Some days I think I understand a different language than the people who write about politics.
The following appeared in the LA Times in a story about (yawn) Bloomberg running for President.
Television hosts, including Ryan Seacrest of "American Idol," tried to get a straight answer out of Bloomberg during the New Year's Eve countdown. Bloomberg told Seacrest, "I will not run." Three days later, Meredith Vieira of NBC's "Today" show asked him to swear on his daughter Georgina that he wouldn't run. He replied, "I said to Georgina, I'm not running."
I don’t know about the LA Times language definitions but each of Mike’s answers seemed straight to me.