H.L. Mencken said this president's use of language reminded him "of stale bean soup" & dubbed it "Gamalielese"
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H.L. Mencken  Gamalielese  Baltimore Sun  3/7/21  Sep 11, 2011 ... H.L. Mencken  Gamalielese  Baltimore Sun  3/7/21 ... reminds me of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean-soup, of college ... which is to say, if you are the sort of man that Dr. Harding is used to talking to,...
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The Grammarphobia Blog: Did Mencken coin the word bloviate?  Nov 1, 2006 ... Grammar, etymology, usage, and more, brought to you by Patricia T. ... I've heard that it was created by H.L. Mencken in reference to Warren G. Harding. ... Mencken couldn't stand Harding's writing, and said of him:  he writes the ... me of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean soup,...
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Continue to Prologue: Inauguration Day 1921 - Uphill All the Way ...  "When one surveys the world about him after the great storm, noting the marks of ... A return to "normalcy" had been Harding's solemn vow as a presidential .... Sun columnist H.L. Mencken thought its form alone, which he famously dubbed ... it reminds me of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean soup,...
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In Defense of Harding the Bloviator : Word Routes : Thinkmap Visual ...  Jul 29, 2010 ... As I said on the show, I'd argue that Harding has gotten a bad rap on both counts. ... In fact, his woeful use of language elicited many vicious takedowns, most ... in the Baltimore Sun by H.L. Mencken (an inveterate Harding-hater): ... me of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean soup,...
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Jeopary Questions page 1327 - HEIDI, HEIDI, HEIDI - TriviaBistro.com  PRESIDENTS: H.L. Mencken said this president's use of language reminded him "of stale bean soup" & dubbed it "Gamalielese"  THE ALLITERACY RATE: The...
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A History of the United States, Vol. 2: America in ... - Saylor Academy  President Andrew Johnson cared little for the fate of Native Americans, although ...... which a single phrase became the symbol of post-Reconstruction America. ...... With slogans such as Four More Years of the Full Dinner Pail, the McKinley- ... During his successful reelection campaign in 1904, Roosevelt promised that he...
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That Damned Cowboy Is President - The Bully Pulpit: Theodore ...  Will he continue the policy mapped out by his predecessor? ... Throughout his career, Roosevelt had struggled to reconcile party allegiance with the drive to ... The president worried openly that his pledge to follow in McKinley's footsteps, compelled by dire .... No friend of mine, Platt insisted, can be a friend of that man.
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Presidential Eats - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Nov 3, 1988 ... Calvin Coolidge was fond of milk, but not in the way one guest thought ... If Michael Dukakis should become our next chief executive, he`d likely...
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8 Real-Life Presidential Burns That Belong on Veep | HistoryBuff ...  Apr 21, 2016 ... Veep has built a reputation for its creative profanity. ... He wrote it while he was serving under MacArthur, so clearly, Ike ... He's about the dumbest man I think I've ever run across. ... [He has] no more backbone than a chocolate eclair. There's some dispute as to whether Teddy Roosevelt actually said this.
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jeopardy/1861_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  U.S. PRESIDENTS | Some politicians made fun of this president's fussiness by referring to him as "Granny Hayes" | Rutherford B. Hayes. right: Beth. Wrong:.
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The Food Timeline--Presidents food favorites  George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James .... Martha Washington Cake and Martha's Cherry Bread-and-Butter Pudding. ..... is made is called Bouilli: It had in the dish spices and something of the sweet herb ...... and icing allowed Mary Lincoln to keep food longer than her mother could.
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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You - Halexandria  Jan 20, 2005 ... In President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, he provided what is ... Can it be said that it is quite the liberal glorification that we are often led to ... fruits of the labors of these menial serfs, also known as "my fellow citizens".
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Political Insults: Cheap Shots or Do They Play an Important Role in ...  Mar 18, 2014 ... Roosevelt blasted the President, calling him a cold-blooded, ... Needless to say, Roosevelt's inimical insults are not often heard on the school playground. ... When Nixon became President, he made a courtesy call to Truman...
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The Big Apple: Muckraker  Jan 18, 2010 ... President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) gave his address, The Man ... The term muckraker was first used in a speech on April 14, 1906 by ... MUCK n.1 + RAKER n.1 In sense 2 after MUCKRAKE v. .... TR was repeating a phrase he had found successful at the Gridiron Club dinner of March 17, 1906.
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BRIA 24 1 b Upton Sinclairs The Jungle: Muckraking the Meat ...  Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the ... Theodore Roosevelt was the president when the progressive reformers were gathering strength. ... Largest of all was the meat-packing industry in Chicago.
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A Chicken in Every Pot and A Car in Every Garage - The Daily ...  May 10, 2006 ... A Chicken in Every Pot and A Car in Every Garage ... The above quote, attributed to President Herbert Hoover's 1928 election campaign, epitomizes the ... was elected in a landslide on promises to take swift and decisive action. .... '20s, but it looks like a campaign slogan for the new millennium should be...
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Poem of the Masses - Pangloss Wisdom  God you're so prophetically pathetic- enlighten THIS down your throat! ..... The tip of my tounge is not sharp, But it is split into to two. ..... limes i look into your eyes you lie to me horacio. The Mobstar Daily i like to read it ..... hole in my head of stainless steel can't be a .... i guess ill just go for the ride, sit and drink soda pop
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Henry Louis Mencken's Opinions - TakeOnIt  Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880  1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a...
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BRIA 24 1 b Upton Sinclairs The Jungle: Muckraking the Meat ...  Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the ... He referred to him as a man with a "muck-rake." ... Morris, and National Packing companies could dictate prices to cattle ranchers, feed growers, and consumers. ... Unskilled immigrant men did the backbreaking and often dangerous work,...
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Previous Baloney and Other Disparaging Dishes - About Words ...  Sep 5, 2011 ... New York Governor Al Smith helped popularize baloney in this sense in the 1920s and '30s. ... Roosevelt's opponent in the 1936 presidential election, included the memorable refrain, No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney. ... (Conway, who had a keen ear for language, also has been credited with...
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Poetry 2 Flashcards | Quizlet  EXTREMELY BAD HISTORICAL POETRY---Da da da dada something something "want mealier" / This tiny president was "The Sage of Montpelier". Madison.