[Ads-l] QOTY Possibility: Elizabeth Warren

Ben Zimmer bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM
Wed Jul 31 21:13:07 UTC 2019


And now Tim Ryan is selling stickers with his riposte to Sanders, "YOU
DON'T HAVE TO YELL."

https://twitter.com/TimRyan/status/1156610596579753984
https://store.timryanforamerica.com/you-dont-have-to-yell-6-x-3-5-vinyl-sticker-pack-of-two/

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:11 PM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> The other line of the night worthy of QOTY consideration was much more
> concise... the retort from Bernie Sanders to Tim Ryan on Medicare for All:
> "I WROTE THE DAMN BILL." The Sanders campaign immediately started selling
> stickers with the quote.
>
>
> https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455481-sanders-campaign-selling-i-wrote-the-damn-bill-stickers-after-viral-debate
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 11:58 AM Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com> wrote:
>
>> One remark from Elizabeth Warren last night is getting attention and may
>> have some staying power.  From the debate transcript,
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/31/transcript-first-night-second-democratic-debate:
>> "You know, I don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of
>> running for president of the United States just to talk about what we
>> really can't do and shouldn't fight for."
>>
>>

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