"Debt ceiling deniers" -- POTY?

[Tom Zurinskas]

A POTY "phrase of the year" that is truly potty is "shut down the government" spoken by elected house representative.  This has got to be a gruesome first as spoken by teaparty repugnantcans.  I've seen it written that they are the new Tea-liban.   

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
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> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:48:23 -0400
> From: Berson at ATT.NET
> Subject: Re: "Debt ceiling deniers" -- POTY?
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> Poster:       "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
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> Victor, I don't understand your complaint.  I'm not claiming "X
> deniers" is a new formulation.  I am suggesting a candidate for POTY
> = phrase of the year".  Has it become popular (the old "viral") enough?
> 
> Joel
> 
> At 10/11/2013 01:19 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
> >Meh... "X deniers" is a productive formula, especially with the current
> >Republican crop. The most commn are Holocaust deniers and climate change
> >deniers (or variation on that theme) but there are plenty more. Now, if
> >you told me of coming Obamacarepocalypse, I'd consider it for "most
> >unnecessary".
> >
> >http://goo.gl/rHHfSw
> >>As with most things in life, it makes sense to worry about yourself
> >>first before turning your attention to others. So take the following
> >>steps to ensure you're ready for the Obamacarepocalypse.
> >
> >The phrasal version a quick search dated to at least 2010, but there are
> >a couple thousand hits today:
> >
> >http://goo.gl/mvA1KU
> >BREAKING NEWS: Billions Survive ObamaCare Apocalypse
> >March 29, 2010 8:49 PM
> >
> >We know it can't be much older than that.
> >
> >VS-)
> >
> >On 10/11/2013 9:42 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> >>This phrase seems definitely to have been used in 2012, but Google
> >>Books is singularly uncooperative with my brief attempts to look
> >>further back.
> >>
> >>Joel
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