Freudian(?) Typo RE: Trump's NY Strategy

No. Lie is intransitive, lay is transitive.

That doesn't preclude the possibility of the double-meaning being intentional, though...

The earthquake may lay low the city's buildings.

He's probably embarrassed because 2 of his 3 children - who live in New York - are not registered as Republicans and cannot vote for him in the primary.

Maryn said:

Tut-tut. http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?105210-The-Definitive-Lay-or-Lie-Thread

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Here comes Maryn, lying down the law!

Gregg said:

He's probably embarrassed because 2 of his 3 children - who live in New York - are not registered as Republicans and cannot vote for him in the primary.

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Of all humans on the planet, Donald Trump is the most immune to embarrassment.

caw

blacbird said:

Of all humans on the planet, Donald Trump is the most immune to embarrassment.

caw

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Of course, I should have included the sarcasm thing.
But his children should be, given that they can't even vote for their own father.

Gregg said:

But his children should be, given that they can't even vote for their own father.

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It gives them excellent cover.

James D. Macdonald said:

It gives them excellent cover.

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except they have been campaigning for him. His daughter, Ivanka(?) even called me (recorded) to ask for my vote.
fat chance of that.

Latest joke (except it s true) is Trump complaining about Colorado - the state that decided last August that they would not have a primary or caucus, but choose delegates at a convention - where Cruz has taken all 34 delegates.
Trump, the guy who will hire only the best and the brightest, apparently did not hire people who understood the Colorado process - and the guy who even failed to even campaign in Colorado, is whining that he was cheated.