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  • The Republican refuseniks are demagouging this issue just like they demagouge all Democratic proprosals.

    Democrats slam GOP as party of 'fear' in health care debate 2009

  • The moment they are invested in stocks, we creating an opening for a demagouge to turn a stock market crisis into a political crisis, by calling for government manipulation of the market or even nationalization of private businesses.

    Actuarial Scoring Errors, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • The guy is nothing more than a racist demagouge, period.

    "But that's what makes Obama's association with Wright so significant. He's not from Alabama." Ann Althouse 2008

  • Bush was popular because like any demagouge, he told people what they wanted to hear: we were the strongest, we should rule the world, they didn't understand our pain.

    THE NEWS BLOG 2003

  • So, insurance surpluses are to become the "political" toy of a demagouge like Kriedler.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • When we go to war with another country we want our elite troops fighting, when we support our sports teams, we want our best players playing, how does a demagouge, cartoonish idiot like Palin get picked????

    Lowell Sun Forum 2008

  • When we go to war with another country we want our elite troops fighting, when we support our sports teams, we want our best players playing, how does a demagouge, cartoonish idiot like Palin get picked????

    Lowell Sun Forum 2008

  • When we go to war with another country we want our elite troops fighting, when we support our sports teams, we want our best players playing, how does a demagouge, cartoonish idiot like Palin get picked????

    Lowell Sun Forum 2008

  • When we go to war with another country we want our elite troops fighting, when we support our sports teams, we want our best players playing, how does a demagouge, cartoonish idiot like Palin get picked????

    Lowell Sun Forum 2008

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