective-memory and forked-tongue tricks to con your eyes off the 10-million-dollar prize.
Winning The Peace : The Obamazation of Our Nation | miscellani.org 2009
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Methinks that Zwingli and an army of theologians and apologists speak with a forked-tongue.
The Last Gasp of Inerrancy James F. McGrath 2009
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Clinton may not be able to to cut him loose a couple of weeks before a critical primary, and keeping him on feeds the perception that she speaks with forked-tongue.
Report: Mark Penn Met With Colombian Ambassador To Talk Trade 2009
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In an essay on hope without change, I cite specific quotes from President Obama that illustrate this forked-tongue approach on health care.
The Forked Tongue Speaks, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The GOP will have a Dawn, of sorts, once President Obama takes office and the forked-tongue Cheney is no longer threatening them with treason for voting for stem cells.
Emanuel Spokesperson Denies He's Accepted Chief Of Staff ... And Other Transition Notes 2009
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Democrats likewise have their own forked-tongue issues on economic affairs, having stood idly by as Bush & Co. looted the candy store, but more to the point is the rhetorical conundrum of simultaneously proposing backward-looking (i.e. "bailout") and forward-thinking (i.e. "stimulus") packages.
Randall Amster: Obama's Economic Paradox: Can You Have "Bailout" and "Stimulus" at the Same Time? 2009
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