Word: distraction
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Under normal circumstances, I would say "yes." But I believe that these plans are a ploy to attempt to distract us with what a lousy job the Bush administration is currently doing. It's George W. Bush with a hand puppet, saying "Look at the monkey!" to keep the American people from seeing the other messes into which he's deposited us as a nation. T. Roth Norwalk, Conn...
...career may mean that he might actually have to start his thesis. Don’t worry Larry, you never have to start your thesis. Your thesis is just a figment of your imagination—a diabolical ruse concocted by your psychoanalyst to distract you from the real source of all your problems: your Oedipal complex. Go take a nice long nap and it will all be better when you get up. (Sadistic laughter...
...chant of “We had sex in high school” missed its aim, as it was too faint to distract the players and I don’t know of any other Harvard students in the stands besides me. For my part, I was stationed with the Crimson parents, a sparse quiet group in a sea of red, too few and too reserved to counter the Big Red taunts...
...word of advice: Yale, next time you want to do something to distract from the pain of losing to the mighty Crimson, just give up in the first place and save everyone the trouble...
...should not let high-minded democratic principles distract us from the most troubling aspect of the Global Gag Rule—its injurious effects on the health of some of the world’s poorest. In September, a coalition of reproductive health groups released a report on the Global Gag Rule that detailed a litany of outrageous stories. The report found that the Global Gag Rule ignores the realities of developing country health systems. In the U.S. we usually have a number of health service providers serving the diverse needs of a given community. But many poor communities...