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The Obama/Pelosi plan as is exists now is the worst possible thing for America ... until Pelosi and Obama come up with their next hair-brained scheme. matt
Cafferty: Are you interested in Palin's views on health care reform? 2009
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And, most directly, Wallace's often colloquial swirling assumption of opinion and counter-opinion, fact and hair-brained reaction, art theory and corndog design, has recently been hung by Maud Newton in the New York Times as the source of the linguistic and expressional excesses and sloppiness of an entire digital generation.
Omer Rosen: Footnoting David Foster Wallace: Part 1 Omer Rosen 2011
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He might end up getting information overload and hearing lots of hair-brained ideas, but at least he wouldn't say a few years later, gee I didn't realize important ideas were being suppressed.
Today's Video: You Know That This Still Happens Every Day - NASA Watch 2009
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Arizona needs to pass a bell requiring John McCain show a certificate he is competent to remain in the Senate, having picked this hair-brained loser as a running mate.
Palin on 2012: 'If it's right, then we will pursue that' 2010
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Two ways he gets by is writing imaginative, dark stories ... and pulling hair-brained stunts that put his own life at risk.
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To some it still seems like a crazy, hair-brained, irresponsible thing I did by chucking it all and quitting my job and, basically, my life as I knew it.
Lisa Lubin: Quit Your Job to Travel With Meet, Plan, Go Lisa Lubin 2011
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Spur of the moment, hair-brained trips like that are essential.
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He is a sentimental dreamer, a hair-brained enthusiast.
THEFT 2010
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Spur of the moment, hair-brained trips like that are essential.
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There would be less hiding unpopular news, and less hair-brained schemes to court popularity, and more time spent figuring out the best way to do things.
Take A Deep Breath….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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