Goraemon
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Hi there,
I read this phrase "defend my record" in Obama's A Promised Land, page 16, where the context goes" Three of these guys ---Bobby Titcomb, Greg Orme, and Mike Ramos---remain some of my closest friends. To this day, we can laugh for hours over stories of our misspent youth. In later years, they would throw themselves into my campaigns with a loyalty for which I will always be grateful, becoming as skilled at defending my record as anyone at MSNBC. "
So I can see the author refers to his friends helped with his campaigns but just what does the record mean here? Why does the record needs to be defend?
My guess, maybe his friends showed up at MSNBC (the dictionary says that's a show or program on radio or TV) to verify the author's words were true.
The phrase "Throw themselves into my campaigns" suggests the friends did quite some works, so it should not be just as simple as to verify some words.
Can anyone kindly advice on this usage? Thanks.
I read this phrase "defend my record" in Obama's A Promised Land, page 16, where the context goes" Three of these guys ---Bobby Titcomb, Greg Orme, and Mike Ramos---remain some of my closest friends. To this day, we can laugh for hours over stories of our misspent youth. In later years, they would throw themselves into my campaigns with a loyalty for which I will always be grateful, becoming as skilled at defending my record as anyone at MSNBC. "
So I can see the author refers to his friends helped with his campaigns but just what does the record mean here? Why does the record needs to be defend?
My guess, maybe his friends showed up at MSNBC (the dictionary says that's a show or program on radio or TV) to verify the author's words were true.
The phrase "Throw themselves into my campaigns" suggests the friends did quite some works, so it should not be just as simple as to verify some words.
Can anyone kindly advice on this usage? Thanks.