Exultant Democracy
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:29 PM
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Ok new rule, it isn't a ----gate unless there is a crime and a cover up, this is getting silly. |
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Edited on Thu Apr-17-08 12:36 PM by LeviathanCrumbling
I would say the term has jumped the shark, but that has also been all used up on GDP since inevitably both Obama and Clinton supposedly jump the shark 15 times a day here.
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The Magistrate
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:32 PM
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Jackpine Radical
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:32 PM
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2. I dunno--I kinda use it sarcastically, myself-- |
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like "Bittergate," etc.
Nevertheless, I basically agree that it has been taken to such lengths as to render it meaningless.
What's next, Hiccupgate?
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:34 PM
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AZBlue
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:34 PM
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4. Actually, the whole -gate thing is absurd. Watergate wasn't a scandal about water. |
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It was the name of the place that a crime occured. Nothing should be tagged as "-gate."
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Exultant Democracy
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:39 PM
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5. You are of course right, but I accept that the ---gate thing has entered our lexicon |
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but I think it should be used for the right reasons. For example ValeriePlame-Gate works bitter-gate or cookie-gate or whatever is just stupid.
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Thu Apr-17-08 12:50 PM
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6. You're right - if we're going to use it, we should at least use it accurately. |
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Bosnia-gate is not accurate - neither is Wright-gate.
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