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calimary

(80,700 posts)
13. I LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing the use of the word "conceding".
Tue Sep 1, 2015, 04:41 PM
Sep 2015

Sweet sweet word. The verb "concede" carries such a lovely undertone of giving up on something. It's even better just knowing that the word is being used in the press - in this context (GOP giving up on something).

It used to infuriate me when that dingdong Paula Zahn was on Pox Noise and also CNN and used that wording all the damn time - mainly when interviewing the rare opponent of bush/cheney or the Iraq War or both - and without fail she would pose some question with "...but can't you at least concede that..."

Over and over she did that. She seemed to relish saying that to any Democrat or Iraq War opponent of any stripe or sort. Just left me completely OUTRAGED!!!! The context and flavor of "concede" is deliciously applicable here. She never questioned any GOPer or bush/cheney apologist using that phrase or anything close to it.

When you Google it - you don't even have to click on any of the links to get a whiff of its fragrance!

con·cede
kənˈsēd/Submit
verb
past tense: conceded; past participle: conceded
1.
admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.
"I had to concede that I'd overreacted"
synonyms: admit, acknowledge, accept, allow, grant, recognize, own, confess; agree
"I had to concede that I'd overreacted"
antonyms: deny
admit (defeat) in a contest.
"he conceded defeat"
synonyms: capitulate, give in, give, surrender, yield, give up, submit, raise the white flag; More
admit defeat in (a contest).
"ready to concede the gold medal"
2.
surrender or yield (something that one possesses).
"to concede all the territory he'd won"
synonyms: surrender, yield, give up, relinquish, cede, hand over
"he conceded the Auvergne to the king"

Savor the flavor! Especially the kind of word that tends to be followed immediately by another very dear and excellent word in this particular context:
"defeat"!

DEEELISH!!!!!! (rhymes with Gefilte FISH!)

Good AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #1
Good. Arkansas Granny Sep 2015 #2
Since when has a guaranteed veto stopped them before ? LannyDeVaney Sep 2015 #3
They are going to get ripped by their own for this underpants Sep 2015 #8
How many times have republicans tried to repeal Obamacare? no_hypocrisy Sep 2015 #17
I think some of his own Republicans do not want a public vote riversedge Sep 2015 #18
+1 daleanime Sep 2015 #20
Exactly CatholicEdHead Sep 2015 #28
Has to wait until next president. RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #4
Yeah, that line made me laugh! silverweb Sep 2015 #24
Wow thanks for explaining that for us Mitch underpants Sep 2015 #5
Hmmm, the assumption that it doesn't matter if the Democrats don't occupy the white house still_one Sep 2015 #6
Let me rewrite the first sentence, please randys1 Sep 2015 #7
Yup. He just gave us a great quote to motivate women for GOTV. (n/t) thesquanderer Sep 2015 #9
That is true.... daleanime Sep 2015 #21
they didn't learn last time around IIRC...they lost in the presidential...AGAIN... CTyankee Sep 2015 #30
Fantastic... Deuce Sep 2015 #10
How many times has the leftynyc Sep 2015 #11
Awesome, women get a reprieve for a moment. FU Mitch. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #12
I LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing the use of the word "conceding". calimary Sep 2015 #13
What kind of irresponsibility is this? brooklynite Sep 2015 #14
Then stop farking around about it and get to work on doing something that really benefits 4lbs Sep 2015 #15
Turtle has a sad. EEO Sep 2015 #16
"Our manufactured smear of PP is a failure...yup.....we will soon need another faux outrage....so.....yup. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #19
oh you poor homely little fool olddots Sep 2015 #22
TFB Buddy. Mbrow Sep 2015 #23
Hope the only votes are Marthe48 Sep 2015 #25
All the more reason that ANY Democratic President is better than a Repub. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #26
Ha ha!! wolfie001 Sep 2015 #27
The defunding of Planned Parenthood would have blown up in the GOP's face Gothmog Sep 2015 #29
Good luck with waiting for a new president who agrees with your turtleness. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #31
Great news! DCBob Sep 2015 #32
That's going to go over well with the maxrandb Sep 2015 #33
When will they ever learn? (nt) question everything Sep 2015 #34
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