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2016 Postmortem

imgbitepolitic

(179 posts) Thu Feb 27, 2014, 01:48 AM Feb 2014

Watch out for the latest word right wing is using to undermine discussion

"Hysteria"

Its meant to shame critics and create doubt and change the subject or line of questioning during an interview. The one using it wants to project that he/she is calm, rational and in control. Chris Christie has been using this a lot lately. Many used/use it while defending SB 1062 and it pops up a lot when talking about gun control.

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Watch out for the latest word right wing is using to undermine discussion (Original Post) imgbitepolitic Feb 2014 OP

Hell, that word -- and phrases like "hair on fire" --are used on this very site to undermine villager Feb 2014 #1

about as often as penis jokes get thrown around by the pro-control side n/t shedevil69taz Feb 2014 #2

villager

(26,001 posts)

1. Hell, that word -- and phrases like "hair on fire" --are used on this very site to undermine

Reply to imgbitepolitic (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 01:54 AM

Feb 2014

....discussion.

Whether that comes from our friends on the right wing, I leave to you.

shedevil69taz

(512 posts)

2. about as often as penis jokes get thrown around by the pro-control side n/t

Reply to imgbitepolitic (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 02:04 AM

Feb 2014

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