Lawrence O'Donnel:"George Will 'Oleaginous' Pence Tops Donald Trump As 'Worst' In Government"3/10/18

[Stuart G]

Video lasts 8 min, 4 sec, May 10, 2018, 2 years old..(this is old, I am too)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "Oleaginous" is the perfect word for Pence.

Literally it means oily, but a dictionary definition is: "marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality." That's Pence.

[Stuart G]

2. Thank You for your post, ...I never heard that word before, and doubt I will hear it again.

..I apologize, Yes, it is an "old" video. but worth watching. Lawrence O' Donnell is outstanding.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I learned the word when I was a kid because of my dad's fondness for limericks.

This was one of his favorites:

There once was a man from Calcutta
Who coated his tonsils with butter,
Thus converting his snore
From a thunderous roar
To a soft, oleaginous mutter.

In the context of this limerick the first meaning, oily, applies.

[Lord Ludd]

4. Also good is "obsequious" -- "servile, fawning" nt