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Some of Bush's friends were mystified by his remark last week and concluded that it must be a phrase he picked up in a briefing. "It's pollster talk," said one person who speaks often to the President. A senior Administration official said the President was simply saying he recognizes that the protracted war on terrorism inevitably takes a toll on the public. "He wasn't saying there's some kind of crisis of confidence," the official said. "Just the opposite: he believes Americans have the ability to sustain a long struggle." But Bush's comment reflected the increased...
...Waving aside the offer of American-made "bunker-busters" is only one example of Halutz's famous hubris. In a remark that will surely haunt him during the inevitable rash of post-war inquiries, Halutz said on July 14th, "In this day and age, with all the technology we have, there is no reason to start sending ground troops in." A month later, he was ready to order in thousands of troops as the only way to defeat Hizballlah. Granted, Haltuz made the comment after his air force managed to destroy most of Hizballah's arsenal of long-range missiles...
...national security. Peter Smith Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S. Germany's True Face Bill Saporito's essay on the World Cup, "A month of smiles and sourpusses" [July 10], left me outraged, especially his ironic reference to Germany as "the taciturn, inflexible, humorless country with the inedible cuisine." That remark didn't show a large amount of cultural or journalistic savvy. Unfortunately I can't show much compassion for his endurance of "smiles locked in place." Having lived in the U.S. for a year as an exchange student, I don't think fake smiles and forced politeness should be foreign...
...Just going to make it up. I'm not going to talk too damn long like the rest of them." --GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, to British PM Tony Blair before his speech to leaders at last week's G-8 summit in Russia. His remark was caught by a microphone that had inadvertently been left...
...something like that?” Such was the question posed to me as I stood behind the concession counter at my local movie theater folding kid’s combo trays. My inquisitor was the father of a friend from grade school. My response was some glib remark about the governor not paying interns, a comment somewhat ironic in that ticket-taker-cum-popcorn-popper is certainly not the most high-paying job I could have obtained for summer employment. Despite my flippant manner, however, this question has been nagging me since classes ended: What am I supposed...