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And that's not sitting right with Internet gadfly, and open-access hero,.— Slashdot: Your Rights Online
It was a risky move for Palin, one that could have sunk her as a gadfly or a branded her as a maverick who stood up to those "good ol 'boys" of the Republican Party.— One Thousand Reasons
After 30 years in Oakland, "gadfly" Ishmael Reed still writing and ...— Inside Bay Area Most Viewed
A gadfly is someone who goes about asking questions that stir thinking and discussion.— Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...
What was needed was Socratic gadfly, the acerbic Galileo (not ascerbic, no such word) to sting the Catholic Church.— New Scientist - Online News
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