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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (714897)	11/23/2005 7:31:53 PM
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How to Slam a Fellow Politician politicalwire.com Howard Kurtz has a nice piece on last week's attack of Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) on the House floor by Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH): "It is an age-old device in politics, making a personal slam sound more high-minded by attributing it to someone else." Typical formulations: * "There are those who say that Congressman X is a gutless wonder." * "I was talking to someone just the other day who questioned whether Congressman X is a gutless wonder." * "Now I don't agree with those who say Congressman X is a gutless wonder, but he does owe us some answers." Of course, it's much less effective if the person you're quoting never even said it: Marine Claims He Never Said It politicalwire.com The marine quoted by Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) on the House floor last week implying Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) was "a coward," claims he never said it, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. In fact he said "he would never call a fellow Marine a coward." Said Marine reserve colonel Danny Bubp: "I don't want to be interjected into this. I wish she never used my name."