Speaking Double-Plus, In? Out? Up? Down?
by Mark Adams
It's official, the administration is completely out of cute ways to imitate Orwellian Double-speak, and are now just outright plagiarizing the master -- without even the attempt at subtle subterfuge.
From today's PressSpeak:
Q Let me follow up on David's question, then, I think -- and that is this is the number one problem, according to your commanders -- sectarian violence. So does the President want -- does the President feel that's a main mission of the U.S. troops now, to --
MR. SNOW: Well, as I said, I understand that, but to answer that then gets people on the train of, does this mean you're going to plus up, you're going to plus down, you're going to move in, you're going to move out --
Q I don't mean plus in, plus down.
MR. SNOW: -- and I'm not going to get into any of these --
(Hat Tip: KOS Diarist, Walt Starr: We won't surge, we're gonna "Double Plus Up")
Posted by Mark | Link
| Comments
(2)
| digg this
| del.icio.us 
Categories: Iraq
Comments
I just heard Terri Gross interview Frank Lunz. There's only one thing left that I can't figure out about these people. Exactly where the batsh*t crazy leaves off and the shameless mendacity begins.
Posted by: shep![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.rubyan.com/politics/nav-commenters.gif)
|
January 9, 2007 03:30 PM
...Orwellian Double-speak...
That would either be Newspeak or Doublethink.
Posted by: double-plus-ungood![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.rubyan.com/politics/nav-commenters.gif)
|
January 9, 2007 04:17 PM