Laurance has been deaf for 25 years and macular degeneration undermines her ability to read lips, so Robb, a journalist, communicates with her via written notes.
Thus, while not a preferred solution, the Treasury-financed bailout was (read my lips) the ONLY solution.
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"Read my lips: No new taxes, " he said, prior to overseeing an administration that subsequently hiked taxes.
W. Bush broke his "read my lips" no-new-taxes promise and then lost his bid for a second term.
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W. Bush agreed to violate the no tax increase pledge on which he was elected (Read my lips, no new taxes), in return for promised spending cuts.
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It is starting to have the same haunting effect as George Bush senior's famous cry of "read my lips, no new taxes", ahead of the 1988 US presidential election.
Jacques Audiard, who directed the ingenious genre thriller "Read My Lips, " has opted for the risky strategy of starting off with Thom deeply embedded in his dubious pursuits, which are themselves barely penetrable.
The pledge seams pretty iron-clad, but when asked about this, his top political advisor David Axelrod is a little squishy, describing the president's commitment not as a read-my-lips promise, but as something more aspirational.
She was moving her lips as she read, not something you see that often among readers other than the youngest or the most devout.
To read all the skinny on how Apple keeps its lips so tight, check out the full article at The Week.
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