Do as I say, not as I do.Say what you will about Chris Spirou--the former New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). fount of political wisdom--but he knows that, when it comes to advice, you have to separate the wheat from the chaff chaff 1. chaffed hay; called also chop. 2. the winnowings from a threshing, consisting of awns, husks, glumes and other relatively indigestible materials. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Concord Monitor The Concord Monitor is the daily newspaper for Concord, the state capital of New Hampshire. It also covers substantial portions of surrounding Merrimack and Belknap counties in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. article on the trials and tribulations of Democratic activist Ray Buckley, Spirou--Buckley's mentor--said he once told his young protege: "Raymond, just like all the Republican activists, we have to learn to stay. They win because they stay. They get beat up, they get knocked down, but they stay. The trick here is for us to stay. After they're all gone, we should be around." While it's not clear exactly when Spirou offered his pearl of wisdom to Buckley, it was apparently delivered before the former gubernatorial candidate left for Greece, Serbia and else where to earn his fortune. |
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