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  • IP: You more than anyone should understand that you don’t have to expose yourself to the open ridicule of an easily refuted, unsupported, or discredited position when you can simply muddy the waters, sow doubt, and obfusticate from a safe redoubt … in Michael’s case – the University of Virginia.

    Waldo Jaquith - Patrick Michaels resigns. 2007

  • The problem is that the lobbying money is pouring in to scuttle the main reforms necesary to get something doneAnd they are spending a lot of money trying to obfusticate the issue.

    Health debate: A little clarity, please 2009

  • I am at a complete loss, I cannot understand how Congressmen and Senators can debate, discuss, obfusticate, beat themselves on the breast for days or weeks to pass a sp ending bill.

    Think Progress » Frist and Hastert Let Vaccine Industry Write Its Own Multi-Billion Dollar Giveaway 2006

  • I am at a complete loss, I cannot understand how Congressmen and Senators can debate, discuss, obfusticate, beat themselves on the breast for days or weeks to pass a sp ending bill.

    Think Progress » Frist and Hastert Let Vaccine Industry Write Its Own Multi-Billion Dollar Giveaway 2006

  • I am at a complete loss, I cannot understand how Congressmen and Senators can debate, discuss, obfusticate, beat themselves on the breast for days or weeks to pass a sp ending bill.

    Think Progress » Frist and Hastert Let Vaccine Industry Write Its Own Multi-Billion Dollar Giveaway 2006

  • The true cost of all this government is not revealed, there are constant attempts to hide it, to obfusticate the issue.

    Archive 2004-07-01 2004

  • They claim that they are breaking their terms of service, but unless singlestat. us has signed up for an account, they wouldnt fall under the terms of service, as they are not myspace. com users. could myspace block their servers, yeah. could the obfusticate your single status, yeah. but do they have a legal basis to tell them to stop or else? its shaky at best.

    MySpace Nukes SingleStat.us Michael Arrington 2005

  • _ -- I guess he don't know nothin 'of ardent sperets -- and obfusticate his wits -- and get him reglar boozy -- couldn't we do any thing we chose to, then?

    The Last of the Huggermuggers Christopher Pearse Cranch 1852

  • Roger may not lie a lot, but he does obfusticate and omit to good effect.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Roger may not lie a lot, but he does obfusticate and omit to good effect.

    RealClimate 2009

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