Most Notable Quotations of 2008

[Barbara Need]

Well, around these parts, it's pronounced "blahGOYyevich."

Barbara

Barbara Need
Chicago

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I agree with Gerald. I knew that Illinois had a governor, but I didn't
> know his name. Professional newsreaders don't even know how to
> pronounce his name, apparently. They've been calling him "blah
> GOYyevich." The FBI calls him "blag@ YAYvich." Even when I lived in
> Saint Louis and partied in East Saint Louis, I never knew the name of
> any governor of Illinois other than Adlai Stevenson. OTOH, I've always
> known who the ruling lord mayor of Chicago and baron of Cook County
> was.
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> -Wilson
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> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu>
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> > Grant is an expert, so he needs to proceed cautiously.  I'm under no =
> > such constraint.
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> > Prediction:  It does not have legs.  It will be frequently quoted, but =
> > the expletives prevent it's being quoted in full, and that will hamper =
> > its longevity.   Besides, I don't think Blagojevich is all that =
> > important.  Yes, I know he's the governor, but still, he's just not that
> =
> > important.
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> > G.=20
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> > Original message from Grant Barrett,  Wed 12/10/2008 7:18 AM:
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> > On Dec 10, 2008, at 07:53, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
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> >> I need a quick read on whether this one is likely to have legs.  Any
> >> opinions?  Grant, what is your judgment as an authority on political
> >> languae?
> >
> > I long since stopped trying to make serious prognostications about
> > language. I'm the guy who thought "podcast" was a loser.
> >
> > What I do know is that "of the year" lists tend to be over-colored by
> > things happening at the end of the year, so it's best to look at late-
> > occurring entries with more skepticism than entries from, say, February.
> >
> > I say wait ten years and let's see.
> >
> > Grant Barrett
> > gbarrett at worldnewyork.org
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