not kind of my shtick

[Wilson Gray]

"I hope we do it at some point but my principle focus in public policies
is not kind of to meet celebrities," added the prime minister, a
Conservative."

Except with respect to syntax, eh? ;-)

-Wilson

On 6/9/07, RonButters at aol.com <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
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> My guess is that it means, "isn't like my shtick"
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> In a message dated 6/7/07 11:42:03 PM, william.salmon at YALE.EDU writes:
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> > I'm guessing the quotes below from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
> > Harper mean the same as "not my kind of shtick". I can't recall ever
> > hearing this word order though.
> >
> > "I've got to say that meeting celebrities isn't kind of my shtick, that
> > was the shtick of the previous guy."
> >
> > "I hope we do it at some point but my principle focus in public policies
> > is not kind of to meet celebrities," added the prime minister, a
> > Conservative."
> >
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