"Peaceful Muslims," Mrs. Palin implored this week "refudiate…" Refuse? Refute? Repudiate?
Nope. Re-fu-di-ate. As in this sentence posted on Twitter: "Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate."
Mrs. Malaprop didn't just stop there. Nooooo. When her Tweet became a viral laugh to thousands of Tweeters, she attempted to correct it by using the word "refute" in place of repudiate, which actually was imploring those "peace-loving Muslims" to prove their brethren wrong. That wasn't right either…so she took down the comment altogether.
Ahhh, it's comforting and nice to see history continuing. Just when I was missing the good old days of Dan Quayle claiming "I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican" came W Bush and his strategerizing.
The way I see it, Palin is rightfully claiming her place in Republican history. Or should I say Republican herstory? Seems more fitting. By refudiating the English language, Palin has drawn her line in the sand. Or put her best foot in the sand. Or something like that.
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