The "Talk About" Workaround
PoliPundit makes a fine observation:
PoliPundit - March 7th, 2005 I listen to Air America, the floundering liberal talk radio network, more than I should (I get a laugh out of their kookiness and incompetence.) One thing that I’ve noticed is how often liberals say the phrase “talk about.” Eg. “We Democrats need to talk about moral values.” It’s an incredibly annoying habit, and one that seems to increase with ideology.
Try this the next time you see a liberal talking, without a script, on TV or radio: See how often they use the phrase “talk about.” Chances are, the more they say “talk about,” the more liberal they are.
Hit the link above for a candidate-by-candidate tally from one of the debates in the Democratic Presidentical primary.
Note that it's also often used as a dodge; someone brings up moral values, or some such thing, and they hit back with "you want to talk about moral values? Let's talk about the moral values of healthcare, or of education...yadda yadda yadda." In other words "let's talk about something else."
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