Verb (used without object), : to back-pedal after severe criticism. From Dictionary.com.
It’s a backpedal from the claim I was addressing, as well as from Matthew’s claim. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Staggeringly Off-the-Mark Forecasts of European Economic Preeminence] Reference
Oh, now comes the backpedal from the firebrand Naderite. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Hillary With Wide National Lead For Dems, Beats Rudy In General] Reference
But, you know, Al said what he said and you can backpedal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2007] Reference
Harksen appeared to backpedal on earlier testimony implying that. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The next day, Powell is forced by the administration to backpedal. From Wordnik.com. [An Oral History of the Bush White House] Reference
The off the record backpedal is too late and the paper publishes it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2008] Reference
He's had to backpedal now on another controversial comment he's made. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2009] Reference
At least he doesn't have to backpedal away from a foiled HRC endorsement. From Wordnik.com. [Edwards Will Endorse Obama Today] Reference
Probably decided that trying to backpedal now would just make things worse. From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
Now, after SC, it doesn't benefit him, so he tries to backpedal on the issue. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Responds To Bill's Reference To Jesse Jackson] Reference
Italy is offering to dance with danger in Lebanon, while some do a swift backpedal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2006] Reference
Of course he later tried to backpedal and said on his radio show, "I never defended slavery.". From Wordnik.com. [Trey Ellis: Michael Medved Makes Me Sad] Reference
I'm a very hard core raw hip hop fan - I really backpedal my language here, believe it or not. From Wordnik.com. [Is Bogus Michelle Obama Rumor Based On A Work Of Fiction?] Reference
The government will have to be resolute not to backpedal on its rigid economic reform programme. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Of course Disney wants to please you, the viewer, so of course they will backpedal and apologize. From Wordnik.com. [Tween Angel: Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Miley Cyrus: Vanity Fair] Reference
RNC Chairman Michael Steele is trying to backpedal from his comments about Rush Limbaugh and Gov. From Wordnik.com. [Jennifer Donahue: Bare Arms? Kissing Rush's A**? Folks, the Dow is in the Six-Thousands and the World Economy is Falling Apart] Reference
Almost weekly, they award one or the other contender the inside track, only to backpedal soon after. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Or Sumner? You Make The Call.] Reference
Sure, he's tried to backpedal since then and say he merely meant his actual captors were gooks, but c'mon. From Wordnik.com. [Howard Wolfson Goes To War With MSNBC, Hammers Chris Matthews And Keith Olbermann] Reference
Chris even caught the County Commissioner trying to backpedal by later putting a cross through his swastika. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care Watch -- Citizens Report On Town Hall Protests] Reference
I immediately regretted my seemingly pessimistic answer but my conviction wouldn't let me backpedal my response. From Wordnik.com. [Tri Robinson: Is There Hope for the Planet?] Reference
Even the mcSham announcement is desperately trying to backpedal from the manic, hyperemotional mcCain of last Wed. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Says He Has No Problem With Gwen Ifill Moderating Debate] Reference
I was shocked to see him backpedal on the story last night, citing conflicts of interest in the Times's reporting. From Wordnik.com. [Ryan J. Davis: Bad Science] Reference
Clinton, again, failed to produce well-reasoned legislation and was forced to backpedal by a wholly ineffective means. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Amplifies Criticism Of Obama Over Wright] Reference
Seeing Obama try so hard to backpedal and prove how pious he really is to those bitter working class voters sickened me. From Wordnik.com. [nessus Diary Entry] Reference
Having promised to extend health-care coverage while cutting the deficit in half by 1996, he had to find a way to backpedal. From Wordnik.com. [Warm-Up Lessons] Reference
Mayor Bloomberg was forced to backpedal a bit, although raising the specter of post-industrial Detroit isn't backing very far. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy's Reflection Forces Bloomberg Backpedal] Reference
Although he is trying to backpedal on that message, given the economic crisis, he may have to write off more than just Michigan. From Wordnik.com. [Lynne Glasner: McCain And Goldwater Growing More And More Similar] Reference
"Then I'd backpedal a bit and not talk about the movie, shift it away from the movie and make it more about the human experience.". From Wordnik.com. [Putting the Hype in Hyperspace] Reference
Many of those changes and investments will encounter political resistance, but the new president can't afford to backpedal on them. From Wordnik.com. [Projections of Power] Reference
If we backpedal for a moment, we might wonder what the common sense frame was for the economic recovery debate prior to Buffet's comment. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Feldman: Does Geithner Get What's Framing the Debate?] Reference
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