What overused political buzzwords and/or phrases are you sick to death of hearing?

[BlueIris]

I didn't have the guts to post this in GD: Primarily Nuts.

[PeaceNikki]

1. Equally: Hillbot and Obamabot

[BlueIris]

3. Oh, man, how could I have forgotten the "'bot" slurs? Ack.

My bad.

[KamaAina]

2. You're not fooling anyone

I didn't have the guts to post this in GD: Primarily Nuts.

You used up your three posts again, didn't you?

[BlueIris]

4. Actually, I don't think I've ever posted in there...oh, wait.

Is "you're not fooling anyone" a phrase you're sick of? (I'm a little slow today.)

[KamaAina]

Nope, I actually meant "you're not fooling anyone"

in the usual tongue-in-cheek kind of way. :-)

[BlueIris]

18. Okay. Well, like I said...slow. nt

[flvegan]

5. So sick of the word "Change"...

[NJmaverick]

6. ME TOO! Things are so great right now. We shouldn't change anything

[flvegan]

11. When all 3 candidates run a word into the ground

it gets old. Thanks for missing the intent. Imagine my shock, considering.

[NJmaverick]

15. You're welcome, any time

:evilgrin: So sorry to "shock" you.:rofl:

[ironflange]

43. ...

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. All the '-gate' crap had already been done to death 20 years ago

ETA: "Apologists" needs to go directly into the nearest sewage treatment facility. I will NOT stand for being called an "apologist" when defending the unpopular side of an issue. Just shove that right up your trolling ass.

[BlueIris]

10. That was my vote as well. We need better names for scandals.

Especially because nothing (except, IMO, the big lie that got us into Iraq) has been on-par with Watergate in terms of potential destruction to politicos.

[terrya]

13. Agreed

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. Indeed

gate was the last four letters of the hotel, nothing else applies :argh:

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. Some wag said years ago

that if there were another scandal involving the Watergate Hotel, we'd call it Watergategate.

[KamaAina]

8. Statistical tie

used whenever the repuke, or M$M-preferred primary candidate, is behind by anything less than double digits. :eyes:

[NJmaverick]

9. Here is my list

"too far left"
"liberal loony"
"the liberal media"
"my friends"
"environmentalist wackos"
"the homosexual agenda"
"pro life"
"blue collar workers"
"America's Heartland"

[BlueIris]

16. Yeah, the phrase "blue collar workers" is really offensive.

I'm sorry I forgot that one.

[NJmaverick]

33. I don't think the term, as much as how they use it

that I find offense.

[Cant trust em]

12. I like the -gates.

Especially the lamer the actual situation. My favorite was snubgate. That one was hilarious.

[RadiationTherapy]

14. Any variation of the "ding ding ding we have a winner". Stop it. Please. nt

[BlueIris]

17. Oh. I kinda like that one. nt

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. That isn't a political phrase

It's a universal.

[RadiationTherapy]

21. Nonetheless, I poo-poo it. nt

[Ariana Celeste]

52. political or not, i hate that one too

with a passion

[khashka]

20. Proactive

It grates on my nerves.

Khash.

[KamaAina]

22. Bitter

[harmonicon]

24. the "under the bus" thing drives me nuts

Any time I see someone say or write that, I know they're either not paying any attention to what they're saying, or that they're just a total fucking idiot.

[BlueIris]

25. I liked the comment about that from last week's DUzy awards:

"The number of people currently under the bus is preventing the bus from moving."

[cemaphonic]

40. It got bad there for awhile

I remember a post or two where that was used something like 4 times in a not-especially-long paragraph.

-Gate at least has the virtue of brevity.

[KG]

26. 'buzzwords'

[KG]

27. 'buzzwords'

[LeftyMom]

28. No buzzwords, I'm just sick of familiarity and nicknames with strangers.

It's especially bad with news people. I realize that people watch them every day, but they don't know them, and calling them by their first names, or worse yet nicknames, is silly and a bit rude.

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. Oh, dog, thank you!

I've noticed that here (and pretty much only here) for a long time — not just news people, but damned near every Dem politician and a lot of Republikanners.

It got especially bad during the primaries. One expects to hear "Hillary" a lot, though I still think it isn't proper. But all the "Barack" this and "Barack" that makes me want to send a boatload of people to Miss Manners' house.

It was the same with Kucinich — "Dennis" this and "Dennis" that.

Im. proper.

[galledgoblin]

29. pretty much all those phrases

have reached self-parody levels.

[hellbound-liberal]

30. "Maverick" especially when it doesn't apply

[Canuckistanian]

31. As soon as I saw "-gate", I jumped on it.

FAR too overused, almost to the point of meaninglessness.

[BlueIris]

32. It is tedious, isn't it?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

34. Meme

It sounds like a 1 year old's first word.

[BlueIris]

37. It always reminds me of "neem," like...the stuff in my favorite face mask/pore cleanser. nt

[BlueIris]

38. No votes for "Kool-Aid" or "Swiftboat"?

That surprises me.

[Left Is Write]

51. I'm pretty well tired of the Kool-Aid thing, but....

"Swiftboat" does seem to be good shorthand for the systematic smearing of a candidate's character.

[wain]

39. change

it's decades old

[AlCzervik]

41. _____________ is a Rock Star!, no every famous person isn't a rock star.

no, just stop it.

[ironflange]

42. Here's one that's been used ad nauseum around here lately

"Recommend this thread if. . ."

:banghead:

The most unscientific poll method ever? Or just an ego trip? Probably both.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

44. But it does allow for us to view the graces of a waterskiing squirrel!

In action!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXcaFC1vF0Q

[ironflange]

46. Thank you

You've shown me the errors of my ways!

[BlueIris]

45. Yeah, that's been bugging me, too. nt

[kay1864]

47. "Disenfranchise"

When I hear that one, I immediate think "got our fax today, did we?"

[Phillycat]

48. Netroots.

Where the fuck did that one come from, anyway? All of a sudden everyone was using it like it was a real word, WHICH IT ISN'T.

[BlueIris]

49. Yeah, netroots has always been a little vague for my taste, too. nt

[PeaceNikki]

50. STRAW MAN!!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

53. (Anything)-bot...

And "hating on"

[sarge43]

54. "If my candidate doesn't win, I'm going to vote for (gagworthy name here)" n/t

[Maccagirl]

55. Red State/Blue State

Gawd, how lazy (the only L-word the media is really gulity of) and just plain boring. -Gate also got my vote.