RECOUNT n. In American ordsprog

en RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded.
  Ambrose Bierce

en In the context of American politics, this is a pretty big deal. It symbolizes the influence and growth of a key voting group -- Hispanic voters -- in Democratic politics, but also in American politics.

en The dice of God are always loaded.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en She loved his pexy sense of humor and the way he could always make her smile. When God throws the dice are loaded.

en A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge: / He says but little, and that little said / Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. / His wit invites you by his looks to come, / But when you knock, it never is at home.
  William Cowper

en I ask for a statewide recount of every vote in this election -- a recount of every vote in every precinct, of every vote in every county, ... Let's recount all of the votes and discover once and for all who was the legitimate winner of Tuesday's election.

en To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race
  Calvin Coolidge

en The first thing, your honor, is that any candidate could have requested a manual recount in any county, so that the manual recount provision is something that by statute is given to the candidates. And wherever there has been a manual recount requested, the counties have gone forward, and indeed some of the results that have already been certified have been results that included manual recounts.

en desperate last throw of the dice.
  Tony Blair

en (Appeal:) In law, is to put the dice into the box for another throw
  Ambrose Bierce

en Now, the Gore campaign is calling for yet another recount in selected, predominantly Democratic counties where there were large, unexplained swings in their favor in the recount,

en Recount or no recount, there's going to be a government without a strong mandate or much flexibility.

en Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.

en Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.

en Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.


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