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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #25 on: October 05, 2008, 01:50:49 PM »
Words that are not meant. Context (and the speaker or author) is all. And mindless slogans and mindless jargon, obviously.
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« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2008, 01:58:35 PM »
Health Care
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« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2008, 02:01:11 PM »
God bless America
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« Reply #28 on: October 05, 2008, 04:45:57 PM »
Working families
Kitchen table
Maverick
Family values
Small-town values/Small-town [insert country name]
Ordinary folks
left and right wing
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« Reply #29 on: October 05, 2008, 04:48:15 PM »
     Every word said by either McCain or Obama at any point within their lives.
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« Reply #30 on: October 05, 2008, 07:17:14 PM »
Change
Bush 3
Barack Obama
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« Reply #31 on: October 07, 2008, 04:19:46 PM »
FAITH
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« Reply #32 on: October 07, 2008, 06:06:25 PM »
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« Reply #33 on: October 07, 2008, 08:24:32 PM »

Yup. but my phrase would be, "he just doesn't understand."
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« Reply #34 on: October 07, 2008, 09:57:26 PM »
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« Reply #35 on: October 08, 2008, 12:09:18 AM »
bipartisan

To a Democrat bipartisanship occurs when a Republican abandons his party's position and takes theirs.

To a Republican bipartisanship occurs when a Democrat abandons his party's position and takes theirs.
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« Reply #36 on: October 08, 2008, 01:25:34 AM »
Hoosier Common Sense
Family Values
kitchen table
Veep/Veepstakes
Elite/Elitist
Rated #th most liberal
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« Reply #37 on: October 08, 2008, 01:35:44 AM »

ah a New Yorker after my own heart.
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« Reply #38 on: October 08, 2008, 03:18:12 AM »
More specifically 'most liberal senator.'
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« Reply #39 on: October 08, 2008, 04:04:57 AM »
If I could ban any word from politics, I would ban a lot of them, however the two I would ban within an instant would be 'Working Families" and "Foreign Policy Experience". Foreign Policy Experience for obvious reasons as all the candidates, whether presidential or vice presidential claim they have it and that does bother me a lot. As for Working Familes, do not get me started on it. Kevin Rudd, whom I dislike very, very, much still continues to use it in political speak even as Prime Minister. And I thought it would end upon his election in November last year Sad
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« Reply #40 on: October 08, 2008, 05:09:59 AM »
Interesting how often the words people would like to see banned are notable mainly for their use by politicians they don't like or on behalf of causes that they don't like (or both).
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« Reply #41 on: October 08, 2008, 07:03:25 AM »
More of a 'saying' this one:

'Being a mother...'

I can't stand that phrase. Yes it's tough being a mum/mom, but it doesn't translate to an ability to be good in the political arena. That's like saying all politicians by experience can raise kids.
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« Reply #42 on: October 08, 2008, 08:09:18 AM »
Children, child, kids, the little ones, and anything like that.
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« Reply #43 on: October 08, 2008, 09:50:23 AM »
"Green Party"
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« Reply #44 on: October 08, 2008, 11:08:17 AM »
gerrymandering - the thing, not just the word.
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« Reply #45 on: October 08, 2008, 11:11:30 AM »
Scranton and "let me repeat that"
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« Reply #46 on: October 08, 2008, 11:39:30 AM »
"socialist", "tax and spend", "9/11", "moral majority", etc..
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« Reply #47 on: October 08, 2008, 01:12:44 PM »
Quote from: Al Sibboleth on October 08, 2008, 05:09:59 AM
Interesting how often the words people would like to see banned are notable mainly for their use by politicians they don't like or on behalf of causes that they don't like (or both).

Coal
Coal Mining
West Virginia
Wink
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« Reply #48 on: October 12, 2008, 08:15:07 PM »
Latte Liberal   (Incredibly stupid term)

John McCain saying "My Friends, My Friends, My Friends" every 2 minutes

maverick

heartland

judicial activists & activist judges
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« Reply #49 on: October 12, 2008, 08:18:18 PM »
sh**t I knew I forgot something. Although maybe 10% of the time it's justified.
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