Politico, please define "exacerbating"

[babylonsister]

(+&#$!#&8$%! :grr:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200910210025

Politico, please define "exacerbating"

October 21, 2009 4:31 pm ET by Jamison Foser

Here's Politico's Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, on what they describe as a White House "campaign" to undermine ideological adversaries:

It's too early to tell if the campaign is working, but it's clearly exacerbating partisan tensions in Washington.

"Clearly"? Really?

According to VandeHei & Allen, the campaign is the result of August planning meetings among White House staff. And what had been happening prior to the launch of this fall "campaign"? Conservatives had been accusing President Obama of secretly being Kenyan, of favoring government death panels, and assorted other atrocities.

But according to Politico, we're supposed to believe that the White House is to blame for "clearly exacerbating partisan tensions" because it began responding forcefully to the people behind those smears? Absurd.

Even if there were any evidence at all that there is greater "partisan tension" in Washington today than there was two months ago -- and there isn't -- it would be nothing short of perverse to blame people who have begun responding to overheated attacks for worsening the tensions.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Nothing GWBush did enflamed anyone! What tools. nt

[Cha]

2. Fug politico..they're keeping real

busy spreading disinformation and now this.

Keith Olbermann is happy about it and that's who I care about..him and Frank Schaeffer.

Vid of KO..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x391108

Frank Schaeffer's aricle..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x490550

[babylonsister]

3. Well, that's the whole point. I enjoy pointing out how twisted politico

is. Always has been, and it's enlightening to see their stripes haven't changed.

[Cha]

4. You should see KO's vid on this

if you haven't..he's happy "the White House is doing the heavy lifting now."

[niyad]

5. dear politico, let me acquaint you with a wonderful site--dictionary.com

most helpful when you run across big words you don't understand


ex⋅ac⋅er⋅bate  /ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt, ɛkˈsæs-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA
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–verb (used with object), -bat⋅ed, -bat⋅ing. 1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.


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Origin:
1650–60; < L exacerbātus (ptp. of exacerbāre to exasperate, provoke), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + acerbātus acerbate

Related forms:

ex⋅ac⋅er⋅bat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅ac⋅er⋅ba⋅tion, noun


Synonyms:
1. intensify, inflame, worsen.


Antonyms:
1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.

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[LostInAnomie]

6. When Republicans want a talking point pushed into the mainstream...

... they go to Politico.