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From the March 12 White House press briefing at 13:20 EST:

"I will be circumscribe in terms of what I can say to you about any of the topics that are discussed here."
        - Ari Fleischer, who has obviously been spending too much time listening to his boss

A second-hand report says that the words used were, more exactly, "I will be circumscribe, er, cise..."

::blush::

Date: 2003-03-27 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] therobbergirl.livejournal.com
I use "circumscribe" in this context all the time.

[livejournal.com profile] palecur says that this doesn't make me a horrible person, but I think he's lying.

Date: 2003-03-28 12:23 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com
I bet he is lying. You can't trust him... you'd better call Tom Ridge.

Re:

Date: 2003-03-28 11:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] therobbergirl.livejournal.com
All I got was a recording that said that there is not cabal.

Date: 2003-03-28 01:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] littleamerica.livejournal.com
Either he means "circumspect," in that he'll be thinking carefully of the implications of what he's saying, or he means "circumcise," in that his comments will be more ceremonial than practical, and he'll do his best to keep them short, but he hopes not painfully so.

Or possibly "circumflex."

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