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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 09:22 AM
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So when she apologizes for exaggerating (misspeaking) did she just do it again?
The average novel length is 60,000 - 100,000 words. How many novels would one have to read out loud in order to reach a million words spoken? How about "millions"? Could you do that in a day?

I'm not trying to be facetious here. I seriously think this woman has a hyperbole problem.



http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/25/campaign.wrap/index.html

"I say a lot of things -- millions of words a day -- so if I misspoke, that was just a misstatement," she said.



"And if I just misspoke again...." sorry it just gets too deep for me from there.

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Texas Hill Country Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 09:27 AM
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1. this post is idiotic. could you parse her words more?
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 09:28 AM
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2. Yeah, I didn't say it was brilliant. I also said I wasn't being faceteous.
This just reminds me of the crap we've been listening to for seven years.

I want a president who knows the difference between make believe and reality.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 09:31 AM
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3. I believe the issue is that she's "explaining" one gross exaggeration with another.
Hence, the "hyperbole problem"...
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