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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

    Selling Stupid


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Mon Jul 15, 2013 at 09:20:29 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan, Jack Hoogendyk, Madison Project, Lipstick On A Pig, HB4714, Euphemisms, Selling Stupid, Whats In A Name (all tags)

    There is an art in selling that, which on its face, is crap.

    Jack Hoogendyk, highlights some contemporary examples of how some politicians reach the truly ignorant among us .. and themselves.  

    Politicians have been using euphemisms to sell bad ideas for years. When they can't get a new government program through because everyone knows it will expand government and/or take away freedom and individual choice, they just come up with a good-sounding name. Examples:

    • H.R. 3567 or "The Respect for Marriage Act" repeals the federal Defense of Marriage Act, states have the right to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
    • The "Employee Free Choice Act" (H.R. 800) replaces the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice.

    ..
    etc. etc.

    Read more here.

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