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  1. "Something tells me, Arnold, that not all these women actually are."

    Althouse - Nov 19, 2008

    Something tells me you can't explain what's grammatically wrong with that sentence as well as Arnold: [T]he antecedent and anaphor don't match semantically: the antecedent is referential, the anaphor predicative …

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  2. "Buy American. I Am."

    Althouse - Oct 17, 2008

    A NYT op-ed by Warren Buffett. That headline. Reminds me of the Stephen Colbert (intentionally humorous) title "I Am America (And So Can You!)." blog advertising blog advertising

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  3. Sarah Palin on prayer and homosexuality. (And I find a blunder in the CBS transcript.)

    Althouse - Oct 1, 2008

    From Palin's interview with Sarah Palin: Couric: Your church sponsored a conference that claimed to be able to convert gays into heterosexuals through prayer. Do you think that gays can be converted, governor? Palin …

    Also tagged: religion, journalism, jesus, cbs, homosexuality, katie couric, sarah palin

  4. Sarah Palin talks to Charlie Gibson about energy and the environment.

    Althouse - Sep 13, 2008

    First, a word about mainstream media. Here's a key sentence in the ABC News report on Gibson's interview with Palin: In the day's second interview, when it came to the discussion of energy policy, turf the Alaska …

    Also tagged: journalism, sarah palin, environmentalism, charlie gibson