[Ads-l] suggested anti-Republican insult (probably a nonce usage)

[Dan Goncharoff]

Back in high school, 46 years ago, I took an electronics course. I had a
propensity for pinning the meters by using them incorrectly. It became
known as "Gonching" the meter.

On Wed, Sep 4, 2024, 11:18 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The template "Xed it up" (where X is a name) has occurred in the
> domains of politics and sports. Here are some miscellaneous examples
> within the last decade. None of these usages gained traction.
>
> In October 2023 U.S. football coach Vance Joseph was criticized. His
> first name was used in the template. Here is a sequence of three
> tweets.
>
> [Begin tweet info]
> Andrew Perloff @andrewperloff
> How did the Broncos defense get this bad?
> 1:45 PM · Oct 1, 2023
> [End tweet info]
>
> [Begin tweet info]
> heffery @heffery
> Vance Joseph. And overpaying really marginal players.
> 1:46 PM · Oct 1, 2023
> [End tweet info]
>
> [Begin tweet info]
> Jeremy Auten @Jeremyauten
> Vanced it up
> 1:51 PM · Oct 1, 2023
> [End tweet info]
>
> In 2015 the phrase "Weve Obamaed it up a little" was employed by a
> political operative working for Hillary Clinton. This seems to mean
> something positive. Perhaps it refers to the use of electronic
> information.
>
> Website: Mediaboss Marketing
> Article: Jerry Crawford has two goals: Delivering Iowa for Hillary
> Clinton and winning the Kentucky Derby
> Date: March 2nd, 2015
>
>
> https://www.mediaboss.net/hillary-clinton-2/jerry-crawford-has-two-goals-delivering-iowa-for-hillary-clinton-and-winning-the-kentucky-derby.php
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Jerry Crawford, Hillary Rodham Clintons once and future main man in
> Iowa, was in his element: sorting through a pile of illegible notes,
> one eye tracking the latest reports on a mini-TV and another on an
> iPad stuffed with data. Weve Obamaed it up a little, he said with a
> smirk.
> [End excerpt]
>
> In 2017 the phrase "Palin Palined it up" was employed by a Palin detractor.
>
> Website: logfaqs.com
> Subject: [LFQ-400] Do you think John McCain is actually a democrat?
> Poster: CruelBuffalo
> Time stamp: 10/20/17 1:50:40 PM
> https://logfaqs.com/topic.php?id=75900434
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> No Republican would have won 2008 because of how hated Bush was. His
> chance on Palin was a Hail Mary attempt to get some women and Clinton
> voters but Palin Palined it up and ended up hurting him more.
> [End excerpt]
>
> In July 2024 the phrase "you Walzed it up" was used in a critical
> comment about  Tim Walz.
>
> Social Network: Facebook
> Date: July 3, 2024
> Topic: Governor Tim Walz - Flooding
> Poster: Joeb Arrym
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> One of the main peacetime missions of the National Guard used to be
> disaster preparation and recovery. You had days to prepare, governor,
> but once again, you Walzed it up. You did literally nothing, again . .
> .
> [End excerpt]
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 9:37 PM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Threads, August 19:
> > https://www.threads.net/@andreajoylevine/post/C-3oNU-uXPS
> > "He Vanced it up"
> >
> > (Comment on image of John Kerry with caption "20 years ago in
> Philadelphia,
> > John Kerry ordered a cheesesteak with Swiss cheese and tomatoes.")
> >
> > It's hard to search the term, because YouTube produced an ad-blocking
> > application called Vanced (now deprecated).
> >
> >
> > Nancy Friedman
> > Chief Wordworker
> > web: wordworking.com <http://www.wordworking.com>
> > substack https://fritinancy.substack.com/
> > Medium <https://medium.com/@wordworking>
> >
> > tel 510 652-4159
> > cel 510 304-3953
> > bluesky/mastodon/instagram  Fritinancy
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 6:17 PM James Landau <
> > 00000c13e57d49b8-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > (warning: this is a partisan post; feel free not to read it)
> > >
> > >
> dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/3/2267610/-New-audio-bad-numbers-and-more-Vance-is-a-terrible-running-mate?detail=emailrecap&pm_source=ICYMI&pm_campaign=ICYMI09042024&pm_medium=email?no_rewrite%3Dtrue
> > >
> > > <quote>
> > >
> > > Every day that Vance spends on the campaign trail is another day in
> which
> > > failed 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska
> > > Gov. Sarah Palin feels better about herself. He’s not just bad,
> > > he’s epically bad. Bad enough that “Vance” might as well be a synonym
> for a
> > > poorly considered, deeply unwise decision.
> > >
> > >
> > > Trump really vanced his choice of running mate.
> > > <end quote>
> > > James Landau
> > > jjjrlandau at netscape.com
> > >
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