[Ads-l] born on third base

[Laurence Horn]

I first heard it (in the third rather than second person) in Ann Richards’s speech at the DNC referring, if memory serves, to George H. W. Bush.  But I can stand corrected.

> On Oct 3, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Chris Mathews, MSNBC, in ref. to Trumptaxgate:
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> "We've all heard the term 'born on third base and claiming you hit a
> triple."
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> I haven't heard it, but GB takes it back to at least 1981.
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> JL
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> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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