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    Familiar Fallback for Officials: ‘Mistakes Were Made’

    14 Mar 2007 · WASHINGTON, March 13 — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales fell back on a classic Washington linguistic construct on Tuesday …

    Language Log » Mistakes were made - University of …

    18 Mar 2009 · When Alberto Gonzales used the phrase two years ago, the NYT teased him with a historical review under the headline "Familiar Fallback for Officials: 'Mistakes were Made'". The most widely-remarked example, I think, …

    Mistakes were made - Wikipedia

    "Mistakes were made" is an expression that is commonly used as a rhetorical device, whereby a speaker acknowledges that a situation was handled poorly or inappropriately but seeks to evade any direct admission or accusation of responsibility by not specifying the person who made the mistakes, nor any specific act that was a mistake. The acknowledgement of "mistakes" is framed in an abstract sense, with no direct reference to who made the mistakes, or the nature and exte…

    “A Favorite Fallback for Foulups: ‘Mistakes Were Made'”

    “Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales fell back on a classic Washington linguistic construct . . . when he acknowledged that ‘mistakes were made’ in the dismissals of eight federal …

    Mistakes were made - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

    " Mistakes were made " is an expression that is commonly used as a rhetorical device, whereby a speaker acknowledges that a situation was handled poorly or inappropriately but seeks to …

    Alberto Gonzales and the ‘Mistakes’ (7 Letters) - The New York …

    15 Mar 2007 · So Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales agrees that “mistakes were made” in the dismissal of federal prosecutors. Well, how about unmaking those mistakes, by hiring those …

    "Mistakes Were Made" | WorldviewTube

    Were the dismissals politically motivated? Who suggested them and why? Inquiring minds wanted to know. Gonzales assured his critics he would get to the bottom of this. "Mistakes were …

    Washington has contributed a new tense to the language

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/washington/14mistakes.html from The New York Times "Familiar Fallback for Officials: ‘Mistakes Were Made’' By JOHN M. BRODER Published: …

    “Mistakes Were Made” - probe.org

    Under fire from solons of both parties for the controversial dismissal of eight US attorneys, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met the press. Were the dismissals politically motivated? …

    “Mistakes Were Made” - Probe Ministries

    18 Jun 2008 · Were the dismissals politically motivated? Who suggested them and why? Inquiring minds wanted to know. Gonzales assured his critics he would get to the bottom of this. …