"for" = of

[Jonathan Lighter]

2009
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/mccool.html: Full texts for the Fenian Cycle.

JL

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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> Joel
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