# What would you call it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 24, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389 "2005-08-24T04:12:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Aangelica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Aangelica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aangelica)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389/21 "2005-08-24T20:12:14Z")

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> [@rjung](#):
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> At times like this, I wonder if Hillary keeps dangling the “I might run for Prez” meme just to distract the right-wing nutgroups (an oxymoron, I know 😉 ) and induce them to burn through their cash all that quicker.

What an intriguing piece of political strategy.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389/22 "2005-08-24T20:29:05Z")

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> [@rjung](#):
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> At times like this, I wonder if Hillary keeps dangling the “I might run for Prez” meme just to distract the right-wing nutgroups (an oxymoron, I know 😉 ) and induce them to burn through their cash all that quicker.

I suspect you mean “redundant.”

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389/23 "2005-08-24T20:55:11Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> I suspect you mean “redundant.”

Proba’ly. I ain’ts got no grammar skeelz.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389/24 "2005-08-25T04:31:25Z")

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> There is no publicity like free publicity.

True that. There’s also an organization called Hillary Now, which is trying to get Clinton elected President. Both organizations are saying the existence of the other is helping their fund raising efforts.

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**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389/25 "2005-08-30T10:48:02Z")

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> [@Little Nemo](#):
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> True that. There’s also an organization called Hillary Now, which is trying to get Clinton elected President. Both organizations are saying the existence of the other is helping their fund raising efforts.

Maybe owned by the same people - could be a good money-making scam!

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**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-it/318389/26 "2005-08-30T14:42:43Z")

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> [@Martiju](#):
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> Maybe owned by the same people - could be a good money-making scam!

1. Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [sup]TM[/sup].
2. ???
3. PROFIT!!

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