[brytlea]

Darn you. You made me have to go look that word up. I hadn’t heard it in so long I forgot what it meant. Sheesh, the cold war is over (or is it coming back! ;)

[Tax-chick]

Sorry about that! It’s a great term for “those people who are special because they have an ‘in’ with the ruling party ... for now.”

[tarheelswamprat]

Had to leave for a few hours for an appointment and checking back in I see the thread has played out as usual... /g

re: Darn you. You made me have to go look that word up. I hadn’t heard it in so long I forgot what it meant. Sheesh, the cold war is over (or is it coming back! ;)

Here's another terminology blast from the past: samizdat.

That is exactly what Palin is doing by resorting to modern electronic technology such as FaceBook and Twitter to disseminate ideas and messages. It bypasses the official state organs of communication and is every bit as much a threat to their control as were the personal printing presses and mimeographs of old.

BTW, the cold war was just one campaign - the war between the ideas of individual freedom versus the tyranny of the elites is eternal.