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Obama's 'To Be Clear' -- Parsing The President's Favorite Phrase

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First Posted: 08- 3-09 09:46 AM   |   Updated: 08- 3-09 10:14 AM

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In the first six months of Obama's presidency, this simple sentence has gone from political pet phrase to full-on rhetorical signature, appearing (along with its variants "let's be clear" and "I want to be clear") scores of times in the commander in chief's pre-written and extemporaneous remarks - sometimes more than once in a given speech.

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In the first six months of Obama's presidency, this simple sentence has gone from political pet phrase to full-on rhetorical signature, appearing (along with its variants "let's be clear" and "I want ...
In the first six months of Obama's presidency, this simple sentence has gone from political pet phrase to full-on rhetorical signature, appearing (along with its variants "let's be clear" and "I want ...
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- sycodon I'm a Fan of sycodon 7 fans permalink

"Let's be clear..." I am about to lie to you.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:21 PM on 08/04/2009
- allonfla I'm a Fan of allonfla 36 fans permalink

Yes, i notice that too - that's his "let me say this twice so there is no room for the media to twist my words' phrase.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:08 PM on 08/03/2009
- tlgeiger62 I'm a Fan of tlgeiger62 60 fans permalink
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He also has facial expressions which I can discern his seriousness factor. How he sets his jaw in particular.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:32 AM on 08/03/2009
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