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Obama, Palin, and the Meaning of ‘Change’
Obama, Palin, and the Meaning of ‘Change’
In this election season, the definitions of words are being mangled like never before.
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Election ‘08 re-defines everything
The Anchoress — ... My latest piece for Pajamas Media is up. It’s entitled, Obama, Palin and the Meaning of “Change”, and I hope you’ll go read it; I had a lot of fun exploring how this election is chewing up and reconfiguring what certain words mean. ...

Woman scolds press re Palin
The Anchoress — ... trying very hard not to mention Palin at all, or to only do so in negatives, but their hate is so powerful they can’t quite contain it. Last weekend, SNL tried to parody the cluelessness of the NYTimes, at least that’s the context, but the subtext - the very obvious subtext - was “let’s keep the redneck/incest meme out there.” The incest “joke” is vile and disgusting, and there was no reason to bring it up. Once could quite easily parody the insulated, elitist cluelessness of the NY Times without ever going there. They went there ...

Palin, Rape Kits, High-School, & More
The Anchoress — ... as high-school as it gets. I just love Glenn Reynolds’ comment on the double-standard of expectations for Palin vs Biden. Jonah Goldberg has a pithy observation, too. More High School: Press has hissyfit at not being admitted into Palin meetings. Press does not have hissyfit when Obama takes private meetings. More on the viral lies and fakery Ace has Palin Gaffes And of course, changing the meaning of everything if Palin does not fit your template. At Pajamas ...

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