After the Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debate my husband came up with some really clever new words and phrases that I want to share. So please share these, with full credit going to Michael Stern.

Palindrone: an infinitely repeated answer that does not address the question, a droning phrase that means exactly the same thing whether it is said forwards or backwards.

Exs. Ya betcha, you on the eastcoast politicians you on the eastcoast , Ya betcha.
         Hockeymom’s around the kitchen table are around the kitchen table Hockeymom’s.
         Wallstreet dirty greedy earmarks are dirty greedy Wallstreet earmarks.
         Outsider Maverick John Maverick Outsider
         As Mayor as Governor was I an executive, executive was I as mayor as Governor.
Palineaster, pronounced Palinista–the republican vice presidential candidate’s belief that a) Christ can rise any day now b) her credibility will miraculously resurrect if she believes it enough, c) her fans belief that she is a species of bunny.

to Palincomparison: to create such low expectations that the uttering of a complete sentence, even in Palindronic manner, brings about a Palineastic feeling of triumph.

Also, I read in the NYT today that a Canadian journalist, Heather Mallick, has been “reigned in” after writing an op-ed piece for the CBC about the selection of Sarah Palin. Apparently Fox news picked it up and was horribly offended that she might question the sexual prowess of republican males. Click the link below to read her piece.

Heather Mallick on Sarah Palin