http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/2009/05/30/pronunciation/ My thoughts and opinions. These are liable to change. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/2009/05/30/pronunciation/comment-page-1/#comment-88 zethraeus Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:54:09 +0000 http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/?p=79#comment-88 Absolutely. I hadn't actually heard that anyone from the GOP had said that, so thanks for the info. Absolutely. I hadn’t actually heard that anyone from the GOP had said that, so thanks for the info.

]]> http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/2009/05/30/pronunciation/comment-page-1/#comment-84 michael Sat, 30 May 2009 21:16:16 +0000 http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/?p=79#comment-84 I have no doubt, and the fact that it was happening wasn't all that surprising, but just the ludicrous claim that the pronunciation of a name could discredit you from a job like that astounded me. I have no doubt, and the fact that it was happening wasn’t all that surprising, but just the ludicrous claim that the pronunciation of a name could discredit you from a job like that astounded me.

]]> http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/2009/05/30/pronunciation/comment-page-1/#comment-83 zethraeus Sat, 30 May 2009 21:06:11 +0000 http://blog.michaelhenley.co.uk/?p=79#comment-83 It's become a great American tradition for the Democrats and Republicans to hassle and discredit (or Bork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bork#.22Bork.22_or_.22Borked.22_as_verb) each other's supreme court nominees for everything and anything possible. I don't think he nomination is all that controversial, its just the Republican making a fuss. Apparently (wikipedia) John Kerry tried to filibuster Alito's nomination during Bush 2.0's time. That's to say, the Dem's get hairy about nominations too. It’s become a great American tradition for the Democrats and Republicans to hassle and discredit (or Bork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bork#.22Bork.22_or_.22Borked.22_as_verb) each other’s supreme court nominees for everything and anything possible. I don’t think he nomination is all that controversial, its just the Republican making a fuss. Apparently (wikipedia) John Kerry tried to filibuster Alito’s nomination during Bush 2.0′s time. That’s to say, the Dem’s get hairy about nominations too.

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