Blister

[victor steinbok]

An LATimes headline grabbed my attention:
http://goo.gl/FoApUJ
Rand Paul blisters Obama and Clinton, calls for GOP diversity

I was a bit puzzled about this use of "blister". If this use is common, I
must live a sheltered life (well, I do, but that's beside the point). To
me, it looks like backward formation from "blistering" (attack, critique).

Another possibility is either a mishearing or an eggcorn of "blitz",
although that seems less likely in this context.

VS-)

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