A recent Channel Seven news broadcast described Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as a "controversial preacher." The broadcast later went on to describe Jeffery Dahmer as having "atypical eating habits."
Don't look too hard for persecution; you'll surely find it.
I have not yet read The Bell Curve; apparently, neither have the people who reviewed it.
In a fit of pique, Bill Clinton described his administration as "the most scrutinized in history." Boy, Nixon sure wasn't in his grave long before he started spinning.
Best line I ever saw on a T-shirt:
"God is dead." - Nietzsche.
"Nietzsche is dead." - God.
There are major differences between the Bulger brothers: One makes his living by theft, extortion, and corruption; the other is in the Mob.
In 1992, the song of the Democratic Party was "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow;" in 1994, it's "Yesterday."
Optimist: "The glass is half full."
Pessimist: "The glass is half empty."
Teddy Kennedy: "Freshen that up, Charlie!"
All freedom presupposes freedom of speech.
Republican Rudolph Giuliani's endorsement of Democrat then-governor Mario Cuomo didn't bring the NYC mayor the benefits he had hoped for. I guess that thirty pieces of silver doesn't buy much these days.
It is no longer politically correct to refer to "dead" people. The appropriate term is "vitally challenged." Alternatively, one may use "decompositionally advantaged."
[Ed. note: This commentary was submitted by a student who wishes to remain anonymous and the opinions do not necessarily represent those of the Newspeak staff.]