"for" = of

[Jonathan Lighter]

2005 James R. Hansen _First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong_ (N.Y.: Simon &
Schuster) 428: As is true for many a fanciful story, the stories about
Apollo 11's UFO "sightings" have a kernel of truth.

JL

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> http://www.badassoftheweek.com/mccool.html: Full texts for the Fenian
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> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > At 11/3/2009 08:31 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > >CNN was discussing White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs this a.m.
>  As
> > >the anchor described Gibbs (idiomatically) as "the voice of the
> > President,"
> > >a panel appeared at the bottom of the screen reading, "Voice For the
> > >President."
> > >
> > >The panel remained while Gibbs was being interviewed.
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> > Well, he wouldn't be the Voice Against the President, would he?  :-)
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