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FEMA'S use of term 'federal family' for government expands under Obama
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/weather/hurricanes/femas-use-of-term-federal-family-for-government-ex/nLxZr/
FEMA'S use of term 'federal family' for government expands under Obama
Updated: Sept. 1, 2011 | Posted: Aug. 31, 2011
By George Bennett
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Don’t think of it as the federal government but as your “federal family.”
In a Category 4 torrent of official communications during the approach and aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly used the phrase “federal family” when describing the Obama administration’s response to the storm.
The Obama administration didn’t invent the phrase but has taken it to new heights.
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“Family” can evoke favorable thoughts of motherhood and security. But it can also conjure images of Big Brother and organized crime.
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Houck doubts all the “family” references will give the public a warm and fuzzy view of FEMA and the federal government.
“That one is so blatantly obvious that I think people’s rhetorical radar is going to go off,” Houck says.
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FEMA'S use of term 'federal family' for government expands under Obama
Updated: Sept. 1, 2011 | Posted: Aug. 31, 2011
By George Bennett
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Don’t think of it as the federal government but as your “federal family.”
In a Category 4 torrent of official communications during the approach and aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly used the phrase “federal family” when describing the Obama administration’s response to the storm.
The Obama administration didn’t invent the phrase but has taken it to new heights.
<snip>
“Family” can evoke favorable thoughts of motherhood and security. But it can also conjure images of Big Brother and organized crime.
<snip>
Houck doubts all the “family” references will give the public a warm and fuzzy view of FEMA and the federal government.
“That one is so blatantly obvious that I think people’s rhetorical radar is going to go off,” Houck says.
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