- Newt Gingrich is given credit for waging a semantic war on progressive politics. His inventions include calling it the "Democrat Party" instead of Democratic. To call Estate Tax "Death Tax" and so on. In the process the term "Liberal" was so often used in a negative context that it became a slur, rather than a description. Obama, whatever else he is, seems to have a better sense of how to attack that issue head on. It is a fight that is long overdue.
- When the election is over and people are tallying up inappropriate comments, this will be my nomination in the "funny, but inappropriate" department. From the Clinton campaign, after their New Hampshire victory (apparently through use of cattle prods) one Clinton staffer mused (to a reporter, which is a no-no) the following thoughts:
"If you have a social need, you're with Hillary. If you want Obama to be your imaginary hip black friend and you're young and you have no social needs, then he's cool." - And here's the ultimate election spoiler: Diebold accidently announces the results of the 2008 election.
Arthur
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