Friday, May 03, 2013

The Unspeakable Right

Opinion: The euphemism imperative - Rich Lowry - POLITICO.com:

The following sums it up well, but it is worth the short and easy read.
President Barack Obama was proud to become the first sitting president to address Planned Parenthood last Friday. But not proud enough to utter the word “abortion.” 
The right to abortion is the sneakiest, most shame-faced of all American rights. Its most devoted supporters don’t dare speak its name. They hide behind evasion and euphemism and cant.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/the-euphemism-imperative-90840.html#ixzz2SFjIAXgd

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