The campaign ends today. I know some of you read the political threads and read and watched the news as much or more than I did. Here are some politics words and phrases I’m hoping I never encounter again:
Superdelegate
Insurgent
“Delegate-rich”
PUMA
“My friends”
Wall Street-Main Street
[name] the [job]
Gaffe
What would you add to the list?
Swiftboating.
Hockey Mom
lipstick
swing state
President Bush
Maverick
Hockey Mom
Barracuda
Alaska
Joe the Plumber
Sarah Palin
You betcha
Socialist
Marxist
Gobama
Nobama
Anything remotely realted to Palin.
Elitist
I can’t believe I forgot Maverick. It’ll be years before I can enjoy that word again, if ever.
Hey, now… oh, wait. never mind.
Mine:
Sarah Palin
Main Street, not Wall Street
Bradley effect
Socialist, liberal media, “I know how to…”
Troopergate
…just doesn’t understand…
Dole
Team of mavericks!
Extreme
VPILF
Halfrican-American
Rove or Rovian tactics
Community organizer
On-the-job training
The American People …
Chad. Unless I’m traveling to Africa.
We didn’t have it in this election, but I hate the word gubernatorial.
Another one to banish: Yes on 8.
Change
Mr. Congeniality
ACORN
Muslim as a slur
small town values
Anything about taxes on small businesses
Joe Sixpack
O’biden
My Friends