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Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate: A Breath of Fresh Air, and Knows Local Place Names, Too

Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate: A Breath of Fresh Air, and Knows Local Place Names, Too

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Elizabeth Warren's inability to pronounce the name of the town of Bourne ("Bern") during a debate earlier this month wasn't just a slip of the tongue. Nor was it a gaffe in the classic sense of the term. She didn't make a mistake by misspeaking. Instead, she looked at a word on a piece of paper that someone on her staff had given her and didn't know how to pronounce it. That word happens to be a famous place name

Elizabeth Warren's inability to pronounce the name of the town of Bourne ("Bern") during a debate earlier this month wasn't just a slip of the tongue. Nor was it a gaffe in the classic sense of the term. She didn't make a mistake by misspeaking. Instead, she looked at a word on a piece of paper that someone on her staff had given her and didn't know how to pronounce it. That word happens to be a famous place name in this state.…