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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Did Sarah Palin really call Obama "Barack the Wealth Spender"?

Is CNN reporting it wrong or is it the case that Palin cannot be trusted with phrase-turning? It should be "Barack the Wealth Spreader."

ADDED: Well, my commenters are giving me a hard time. How dare I criticize Sarah Palin for a non-error! My point -- as the second link showed -- was that since she had the format "Barack the [blank]," she should have had the reference to what Obama said to Joe the Plumber, that he wanted to "spread the wealth around." It's valid to peg him as a big spender -- though "wealth spender" is an awkward expression -- but it's more damaging and resonant to scare us about wealth redistribution.

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