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This is not really anti-feminist, since much of the new laddism seems to be coming at the behest of a new generation of Cosmo-trained sex-addled fembots.
In today's episode, Burton 1) said he would bypass Democratic objections by assigning the investigation's next step to a GOP-stacked committee; 2) reversed that decision, evidently at Speaker Gingrich's behest; and 3) "accepted the resignation" of his chief investigator, David Bossie, who is blamed for releasing the transcripts.
When polygraphed on whether he had taken flight training at the behest of an organization, al Salmi's negative response was deemed deceptive.
(Speaking of Breakfast Clubs, I once had breakfast with him, at his behest.
Released at the behest of friends, he left for England in October 1871, with a box of paints, some books, and his gun.