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To: Road Walker who wrote (268477)	1/13/2006 5:26:27 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572946

"Where the hell are the "traditional" conservatives (non-neo) and the nut case far right militia types on this??" I think most of them have been drummed out of positions of influence a long time ago. Remember in the early 1980's when it was suggested that Barry Goldwater was insufficiently conservative to be in the Republican party?

To: Road Walker who wrote (268477)	1/13/2006 6:41:12 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572946

The word for 2005, 'truthiness'. While it was in use as early as 1824, it has been given a new meaning for a new world... A panel of linguists has decided the word that best reflects 2005 is "truthiness," defined as the quality of stating concepts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than the facts. The American Dialect Society chose the word Friday after a runoff with terms related to Hurricane Katrina, such as "Katrinagate," the scandal erupting from the lack of planning for the monster hurricane. Michael Adams, a professor at North Carolina State University who specializes in lexicology, said "truthiness" means "truthy, not facty." "The national argument right now is, one, who's got the truth and, two, who's got the facts," he said. "Until we can manage to get the two of them back together again, we're not going make much progress." And that's the way it is... washingtonpost.com