"I don't recall"

[salinen]

"I may have misspoke or you may be taking my statements out of context but I have no recollection of that and even if I did say that, my answer to that today would be different and anyway, politics is a rough game, my detractors are interested in my downfall because they know that the majority of Americans believe the same way I do and they are frightened that they are on the wrong side of the issues and therefore use this tactic of personal destruction rather than sticking to the issues because they have no moral backbone and are beholden to special interests and the pork they've promised and as god as my witness, I would never do those horrible things they claim I've done"

[Botany]

1. To the best of my recollection some of the points that were discussed ...

.... might not have been as "word pure" as I now would have liked them to be
but with 24/7 news cycle and the blogs often times the real story takes a
back seat to what grabs the 30 second sound bite. But I do appreciate
this chance to clear the air about those issues in the past and now I look
forward to running a positive campaign, one which reflects the real needs
of middle America and not those of liberal special interests or the "Hollywood
A List."

[EOTE]

2. Ummm, what?

Can you provide some context please?

[Adsos Letter]

3. "I don't recall..."

"...so whatcha gonna do about it?"

"Nothing, really (Senator, AG, SoS, whoever) but we will certainly huff and puff about it..."

Ya' know, salinen, I actually tried a version of the ol' "I don't recall" with my dad once...and he DID do something about it.

Maybe we should send him up to Capitol Hill...he's 76 now, but I still bet he could make 'em quake...or, as in my youthful case, they might see the back of his hand darkening the sky before the lights go out...

:D

ON EDIT: sorry, saw the avatar and thought you were XemaSab... :dunce: