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#1 2005-11-02 12:55:01

martyc35
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Registered: 2005-10-29
Posts: 9

Weak-Need for Weak-Kneed

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)
He’s done more for keeping choice available, by keeping the Senate Democrats a whip-smart disciplined force, than any number of weak-need pro-choice-on-paper candidates…
Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 10:34:03 AM PDT”

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