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  • Jerusalem Post accused Mr Brown of "parrotting" European views about Israel, said Britain

    Benedict Brogan's political blog 2009

  • Or is it no longer permitted to question the activities of The Leader's former client, on pain of accusation of plagiarism or parrotting?

    Yes, it does (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Sometimes we are just looking for excuses, and end up parrotting the current cultural line – The Roman Catholic Church is political!

    ProWomanProLife » How do these people get to become religious leaders? 2009

  • This forces them to listen and process the meaning of what is being said, rather than just parrotting.

    L is for Lockstep « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • POWELL HAS ZERO CREDIBILITY – after prostituting himself at the U.N. by parrotting Bush propaganda in the runup to the Iraq war, Colin Powell should be apoligizing to the families of the 4,000+ soldiers who died in an unnecessary war. emorep

    Powell calls Palin a 'fascinating figure' 2009

  • That is not the point, though congratulations for parrotting the official NASA line so well.

    Today's video: Going to the Moon - NASA Watch 2008

  • Never in my life have I seem so many uninformed people that vote parrotting whatever the fear-mongers say and trying to say it's the truth.

    Heat rises on the China-U.S. relationship 2010

  • Dave's Amen Chrous claim that those of us who doubt that ole custard face can walk on water and just want him to be a real Conservative instead of a flabby, guilt-ridden leftie parrotting the latest wheeze dreamed up by his controller little Stevie Hilton in the backroom, are 'Dinosaurs'.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • While thinking that they have something to say, they destroy their arguments by unthinkingly parrotting Watts or M&M&M.

    CRU Inquiry Report EliRabett 2010

  • I feel like I'm parrotting Ainsley Hayes from The West Wing, but it sounds like you just don't like people who own guns.

    'twas the pump handle 2009

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