posted March 26, 2009 04:31 PM            

As Rick Moran reported earlier here on the AT blog, a Pentagon directive asks employees to substitute the term "War on Terror" with "Overseas Contingency Operation."

Rick also mentioned that a few days ago, Janet Napolitano, President Obama's new Homeland Security Secretary, told the German newspaper Spiegel that in order to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur, she will now refer to "terrorism" as "man-caused disasters."

This got me to thinking what I always think when any PC ball gets rolling: "What's Next?"

Here's where all this could be headed-get ready to use these "new" terms:

Old, outdated name = New, progressive name

War = Appeasement opportunity

Al Qaeda = GWAFAIBSVPOALOT ("Guys with a few anger issues but some valid points on a lot of things")

Loot = Corporate executive bonuses

Iran going nuclear = Enrico Fermi's Fairness Doctrine

Tax increases = Elevated levels of involuntary patriotism

Illegal aliens = voters

Seizing companies = Community progress

Gaza violence = Jimmy Carter Stimulus Package

Russia basing bombers in Cuba = Bay of Hope

Partial birth abortion = Stem cell research volunteer

Hijacking = Mid-air pilot shift-change initiated by unaddressed sociopolitical grievance

Suicide bombing = Goin' all AIG on everybody

posted March 27, 2009 01:07 AM            

thanks, jwhop.

posted March 27, 2009 02:52 PM              

you know i love this sort of thing

hostile government takeover- economy based reorganization for the people by the people

ok, so i'm not as good at the game, but i love it!

giving the waitresses tip to the homeless guy on the corner - wealth redistribution

getting a bit better, lets keep trying

hide and seek - bailout your supporters and then try to get the money back with outraged look when they are caught lining thier pockets with it

ok i am still not great at this, but oh it is a fun one.

posted March 27, 2009 11:20 PM            

Riiiight. I guess when there is a man-caused disaster somewhere in the world that affects us then we, in our overseas contingency operation, have a chance of maybe reacting in some way to those, erm, probably-justifiably-angry-but-still-shouldn't-be-causing-disasters persons.

I'd call this a war of words but then war is a dirty word. How about a National Contingency of Words?