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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (8533)	10/19/1998 7:12:00 AM
From: jimpit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

DRUDGE REPORT Sun Oct 18 1998 18:25:47 ET 'THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...' drudgereport.com In recent months an absolute epidemic of all-knowing has hit media pundits of all ranks! With events in Washington, DC lighting up talkradio lines and soundstages across the dials, never before have so many professed to be speaking for so many. The phrase "The American people..." [usually followed by "believe", "have decided", "want", or "understand"] has become the chant of the channels. "The American people have thought about this long and hard," barked George Stephanopoulos on ABC. "The American people do want all of those things, except in moderation," smarted Cokie Roberts. "The American people would actually like some sort of HMO reform." "The American people have said, yes, that's perjury," declared Sam Donaldson. "I give the American people a great deal of credit... If the American people thought it out your way... [And that was all just in the spread of few minutes!] In fact, a DRUDGE REPORT crunch of all words spoken during this weekend's five national Sunday morning programs reveals that the phrase "The American people" was used 38 times! Top know-it-all went to outgoing White House Rahm Emanuel, appearing on CBS' FACE THE NATION: "The American people have lost faith in this process..." "The American people and their needs..." "The American people have seen..." "It is about the concerns of the American people." Pause. "The American People" total usage by hosts, sidekicks and guests: FOX SUNDAY: 13 ABC's WEEK: 10 CNN's LATE: 06 CBS' FACE: 05 NBC's MEET: 04 Throw in programs rotating on MSNBCFOXNEWSCNBCCSPAN this weekend and there were literally hundreds of outbreaks of "The American people..." Not one for "The American Sheeple!" [They save that for the green rooms.] drudgereport.com