[lbo-talk] Baker Takes the Loaf

[jeffrey fisher]

oh, and before i forget, there's further ambiguity in the meaning of 
the verb "fix", here. he could have said that he "fixed" florida, 
meaning, "it had gone wrong with the recount, etc. etc., and i fixed 
that problem with my legal maneuvering", which is different from 
claiming to have rigged the election.

On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 11:17 AM, jeffrey fisher wrote:


> i wondered exactly the same thing, and it looks an awful lot like 
> palast is fudging.
>
> i'd be happy to hear that he's accurately claiming that baker said, "i 
> fixed florida", but it appears rather that he's saying that's what 
> baker *meant*, not that those are his words, which is a very poor way 
> of using quotation marks in a context like this. one might even call 
> it deceptive. but maybe he's trying to "sex up" his charges against 
> baker < cough >.
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 10:50 AM, Michael Perelman wrote:
>
>> Did Baker really say, "I fixed Florida?"
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