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Exposing Deliberate Pollution of the English Language: Spinspeak Rots the Mind.

“Bury forever what some Neanderthals call the language of reality. We know that breeds nothing but envy and hate and fear and conflict. Bring home the language of happiness. We know that brings all of us together in a great multi-cultural bouillabaisse...”

--Spinmeister-in-Chief Marvin Runnymede, Ultimate Severance

“Too bad about his terrible accident. Always hard on da family.”

--Mobster Joey “the Boy” Lasagna, Ultimate Severance

Some Latest Spinspeak Mintings for the Spinspeak II Supplement:

earmarks=innocent-sounding congressional cosmeticspeak for vaguely related pork inserted into legislation on behalf of a legislator’s constituencies and/or “contributing” special interests.

buzz marketing=adspeak for word of mouth promotion via paid talkers

miscount=universal fuzzball for excusing deliberately slanted numerical reports as a simple mistake

hedonic adaptation=psychobabble for rapid deterioration of happiness and return to general dissatisfaction after something good occurs in your life such as a raise in pay, a promotion or demise of a rich aunt.

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:: Monday, January 24, 2005 ::

It's Real Spin-Free Freedom, Stupid!

How annoying!

Left-wing liberals have labored for years in the spinspeak vineyards to spin and corrupt the words “freedom” and “liberty” to mean license and let-it-all-hang-out: You just do whatever makes you feel good and the devil take your neighbor.

Down with self-reliance, standards and personal responsibility. Up with self-indulgence, the Victim Litigation Lifestyle and the Nanny State.

Now President Bush in his inaugural address insists on the old fashioned, common sense meaning. As, for example, in the Declaration of Independence: the God-endowed unalienable right to liberty along with a firm understanding of the Big Catch: the 10 Commandments are an essential part of the deal.

:: James Baar 1/24/2005 10:53:00 AM [+] ::
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