Democrats seized on some of LePage's past comments to argue that he was an embarrassment to the state, while Republicans countered by saying that the governor was simply being candid.
Just 19percentt of Americans believe abortion should be illegal under all circumstances, according to Gallup, so Democrats and reproductive rights groups are guaranteed to seize upon Trump's comments to argue that the Republican Party is out of step with public opinion on the issue.
Where the papers have strayed beyond the provable, they may seek to argue their comment is fair.
In the midst of a slew of Westminster and media comment, the BBC has tried to argue that full disclosure would have untoward consequences.
Asked to respond to Woods's comments, Montgomerie did not try to argue.
The Cowboys' owner, Jerry Jones — Super Bowl enemy No. 1, writes Kevin Sherrington in The Dallas Morning News — uses the occasion of his first comments after the seating fiasco to argue that Dallas should be awarded another Super Bowl soon.
For his part, Mr. Bhanot has backpedaled, trying to argue that his comments were taken out of context.
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) called it a "a cynical ploy" in a comment to The Hill, arguing that the Obama administration's "oppressive land management plan is the same as a listing".
But we want to give them a place to think, comment, and argue.
Hollande is expected to divert attempts to hijack Tuesday's press conference with questions about the scandal by making a brief statement referring to it, then refusing to comment further, arguing that the French are more interested in serious issues including the economy and employment.
A double-edged comment, to be sure; yet it argues, perhaps not meaning to, for a genius specific to Boswell.
