The "Push Back": Jargon 2009

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

The Really: New favorite code word for political pundits is “push back”. Two words or one? It means “getting shit for something” or “backlash”. Sometimes indicted people push back. Sometimes photographers push back too (at 0:13).

Questions For Obama About Blago Mess

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

The Really: How close will Blago’s problems come to hurting Obama? Us News and World Report asks the 7 questions even diehard Obama supporters (like us!) would like to have answered: “7 Blago Questions For Obama” this morning. They are: “1 ‘Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the [...]