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6. Ah yes

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 06:20 PM

Jan 2014

the great "past exonerative tense." Borrowed from Watergate "mistakes were made" may be used by almost everyone--and followed by "I only wish I knew who had made them."

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'Mistakes Were Clearly Made': Christie's State of the State Speech [View all] BradBlog Jan 2014 OP

HAHA look at the names for Mistakes were made defense MyNameGoesHere Jan 2014 #1

Oops, you KNOW things are bad when politicans start using third person passive language catbyte Jan 2014 #2

So it keeps bouncing back to Nixon Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2014 #3

Isnt there already a Christie Creamed doughnut? nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #5

Oh well ,I'm sure I can answer that question in safe regard ! Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2014 #7

Considering his, uh, physical presence... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #11

"Crimes were commited." Iggo Jan 2014 #4

Ah yes locks Jan 2014 #6

The mistake he made was getting caught. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #8

And here are the mistakes that YOU made, Governor Soprano rocktivity Jan 2014 #9

That wasn't done by mistake. His only mistake was getting busted. He is a pig. olddad56 Jan 2014 #10

And is, unfortunately, not new to New Jersey... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #12

I guess.... DeSwiss Jan 2014 #13