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November 16, 2013

Newspeak: hijacking the language for political ends [Darleen Click]

Regardless of whether one considers “transgender” as just another point on human identity spectrum, or a psychological condition best dealt with by mental therapy, the politics of this fundamentally dishonest ad is blatant: No one is denying the “gender non-conforming” basic care. I know of no cases where a person has broken a leg, is diabetic and needs insulin, suffers from asthma or needs a flu shot and is refused

A sampling of compassionate misspokennessity

Sure, some of this was “not as clear as it could have been.” So what? Remember, the ends justify the means, because the ends are reached on a rose petal-covered road of compassion and caring. But stop your fretting: if you lose your coverage, that’s a good thing. Because then Obama will make sure you get better coverage, cheaper. Through subsidies. Taken from taxes, or from fake money issued through