Political dysphemisms

[Tom Zurinskas]

Right.  I think dysphemism puts a negative name to things, while a euphemism puts a positive spin.

governmentally?
marijuana - killer weed
committee - tribunal
table the motion - kill it
work projects - pork
telling your side of the story - lobbying.

My county is Palm Beach Fl, famous for electing Pres Busch via a butterfly ballot.  Today a Republican missed a vote that would've censured the governer.  He was in the bathroom for the vote.  This the press called a "butterfly bladder."

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
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> Cronies, stupidity tax, regime, idiot box.
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> - Julia
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>> And maybe the most successful of them all, "partial birth abortion."
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>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Herb Stahlke wrote:
>>> Bush's "Clear Skies Initiative" and "Healthy Forests Initiative."
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>>> Herb
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>>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Baker, John wrote:
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>>>> "Star wars," for President Reagan's Strategic Defense
>>>> Initiative, comes to mind. This one was particularly successful,
>>>> receiving widespread use in mainstream media.
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>>>> John Baker
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>>>> From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
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>>>> Of Mark Peters
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>>>> Subject: Political dysphemisms
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>>>> I'm writing about politically motivated dysphemisms this week: terms
>>>> like death panel, death tax, and terrorist fist jab. I'm sure I'm
>>>> missing a lot. Any suggestions?
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>>>> Mark
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