pre-buttal

Four of five columns on page A19 of Tuesday's paper are about Gingrich, and none of the columnists have very nice things to say.11.27am: More on the Romney pre-buttal from Chris McGreal, from the scene in Florida.

Florida primary campaign and SOTU build-up – live coverage 2012

Chesapeake Energy , the biggest independent U.S. gas producer, issued on Monday an effective "pre-buttal" of the president's speech, announcing drilling cutbacks.

The State of the Union's Gas Market Liam Denning 2012

The critiques echoed those offered by others in the Democratic Party, including several members of the House, who hosted a pre-buttal conference call mocking Boehner for a lack of substantive ideas for economic recovery.

Biden Mocks Boehner's Call For Summers' And Geithner's Firing: 'Very Constructive' 2010

Tarullo's pre-buttal -- which sort of asks voters to take a lot on trust (and hey, that's worked for BHO so far!) -- is after the jump.

Money Changes Everything - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer offered a pre-buttal to the speech, writing on the White House blog that while Boehner's rhetoric "may be new, the ideas remain the same: out-of-control deficits, decreased oversight of the big Wall Street banks that helped create the financial crisis and putting special interests first by maintaining tax loopholes for corporations that ship American jobs overseas."

Daily Fix Poll: How will Boehner's economic speech play out among voters? 2010

Whats interesting is that Clinton can't pre-buttal or otherwise stick her nose into this issue.

Obama To Give Major Speech On Race, Wright 2009

As a somewhat long-ish aside, and a pre-buttal to the "Obama's just the same" crowd - As you all know I've been a major critic of Obama's FISA vote.

Hullabaloo 2008

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gave a "pre-buttal" yesterday to Bush's SOTU address next Tuesday night which provided a defensive White House with an opportunity to play a little political offense.

Bush Playing Politics With The Lives Of Our Soldiers In Iraq 2007

Before Bush gives yet another BIG SPEECH about the Iraq disaster, the National Security Network put together a pre-buttal to set the record straight.

09/13/2007 2007

It's unclear how total Furious George's emotional meltdown will be at this point, but his tangle of lies on matters domestic is already available for review via the Center for American Progress '' pre-buttal, already on line.

Quote of the Day 2004