political foo: what's in a word?

[alpharaposa]

http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=Mjk1YmRjNzIxNmUwMTI0ZWYxZWU4OWU2MzFiOWJmNDE
Jay Nordlinger on the "teabagger" label.

It's something of a sidelight to the issues actually being fought over, but words matter.

Comments

[yechezkiel.livejournal.com]

Funniest caller I've heard to Rush Limbaugh was an older sounding lady who said: "And if that scumbag William Jefferson Clinton wants to call me a teabagger, well, I'll wear it with PRIDE."

[stryck.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely certain how to feel about the word, but I lean towards shaming those who use it knowingly.

I knew what it meant mostly because of PVP in MMORPGs, where the real assholes will indulge in some mimed teabagging just to add insult to injury after a kill.