Word for the Day, Monday, August 13, 2012-- demagogue

8/13/12 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, 8/13/12

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

demagogue;noun, verb

noun: 1.person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people; a political agitator who appeals with crude oratory to the prejudice and passions of the mob 2. (esp in the ancient world) any popular political leader or orator 3. to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc.

Etymology:

1640s, from Gk. demagogos "leader of the people," from demos "people" (see demotic) + agogos "leader," from agein "to lead" (see act). A term of disparagement ever since it was first used in Athens, 5c. B.C.E. As a verb, attested by 1980s, Amer.Eng.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[xsmommy]

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

Here is my example with WFTD.

There will be demagoguery on STILTS in re;Medicare. hopefully Ryan speaks SENIORESE and can educate the bluehairs.

Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

No pushing at the door please!

[xsmommy]

time to go to work.

[skinkinthegrass]

demagogueI wonder?....to whom does that term apple to ....
the stench of his Campaign (tactics) hangs over our nation...

[the invisib1e hand]

Bump!

[ConorMacNessa]

Obama, Sharpton, Jackson, Farrakhan - so many demagogues - so little time!　



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[xsmommy]

the 28 yo son of one of my best friends is heading to Jerusalem at the end of this month. if i were Janice, i would be doing my darndest to talk him out of it. one of xsbaby's favorite HS teachers is heading to jordan with his defense contractor wife and their infant daughter for a year for work. He's another one i'd be attempting to dissuade. The Middle East is all of a piece in a nuclear conflagration, one can't say oh Jordan is better than some places, because that's largely irrelevant.

[the invisib1e hand]

Whoops. I mean, “demagoguery bump.”

[left that other site]

The left seems to be particularly susceptible to demagoguery.

[NicknamedBob]

"time to go to work."

Perhaps, but I can linger long enough for this.

We will all soon have plentiful examples of both demagoguery and narcissism in one person as 0bama goes tearing off the rails over the selection of Ryan to be Vice President.

Ryan represents everything that he abhors and detests, mathematics and problem-solving.

[skinkinthegrass]

Here yah go...
Joseph J. Ellis wrote a book called "Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation."
One of the Amazon.com reviews for this book says "This book is really unique in that it
gives a really interesting perspective not only on the men [our founding fathers] , but the
dynamic between them." Now in that book by this renowned historian you will find
some tasty information on the origination of the word "democrat." Many times I've told you that our founding fathers were none too fond of the idea of democracy, or, as they viewed it, mob rule.
Here's the quote: "...the term "democrat" originated as an epithet and referred
to 'one who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses.'"
....from Neal Brootz

[xsmommy]

applies to soooo many on that side! A+++ but he is the demagoguer in chief for sure.

[xsmommy]

multivolume set of names! A+++

[xsmommy]

we are going to be bumped and buffeted by demagoguery from now through November, buckle up! A+++

[xsmommy]

excellent, and democrat is still an epithet in our house!! LOL! A++++

[afraidfortherepublic]

While Wisconsin celebrates the Paul Ryan pick, the left has already started demagoguing his financial plan to fiscal sanity for the country.

[xsmommy]

A+++ it is their stock in trade.

[xsmommy]

to quote Iowahawk: burn the math witch! A+++

[xsmommy]

you knew it was coming. A+++

[afraidfortherepublic]

THe young daughter of one of our friends has just moved back from Israel with her husband a 2 tiny children.

[xsmommy]

if any of my flesh and blood were heading over there, i would be begging them to reconsider.