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Dictionary of Republicanisms



Katrina vanden Heuvel
November 2005     ISBN: 156025789X

The Bush administration has perfected the practice of verbal evasion, manipulation and obscurantism. Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld, et al. rarely say what they mean or mean what they say. And often, they mean not to say what they really mean. But now there is a path out of the thicket of tangled, mangled language. Clearheaded Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel has solicited reader contributions to a Dictionary of Republicanisms.

Some memorable entries from the dictionary: "clarify" is "to repeat the same lie over and over again"; "Fox News" is defined as "White House press office"; "pro-life" means "valuing human life up until birth"; and "God" is another word for "Senior presidential adviser." And there are many more.

About the Authors

Katrina vanden Heuvel has been the editor of The Nation magazine since 1995. She is the coeditor of Taking Back America and Voices of Glasnost, and editor of The Best of the Nation and A Just Reponse. She is a frequent commentator on MSNBC, CNN, and PBS. Her articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. She lives in New York City.

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