Compulsions

After hanging around this Big Blue Marble for oh so many years, I have concluded that everyone lives with their compulsions ... money, reading, ”Jeopardy,” trolling Twitter, binge watching Netflix, hating Trump, sex with underage girls, exercising, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, whatever.

I think mine now is writing this silly blog.

Semantics

As Aldous Huxley recognized in his book "1984," semantics have a lot to do with persuasion. The right word or phrase can often win the day in a political food fight or an advertisement. Here are some recent examples of such for good or for bad:

Little blue pill = Viagra

 The Swamp = Washington, DC

White male privilege = reverse discrimination

Diversity visas = visa lottery

Male enhancement = bigger penis

Dreamers = (often adult) children of illegal immigrants

Principled press = Meryl Streep's idea of newspapers

Leading from behind = following the flow

Undocumented citizens = illegal immigrants

Strategic patience = modern term for lasse faire

Earned Income Tax Credit = a form of welfare using tax refunds for taxes not paid

Performance in the bedroom = sex

Adage of the Day

Twitter kills more people's careers than alcohol, sex and drugs combined.

Threesomes

Supposedly, Monica Lewinsky is writing a "tell-all" book which is said will reveal the intimate details of her affair with former President Bill Clinton ... including the shocker that Bubba liked threesomes with her ... see: NY Post Story.  For this soul-bearing Monica is being given an advance of $12 million ... not bad for getting a few Oval Office rug-crumbs on your back?

Now our former Lothario-President  is claiming that the American public is naive to the point of being easily confused (see: Breitbart Video).  I imagine in the recesses of Bill Clinton's mind ... in this disrespecting of those who (twice) elected him ... is his previous brilliant deflection-answer when asked about his affair with Monica, "I did not have sex with that women, Miss Lewinsky ... not a single time."  (Non-naive translation: "I, in fact, did have sex with Monica and asked people to lie about it ... but this happened multiple times.").

And this is one of our most popular ex-Presidents ... and the one who is carrying the water for our current Oval Office bumbler.  I think I need to take a hot, soapy shower.