Rhetoric Aficionado Gifts

'And the record proves my mistakes are as valid today as they were when I first made them.'

"...and to save you time, anything I say that comes back to haunt me, was something taken out of context."

"And I think I speak for an entire generation when I remind my opponent that that was then and this is now."

Rumsfeld's Fun-Filled Retirement

Lady and poet arguing wittily

'I fully agree with both speakers.'

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, heterosexuals, homosexuals, bisexuals, transgender. . ."

The Conversation

Danae's Career Plans: 'The major product manufactured today is punditry, so I'm honing my argumentative skills to work my way to the top of the blow hard industry..my goal is to become a spin ninja...'

Information...political rhetoric

Sulk Shows

"On the contrary, Bosworth, it's YOU who has lost all perspective."

Oz Debating Society. You can't refute everything I say just by call it a "straw man" argument.

'Sir, you inaugural speech is simply wonderful. I would just suggest you say 'dear employees' instead of 'hey, you bunch of lousy slaves'.'

Corporate Darwinism

Boardroom sacrifice - 'Then we agree - the shareholders don't have to know what transpired here today.'

'Actually, I think my use of hyperbole is not only iconoclastic, it is potentially revolutionary.'

'Vote for me because my Super PAC raised lots more money than my opponent's Super PAC.'

"Do your thing, Phil...lull them into submission."

Masters of Political Oratory

And now, for a rebuttal.

'Now that we've learned to talk, maybe we should establish some speech codes.'

"I'm feeling a lot of love in the room - with the exception of that guy over there."

"The tricky bit is finding some UK infrastructure that's working to switch it off."

'I need to appear bold and decisive. Won't someone PLEASE ask me a yes or no question?'

Professor Dubreuil is blow away by the dynamic vitality of Dean Richmond's rhetoric.

The Pope looks through here to check out the crowd before he speaks. Ah --- The papal people peephole!

'Hey, I voted for the big tax hike because suffering builds character!'

Rush Limbaugh

"Smart stuff, Chip, but wise up and dumb it down."

"You always insist on having the last word!" "Sorry!"

'You have echolalia — it's very common among politicians.'

Language of politics.

"Friends, Romans, countrymen..."

"Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, Gramm, Rudman, Hollings..."