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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Mavens of misrepresentation

Does "mavens of misrepresentation" mean "experts of nitpicking"?

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It will have utility to the legion of Hillary haters who will examine with an electron microscope her waterproof 33-page treatment of the tragic incident at Benghazi and will dole out to the talk show mavens of misrepresentation morsels of her (admirable and imaginative) work of folding women’s rights and world health into the everyday work of diplomacy — indisputable proof, they will say, of her hopeless America-hating, minority-loving, left-wing orientation. Her allies, particularly in the Democratic Party, will seize on her loyalty to the president, though that is a rapidly diminishing asset.
  

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NL888 Does "mavens of misrepresentation" mean "experts of nitpicking"? No. 'Experts at representing other peoples' words and actions wrongly.

  • NL888 Does "mavens of misrepresentation" mean "experts of nitpicking"?
  • No.
  • 'Experts at representing other peoples' words and actions wrongly.
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NL888Does "mavens of misrepresentation" mean "experts of nitpicking"?
No. 'Experts at representing other peoples' words and actions wrongly.
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Thanks.
Does waterproof in the context mean "tightly defended"?
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NL888Does waterproof in the context mean "tightly defended"?
That's how I interpret it, yes.
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Thank you.
Does "her loyalty to the president" mean "her loyalty to the president Obama"?
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NL888Does "her loyalty to the president" mean "her loyalty to President Obama"?
Yes.

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