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He did not want to a "potemkin" resolution that would not provide justification.
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He did not want to a "potemkin" resolution that would not provide justification.
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He did not want to a "potemkin" resolution that would not provide justification.
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(BTW: Al, being in DC & working 15 hrs/day is not the same as spending a month on vacation at a potemkin ranch playing dressup and pretending to be a rancher.)
Matthew Yglesias » What Would Spending More Time on the Economy Accomplish 2010
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BTW: Al, being in DC & working 15 hrs/day is not the same as spending a month on vacation at a potemkin ranch playing dressup and pretending to be a rancher
Matthew Yglesias » What Would Spending More Time on the Economy Accomplish 2010
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I think he gets paid to lead potemkin “think tanks” and come up with absurd names.
Think Progress » Gingrich: If Republicans Shut Down The Government, It Will Be Obama’s Fault 2010
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| Reply | Permalink hooray potemkin politics 2007!
Iowa Student: Hillary Campaign Asked Me Not To Talk About Canned Questions 2009
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Not legitimate since congressional tours of Iraq are highly scripted potemkin tours but effective.
McCain Uses Image Of Petraeus In Uniform To Raise Money And Attack Obama 2009
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That's why these proposals are a potemkin village effort.
Hillary Supporter Lanny Davis Suggests Proposals For Florida And Michigan 2009
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(McClane's potemkin Tumblr blog was especially illuminating.)
Scott Brown on Why Hollywood Needs a New Model for Storytelling 2009
slumry commented on the word potemkin
I love this word--it is so useful for anything that has a false front, either literally or figuratively.
July 11, 2007