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gimmickry

gi mi kree

  • n  a collection of gimmicks

  • And though it's not exactly gimmickry, one of the defining features of Barr's campaign has been its litigiousness: ballot-access lawsuits in six states (they've lost three; the .
  • Democrats dismissed the moves as political gimmickry " (Laura Meckler, Elizabeth Holmes and Christopher Cooper, "Financial Crisis Upends Campaign," The Wall Street Journal, 925 .
  • These were ominous words, playing into the old story line about Republicans using budget gimmickry.
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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in San Francisco Chronicle
    This would tide us over,Schwarzenegger said. "There is nothing gimmickry or exotic about it. ...... It is important to recognize that the ones that are taking the risks on the whole thing are the investors. Investors take the risks, they...
  • John McCallum in West Island Chronicle
    In an interview from San Francisco, McCallum said he thinks this announcement "is a triumph of political gimmickry over good policy because there's not an economist on the planet who would argue in favour of using $12 billion per year of valuable...
  • Peter Jackson in BBC News
    This is the same sort of accounting gimmickry that Enron engaged in and that ultimately brought that company down. It is the same sort of financial shell game that has brought governments like Greece to a crisis point. Hiding your debts just leads... Spencer Bachus http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Bachus&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFoisJ0yhaJuEVDs43soKpPrboQJQ Trading Markets (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/fre_congressman-bachus-calls-for-full-disclosure-of-bailout-costs-801317.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFtonokLa-9D0a0EPiWWtiy2idBrQ Feb 24, 2010 42025 57765 gimp It will be weird seeing Andy out of his Gollum gimp suit," Jackson said. "I hope we can both make the adjustment. I expect this time round will be a very different experience for both Andy and myself as we'll actually get to shoot extended...

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