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  • Wall Street Journal op-ed is his euphemistic reference to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's 35 percent quota that oral presentation at AEI, he had used the somewhat more revealing term Respectable Republicans like Gramm ever hope to persuade the public when they are terrified of saying what they mean for fear of being branded a I guess Gramm would prefer to go down in history as the man who blew up the world than to be accused by the SPLC of uttering that, it would also raise the unmentionable specter of Demographic Change.

    VDARE.com - Latest Articles 2009

  • Respectable, that is, until you consider that my goal had been to achieve 'ultralight' status, which meant a sub-ten-pound base weight.

    Backpacking Light Magazine 2009

  • Tfaif distinction was mtfrked by appellations which intimated the high eleva - tion of the one state*, and the ignominous depression of the other* The former were called Respectable; the latter, the Stinkards* The great Chief, in whom the supreme authority was Tested, is reputed to be a being of superior nature, the brother of the Sun, the sole ob - ject of their worship.

    The History of America 1812

  • Eventually we cut three, including covers of "Respectable" and "It's Gonna Happen to You," but they weren't hits, and by early 1965 the Cheynes were starting to fade.

    ɘloЯ 2010

  • "'Respectable' is not quite the word I'd use," I said, rising stiffly from my lurking place.

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • "Respectable" Christian women believed that showing their beauty to all and sundry was cheap and demeaning.

    Kamran Pasha: Lifting the Veil on the Debate over Veils 2009

  • "Respectable" corps and individuals will provide payoffs when it suits their purpose and hold their collective noses and condescend to those in political life.

    Sound Politics: Culture of Corruption 2007

  • The "Respectable" list is one I hope to tackle first since it tends to be more productive: being more "green", living on a tighter budget, working harder on my business, getting truly organized and being a more patient person.

    Erin Gates: My One Resolution 2008

  • "Respectable" but obscure Democrats must figure the field is more wide open than many pundits believe i.e., internal Dem polling may consistently indicate Hillary! isn't quite the front runner most of us think she is.

    "So why do respectable but obscure figures think they have a chance at the White House?" Ann Althouse 2007

  • "Respectable" didn't tell him a lot, especially coming from a squirrel.

    Searching for dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1991

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