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• n  a fluent and prolific writer

• Journalists have an affinity for the Democratic nominee in part because he is a wordsmith and they make a living manipulating words and symbols, so they have a special appreciation .
• As a more capable wordsmith than I once said about online information when arguing against the death of print media, "you can't take a computer to the toilet," and the same is .
• Politico's Mike Allen has this fascinating look at the talking points that pollsterwordsmith Frank Luntz has crafted for the House Republicans, as they consider how to approach .

News & Articles

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• Euclid student's flair for writing saluted in state competition
  Billy Vidmar is a wordsmith.
  June 11, 2013 - The News-Herald
• Great Barrington senior Joe Tuzzo, 104, an ace with words
  GREAT BARRINGTON -- When it comes to a monthly wordsmith competition, the folks at the Claire Teague Senior Center know they're actually competing with Joe Tuzzo, who at 104, is the man to beat.
  June 5, 2013 - Berkshire Eagle

Quotes

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• Phil Jackson in Los Angeles Times
  I think of him as a roommate, reading the dictionary, more than anything else,Jackson said, "trying to learn words. Now he'sa wordsmith." "A lot of prayers and a lot of luck. He and LeBron [James]are two guys, you can design...
• Danny Bonaduce in Earthtimes (press release)
  It's worth it all to me just to be in the same sentence as the sexy wordsmith, Marina,commented Danny. "Using coComment will essentially let me give 'the bird' to anyone who wants to censor me or any of my fans and lets me take my views to...
• Brendan Gleeson in Edmonton Sun
  A lot of it had to do, I think, with his utter belief in the power of the words that he had crafted,Gleeson said. "He was a wordsmith. Words were his passion and, I guess, his weapon, too. But people continue to misquote him, probably more...