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Baitball Blogger

(46,716 posts) Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:07 PM Feb 2013

The Republican euphemism of all time: "Mistakes were made," actually means:

"Damn! We got caught. Now it's your Christian duty to forgive us."

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The Republican euphemism of all time: "Mistakes were made," actually means: (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 OP

lol - how true aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #1

I read somewhere that Karl Rove claimed they created their own reality. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #2

Shameless fifth rec. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #3

Possibly the greatest use of passive voice in all time. TrogL Feb 2013 #4

Punishment is for losers. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #6

Same goes for any police department after they've been caught red handed MrScorpio Feb 2013 #5

Actually, I think it translates directly into "We royally fucked up." Gorp Feb 2013 #7

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

1. lol - how true

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:40 PM

Feb 2013

It's like the mistakes made themselves. They're incapable of saying "I was wrong".

Baitball Blogger

(46,716 posts)

2. I read somewhere that Karl Rove claimed they created their own reality.

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:44 PM

Feb 2013

So true. That's probably why it felt like Bizarro World in my red county.

Baitball Blogger

(46,716 posts)

3. Shameless fifth rec.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:25 PM

Feb 2013

TrogL

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4. Possibly the greatest use of passive voice in all time.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:33 PM

Feb 2013

Baitball Blogger

(46,716 posts)

6. Punishment is for losers.

Reply to TrogL (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:35 PM

Feb 2013

LOL! Yeah. We are writing a whole new chapter in the book of Crime and Punishment.

MrScorpio

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5. Same goes for any police department after they've been caught red handed

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:34 PM

Feb 2013

Plausible deniability is their SOP

Gorp

(716 posts)

7. Actually, I think it translates directly into "We royally fucked up."

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 08:00 PM

Feb 2013

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