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Chris -- 2025-05-10
I think this may actually be an eggcorn, at least in the context used here. It comes from a discussion post on the blog, Daily Kos (author’s identity deleted). Someone had said that Senator Harry Reid should run for president, and someone else pointed out that he is pro-life:
“If so, what a shame. (none / 0)Offline