petards

(This is also why Obama is smart to let the Birthers hoist themselves on their own petards).

Matthew Yglesias » Wieseltier vs Sullivan 2010

Republicans: hoisting themselves by their own petards since that night in Fords Theater.

Think Progress » Matthews Tells Congressman Grayson That He Doesn’t Represent ‘The Real World Of Congress’ 2010

For the Tea Party: a boatload of petards upon which they can hoist themselves.

Will Durst: Will Dur$t'$ 2011 Xma$ Gift Wi$h Li$st Will Durst 2011

If you have read the exclamation mark in 'Richard II!' as a third 'I' perhaps you need to take a short break from seeking petards to hoist yourself on, and use the time either to pop down to SpecSavers or to turn up the magnification on your browser.

A cool Radio 4? What a turn-off | Victoria Coren 2011

Perhaps it is only natural for Americans to take some guilty pleasure in watching as the big banks and Wall Street wizards who created this flawed and complex mortgage machine are hoisted on their own petards.

To sort this mess, both banks and borrowers must do the right thing Steven Pearlstein 2010

For the Tea Party: a boatload of petards upon which they can hoist themselves.

Will Durst: Will Dur$t'$ 2011 Xma$ Gift Wi$h Li$st Will Durst 2011

For the Tea Party: a boatload of petards upon which they can hoist themselves.

Will Durst: Will Dur$t'$ 2011 Xma$ Gift Wi$h Li$st Will Durst 2011

Of all the petards in the Republican race, Gingrich has the best chance of being hoist upon his own.

Newt Gingrich's one-day wonder in South Carolina | Ana Marie Cox 2012

For the Tea Party: a boatload of petards upon which they can hoist themselves.

Will Durst: Will Dur$t'$ 2011 Xma$ Gift Wi$h Li$st Will Durst 2011

Perhaps it is only natural for Americans to take some guilty pleasure in watching as the big banks and Wall Street wizards who created this flawed and complex mortgage machine are hoisted on their own petards.

To sort this mess, both banks and borrowers must do the right thing Steven Pearlstein 2010