Ike Eisenhower's decision to speak off the cuff as much as possible has helped to get him across to his audiences. Ike, however, sometimes seems to have a balloon up that cuff. A sentence will start simply, belly out and break loose from its grammatical moorings. Sometimes it lands safely, sometimes it floats on & on. Sample free balloons from last week:
ΒΆ "In our efforts throughout the world, on outpost positions, I mean positions that are exposed to immediate Communist threat, physical threat, if we will help those people hold out and get ourselves back where we belong as reserves...
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