A fairer statement is that the speech helped make the topic a serious part of the national conversation.

"I would say that is a fair statement," Calhoun agreed cautiously.

That's a fair statement, but this is nothing to do with ethics.

Which is hardly a fair statement of the case.

This seems to be a fair statement of Murphy's own attitude.

This is a fair statement but it has nothing to do with hate-crime legislation.

"It's a fair statement of where we are," he said.

Actually that's not a completely fair statement because 1990-91 were start-up years for us and we invested heavily.

Generalizations usually get you into trouble, but I think that's a fair statement.

"If the print run was 500,000, bombing heavily is a fair statement."