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Line 22: − − Like, "Most pollution comes from trees," a remark attributed by Anderson supporters to [[Ronald Reagan]] during the 1980 presidential campaign. − − Or, "She has stated that she is not impartial or balanced." (referring to [[Ann Coulter]]). Her political opponents seized upon this misquotation as an "admission" that she is partial or unbalanced in her writing, as a way of accusing her of political [[bias]]. − What she actually said is that she does not '''pretend''' to be that way. − <ref name="polemicist">Aloi, Daniel. "[http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April06/coulter.pre.dea.html Conservative pundit Ann Coulter '84 to speak May 7]". ''[[Cornell University|Cornell University Chronicle]]''. [[April 17]] [[2006]]. Retrieved on [[July 10]] [[2006]].</ref>
Got enough now to snip the Reagan and Coulter examples
:"Yes, sir, I could. I cannot conceive of any because for years I thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors, and vice versa."<ref>Keyes, Ralph (1992): ''Nice Guys Finish Seventh: False Phrases, Spurious Sayings, and Familiar Misquotations,'', p. 8</ref>
:"Yes, sir, I could. I cannot conceive of any because for years I thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors, and vice versa."<ref>Keyes, Ralph (1992): ''Nice Guys Finish Seventh: False Phrases, Spurious Sayings, and Familiar Misquotations,'', p. 8</ref>
It's not totally unfair to translate the "vice versa" into "What's good for General Motors is good for the country," but chopping off the "for years I thought" and "what was good for the country was good for General Motors" is; it transforms a forthright statement into a piece of fatuous arrogance.
It's not totally unfair to translate the "vice versa" into "What's good for General Motors is good for the country," but chopping off the "for years I thought" and "what was good for the country was good for General Motors" is; it transforms a forthright statement into a piece of fatuous arrogance.
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