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Joe Biden promised unity but has instead demonized and smeared Americans, while making life more expensive for all, while Republicans remain focused on the issues that matter most to voters, Joe Biden and Democrats are flailing in the final days, because they have lost touch with the concerns of families struggling to get by. – Ronna Romney	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Josh Mandel is unhinged, unfit and flailing because he's losing, he is only a professional at one thing: running for office. He is hell-bent on lying because he is failing. He doesn't have the temperament, experience or fortitude to be a U.S. Senator, and Ohio voters got a firsthand look at just how unprepared Josh Mandel has become, and that will be reflected on the ballot on May 3. – Samantha Cotten	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They're flailing. They've been doing this for decades, and they have a very well-oiled delivery system, but right now their content just isn't working, the Ukrainians may be completely outgunned by traditional military, but they are winning the propaganda war. – Sarah Oates	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Upwards of 60 % of injuries in mosh pits are to the head -- these can range in severity from a bump or bruise to a traumatic brain injury. And can be the result of flailing arms, getting pushed into another person, or falling to the ground. – Rami Hashish	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Instead of flailing away, he was quiet and subdued, and gave them hugs and shook their hands. He demonstrated exactly what the kids needed. – Ryan Ykoruk	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Jay Singletary, for all of his complete inadequacies as a human being and his flailing about, is really... Jay Singletary's just funny, jay Singletary's just kind of ridiculous and tragic. So a lot of the times, [ work involved ] just making Patty laugh and that's kind of what I like to do. – Chris Pine	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Concentration, focus, long-term thinking—those are the qualities that separate a warrior from a mere flailing fighter.” – Timothy Zahn	added by anonymous 6 years ago
We can now see the fix was in for President Obama and Secretary Clinton to make sure that Bernie Sanders would never be elected. That's embarrassing to many Democrats, so they're flailing about trying to find separate storyline to deflect from the true substance of what was in those emails. – Mike Pompeo	Found on CNN 7 years ago
What you did today truly hurt someone, and you should be ashamed. you didn’t see that he doesn’t understand that flailing, kicking, and trying to hurl himself backward makes it incredibly difficult, painful, and exhausting to carry him. – Colleen Scarlett-Stice	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
The Saudis have many fine qualities but statecraft and diplomacy is not one of their skills, they are really worried, frenzied and flailing around and it's very dangerous. Right now they are acting in a dangerous and reckless way. – Rami Khouri	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They are really worried, frenzied and flailing around and it's very dangerous. Right now they are acting in a dangerous and reckless way, what they are doing probably alienates Lebanon more from them... (and) strengthens Iranian links, strengthens Hezbollah. Hezbollah is essential to the defense of the country today. – Rami Khouri	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat. – Eric Hoffer	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Joe Biden promised unity but has instead demonized and smeared Americans, while making life more expensive for all, while Republicans remain focused on the issues that matter most to voters, Joe Biden and Democrats are flailing in the final days, because they have lost touch with the concerns of families struggling to get by.

– Ronna Romney

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Josh Mandel is unhinged, unfit and flailing because he's losing, he is only a professional at one thing: running for office. He is hell-bent on lying because he is failing. He doesn't have the temperament, experience or fortitude to be a U.S. Senator, and Ohio voters got a firsthand look at just how unprepared Josh Mandel has become, and that will be reflected on the ballot on May 3.

– Samantha Cotten

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They're flailing. They've been doing this for decades, and they have a very well-oiled delivery system, but right now their content just isn't working, the Ukrainians may be completely outgunned by traditional military, but they are winning the propaganda war.

– Sarah Oates

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Upwards of 60 % of injuries in mosh pits are to the head -- these can range in severity from a bump or bruise to a traumatic brain injury. And can be the result of flailing arms, getting pushed into another person, or falling to the ground.

– Rami Hashish

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Instead of flailing away, he was quiet and subdued, and gave them hugs and shook their hands. He demonstrated exactly what the kids needed.

– Ryan Ykoruk

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Jay Singletary, for all of his complete inadequacies as a human being and his flailing about, is really... Jay Singletary's just funny, jay Singletary's just kind of ridiculous and tragic. So a lot of the times, [ work involved ] just making Patty laugh and that's kind of what I like to do.

– Chris Pine

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Concentration, focus, long-term thinking—those are the qualities that separate a warrior from a mere flailing fighter.”

– Timothy Zahn

added by anonymous
6 years ago

We can now see the fix was in for President Obama and Secretary Clinton to make sure that Bernie Sanders would never be elected. That's embarrassing to many Democrats, so they're flailing about trying to find separate storyline to deflect from the true substance of what was in those emails.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
7 years ago

What you did today truly hurt someone, and you should be ashamed. you didn’t see that he doesn’t understand that flailing, kicking, and trying to hurl himself backward makes it incredibly difficult, painful, and exhausting to carry him.

– Colleen Scarlett-Stice

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

The Saudis have many fine qualities but statecraft and diplomacy is not one of their skills, they are really worried, frenzied and flailing around and it's very dangerous. Right now they are acting in a dangerous and reckless way.

– Rami Khouri

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They are really worried, frenzied and flailing around and it's very dangerous. Right now they are acting in a dangerous and reckless way, what they are doing probably alienates Lebanon more from them... (and) strengthens Iranian links, strengthens Hezbollah. Hezbollah is essential to the defense of the country today.

– Rami Khouri

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.

– Eric Hoffer

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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