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live now: "Did you engage in McCarthyism, Mr. Comey?" "I try hard not to engage in any isms, including McCarthyism." -- nm

Posted by Max Mar 20 '17, 08:05

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We like to refer to it a Sean Spicerism. -- nm - pmb Mar 20, 08:37
What a silly linguistic trope. No capitalism, eh? No realism? -- nm - mara Mar 20, 08:09 5
- patriotism, altruism, malapropism, anthropomorphism... -- nm - decline Mar 20, 08:12 1
  - Yiff in hell, Comey! -- nm - Qale Mar 20, 08:16
- It drew a laugh, but my interpretation of it is that he's saying he doesn't approach things with an ideological agenda other than collecting facts. -- nm - Max Mar 20, 08:11 2
  - Oh, yeah, I get what he meant. I just hate linguistic tropes. -- nm - mara Mar 20, 08:12 1
    - You could also look at it as a cute and effective dismissal of a trope-laden question :) -- nm - Max Mar 20, 08:14

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