(anti-)wheeling

[Mark Mandel]

With the bonus of "wheel" v.t. 'to convey or move on or as if on
wheels or in a wheeled vehicle'
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheel%5B2%5D).

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On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> A clip of "wheeling and dealing," perhaps?
>
> -Wilson
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Benjamin Zimmer
> <bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
>> In New Jersey, Gov. Corzine is proposing "anti-wheeling" legislation:
>>
>> http://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/2008/approved/20080924a.html
>>
>> "Wheeling" defined here (with a bonus usage as a transitive verb):
>>
>> ---
>> http://www.politickernj.com/max/23842/codey-says-he-opposes-wheeling-needs-fine-tooth-rest
>> State Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex) said he strongly agrees with the
>> provision in Gov. Jon Corzine's executive order that would ban the
>> practice of wheeling, but he wants to look at the fine print in
>> basically every other aspect of the ethics package.
>> "I would go further; I would make the anti-wheeling measure stronger,"
>> said Codey, who said he did not attend today's press conference with
>> the governor because of a scheduling conflict.
>> Not only does Codey support a ban on wheeling across county lines -
>> but across state lines.
>> "I would say 'you can't wheel money in, and you can't wheel out," the
>> former governor said of that practice by outside political action
>> committees (PACs) of transferring monies to local political
>> organizations to be distributed to local campaigns.
>> ---

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