Posted by
RME KRNL on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 8:37:37 PM
As reported by ArcaMax.com, according to the word-watchers at Global Language Monitor, the media tracking and analysis firm of Austin, TX, the top 10 most used words/phrases since President Obama's inauguration are:
1. Bailout
2. Climate change
3. Birther
4. Healthcare reform
5. Liberal
6. Recession
7. Sarah Palin
8. Change you can believe in
9. AIG
10. Sotomayor
Gee, I'm a little surprised. I mean, some of those make sense to me, based on what I've been seeing and hearing since January 20th, just 231 days ago (can you believe it?), but others surprise me so far as a "top 10" list goes. And I guess one thing that surprises me the most is some of the words left out, rather than some of those included.
I would've thought any "top 10" list of most-used words/phrases since Obama's inauguration would include (in no particular order -- well, except for the first three, of course):
1. OBAMA (as in, the President)
2. OBAMA (as in, First Black President)
3. OBAMA (as in, the Ubiquitous)
4. Presidential TV address (as in, yet another)
5. Historic (as in, whatever it is that Obama did most recently -- e.g., "historic" hand wave, "historic" smile, "historic"stumble on the stairs, etc. -- oh, but wait, Obama doesn't "stumble" or even make "mistakes" does he? -- sorry, my bad)
6. Tax and spend, tax and spend, tax and spend
7. Bait and switch, bait and switch, bait and switch
8. Socialist, Marxist, Fascist, Racist or Thug (depending on whether you're describing the most recent "something" Obama has done, what one of his White House henchmen or many other shadow government or liberal MSM minions has done, or you're discussing the background of one of his many, many so-called "czars")
9. Most profligate president and congress (e-v-v-v-e-r!)
10. Opacity (opposite of transparency)