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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-05 05:27 PM
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Change the definition of Bushism.
Unfortunately, the term "Bushism" has been used to describe Bush's allegedly funny habit of saying stupid things. I propose that it be used to describe Bush's ethos, politics, and philosophy of government. I further propose that it be given its rightful place in the English language as a term of derision and opprobrium.

We all know what "Bushism" is. It is time that the word take on the meaning it deserves. It already has an appropriate sound.

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Humor_In_Cuneiform Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-05 05:28 PM
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1. bush league??
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-05 05:29 PM
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2. American Fascism
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johnnypneumatic Donating Member (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-05 05:30 PM
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3. any definition for fascism is interchangable with Bushism
"fascism - A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism."
American Heritage Dictionary, 1983

Bushism - A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism."

see how well that works
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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-05 05:34 PM
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4. It's missing a whole bunch of nuances.
Incompetence, cronyism, divisiveness, religious posing, corruption...

Bushism deserves its own definition. It has more potential than the poor, slandered term "liberalism." Republicans may already not want to associate themselves with "Bushism" per se, so we need to hang it around their neck (and maybe let it ferment a bit).
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peanutbrittle Donating Member (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-30-05 05:57 PM
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5. Bush
Edited on Fri Dec-30-05 06:25 PM by peanutbrittle
Orwellian, Straussian, Machiavellian, Tyrannical, Apocalyptic, Sociopathic, Gunslinging, Greedy Cheap Labor Right Wing Texas Pseudo Christian Oilman LOSER!!!!!!!!!
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