Political dysphemisms

[Herb Stahlke]

Bush's "Clear Skies Initiative" and "Healthy Forests Initiative."

Herb

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Baker, John<JMB at stradley.com> 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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> 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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