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Hot air

Now, I'm not sure if this is an absolutely fair assessment because there is at least something real in US elections – a president will be elected and that is definitely not "hot air".

Anyways, here are examples of "hot air", which the Merriam-Webster dictionary says dates back to 1873.

1. Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon's comments that the Manchester United manager is "senile" by reminding him that he still has something the Spanish club wanted - Cristiano Ronaldo.

Calderon had responded to comments made by Ferguson about the club's links to General Franco by claiming the Manchester United manager's ramblings were those of an old man.

"I won't waste time answering him. I admire his history but recently he has gone a bit senile," Calderon said on Thursday.

Ferguson, with a hint of a smile, hit back in his weekly press conference ahead of his team's match with Hull City. "Calderon has a few strange things to say every week," he said. "There is a lot of hot air comes out of that man."

2. From a reader's comment: "I am a college student who is voting tomorrow! I am voting for . . . drum roll, please . . . JOHN MCCAIN!! Obama is so full of hot air – all rhetoric no substance. His only substance came when he said he would like to spread the wealth around."

3. Sen. John McCain may be the combat veteran and son and grandson of admirals, but he rates only a D when it comes to supporting veterans issues, according to the "Congressional Report Card" just issued by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.