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Rhetorical flourishes: remember when Obama named the opposition “the enemy”?

The New Neo Posted on February 4, 2021 by neoFebruary 4, 2021

At the time, it was looked on as something rather scandalous. This headline at Reuters tries to turn it into a Republican attack on Obama: “Obama seeks to blunt Republican attack over comment.” An excerpt: President Barack Obama said on … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Obama, Politics | 24 Replies

Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother…

The New Neo Posted on January 5, 2021 by neoJanuary 5, 2021

… in the future, it may be that you’re not to be mentioned on the floor of the House. It’ll be “parent” and “sibling” for us all: Proposed changes to the rules of the House of Representatives would “honor all … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Music, Politics, Pop culture | 27 Replies

The war on art: Of Mice and Men

The New Neo Posted on November 17, 2020 by neoNovember 18, 2020

The school system in Burbank, California has added the following five books to its “banned in Burbank” list: Until further notice, teachers in the area will not be able to include on their curriculum Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Language and grammar, Liberty, Literature and writing, Race and racism | 78 Replies

Truth: “What Killed Michael Brown?”

The New Neo Posted on November 13, 2020 by neoNovember 13, 2020

“Why is it so hard to see the truth?” Because it contradicts the narrative. Because propaganda works. Because a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its boots on. I’ve cued up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016, Language and grammar, Obama, Race and racism | 47 Replies

The full video of the Biden speech in Pennsylvania is even more disturbing than the short clip I posted yesterday

The New Neo Posted on October 29, 2020 by neoOctober 29, 2020

A number of people wondered if the video I featured yesterday of Joe Biden bloopers from a speech he made recently in Pennsylvania was authentic or whether it had been doctored to make him sound worse. I became curious, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Health, Language and grammar | Tagged Joe Biden | 70 Replies

In the leftist Twitter crowd’s haste to show what a dummyhead Trump is, they demonstrate their own combination of abysmal ignorance and arrogance

The New Neo Posted on October 23, 2020 by neoOctober 23, 2020

In the debate last night when Trump referred to “coyotes” – the slang word for smugglers of would-be illegal immigrants from Latin America – a lot of people mocked him for thinking that the actual animal known as the coyote … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Trump | 22 Replies

The Democrats redefine the phrase “court-packing” to meet their needs

The New Neo Posted on October 12, 2020 by neoOctober 12, 2020

Of course they do – because they believe (correctly IMHO) that they can get away with it. They do it in unison, even though it’s a preposterous notion to use the phrase in this novel way – to mean appointing … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Language and grammar, Law, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Literature and writing | 66 Replies

The “antiracism” big picture: the new meanings of “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “equity”

The New Neo Posted on September 28, 2020 by neoSeptember 28, 2020

Get up to speed on the new meaning of such terms that sound good but have been redefined to mean something quite different: We’re being lied to, and it’s been costing us a fortune, both economically and socially. For most … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Language and grammar, Race and racism | 32 Replies

“Silence is Violence” leads, of course, to compelled speech

The New Neo Posted on September 5, 2020 by neoSeptember 5, 2020

Jonathan Turley has this to say on the subject: “Silence is violence” has everything that you want in a slogan: Alliteration. Brevity. Simplicity. It also can be chilling for some in the academic and free-speech communities. On one level, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberty, Race and racism | 31 Replies

Well, Kamala, it depends on what the meaning of the word “debate” is

The New Neo Posted on August 17, 2020 by neoAugust 17, 2020

First, take a look at how Kamala Harris explained her attack on Biden during the Democratic debates in light of her now accepting the VP spot on his ticket: Ha ha ha. So funny I forgot to laugh, as my … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Language and grammar | Tagged Kamala Harris | 13 Replies

The MSM stirring the racism pot

The New Neo Posted on August 6, 2020 by neoAugust 7, 2020

The left and the MSM (but I repeat myself) have created a narrative of increasing racism over the last ten years: …[T]he media’s embrace of “wokeness” did not begin in response to the death of George Floyd. This racial ideology … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Press, Race and racism | 32 Replies

Funny stuff

The New Neo Posted on August 4, 2020 by neoAugust 4, 2020

Here. Would would academia do without jargon?

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Posted in Academia, Language and grammar | 6 Replies

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