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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:25 PM
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Do We REALLY Want A President Who CAN'T Spell His Own Wife's Name?
A screenshot below of a Google search for Calista Gingrich (as opposed to Callista, which is how it's properly spelled.) It's misspelled across the website 7 times.



http://elections.americablog.com/2011/05/newt-mispells-his-wifes-name-seven.html
http://www.americablog.com/2011/05/nothing-says-family-values-like-not.html
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:28 PM
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1. When you don't have to be correct, you don't develop the discipline & habits
of validation.
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:29 PM
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2. He's making his own reality.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:30 PM
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3. Do we really want a president named Newt? nt
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arcane1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:31 PM
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4. I'm sure the defense is "I didn't write that"
But it seems that most of those links are transcripts. I don't think we can blame the salamander for that.
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:32 PM
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5. Gingrich may be an asswipe
Edited on Wed May-11-11 08:32 PM by Zanzoobar
But do you think he's writing web content?

Get a grip. There are larger issues.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:37 PM
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6. So, his management style does not require attention to detail from his organization(s). nt
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:39 PM
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7. again, if you don't have to be correct, you don't develop in yourself, or require in others,
the disciplines and habits of validation.
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:42 PM
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9. Listen, patrick
Edited on Wed May-11-11 08:45 PM by Zanzoobar
It's hard to control what others write about you.

Get a grip.
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:24 PM
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11. patrick?
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:28 PM
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15. hee, hee!
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:33 PM
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18. Yes. Patrick.
Edited on Wed May-11-11 09:35 PM by Zanzoobar
If I must paraphrase myself, it's hard to control what others write.

I should not have to spell it out so clearly.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:07 PM
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23. And what does your sense of humor have to do with the fact that Newtie
does not care whether he or his staff gets the facts correct or not?
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:30 PM
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16. Yes, it is, but if you care, you make sure someone else does. nt
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:39 PM
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20. Yes, let's hold a national spelling bee for bloggers and journalists.
Edited on Wed May-11-11 09:39 PM by Zanzoobar
Shall we have a grammar nanny/spelling nanny invitational for everyone who likes to post things on the web?
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:59 PM
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21. Uh, we don't take significant amounts of money to tell people what to think, whether
we are actually correct, or have checked the details, or not.
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:02 PM
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22. Yes, Patrick.
Whatever you meant by that, I hope it works for you.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:15 PM
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25. You continue to avoid the issue. Silly name-calling instead AND you seem to think I care!
Edited on Wed May-11-11 10:39 PM by patrice
That'd be sort of amusing if it wasn't so . . .

Boring!

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GaYellowDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:40 PM
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8. Oh, give him a break.
After so many wives and mistresses, how do you expect him to keep track of the names? He's only human.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:08 PM
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24. To be fair, it's probably his girl friend who can't spell his wife's name.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:45 PM
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10. Of course! He makes "folksy" mistakes. That makes him a "Man of the People!"
Edited on Wed May-11-11 08:46 PM by KansDem
Don't be an elitist!

I'll bet before this is over, Newt will be giving out nicknames and you'll be wanting to have a beer with him!
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:31 PM
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17. !
:rofl:
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:24 PM
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12. Hard to keep the wife's name and the girlfriend's name
and that of the one night stand all separate and correct
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:25 PM
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13. Could be worse. He could have spelled it S u s an. nt
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:25 PM
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14. Well he doesn't pay attention to such things
he will be trading her in soon....
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dsc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:36 PM
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19. actually he is just predicting the future
he will soon have a fourth wife named Calista who he will have an affair with while married to Callista.
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