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Dana Milbank: Future Scholars Will Be Shocked By Number of F-bombs Dropped By This White House
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Posted on 03/10/2013 11:09:00 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Dana Milbank: Future Scholars Will Be Shocked By Number of F-bombs Dropped By This White House By Noel Sheppard Created 03/10/2013 - 1:45pm

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank made an interesting observation Sunday about the vulgarity prominent in the current presidential administration.

Appearing on CNN's Reliable Sources, Milbank said, "The number of F-bombs being dropped by this White House, scholars are going to look in the national archives in 20 or 30 years and they're going to be shocked by the language that was coming out of this place" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: Is there an expectation in this Democratic White House that if you are granted access they expect you to kind of play ball?

DANA MILBANK, WASHINGTON POST: Well, that part of it is true in any White House. There's always this sort of implied quid pro quo that you trade access for good coverage, and it doesn't always work out that way, but that's what they try to do. I don't think that the idea of them getting in faces is particularly new or unusual.

KURTZ: Even if it's right in your face?

MILBANK: I actually once had to clean Ari Fleischer's spittle from my face. This was the Bush White House press secretary.

KURTZ: I have that image.

MILBANK: Yes, I haven’t had to do that here. I think what is different it seems, it's more course. It’s more vulgar. Maybe this is how everybody is these days, but the number of F-bombs being dropped by this White House, scholars are going to look in the national archives in 20 or 30 years and they're going to be shocked by the language that was coming out of this place.

KURTZ: Oh, I'm shocked that such words would be used in this kind of discourse.

Make you wonder if Milbank is going to lose his own access to this White House for saying this.

Regardless, his point is an important one given the continuing increase in vulgarity we're seeing in the culture.

The President and his staff are indeed role models, and when they're regularly dropping F-bombs and using other vulgar terms, it shouldn't be surprising that profanity is becoming so dominent in society and at a younger and younger age.

As such, kudos to Milbank for calling the White House out on this.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chicagovalues; cursing; fbomb; milbank; obamasfault; profanity; swearing; thugbama
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1 posted on 03/10/2013 11:09:00 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver
Maybe, if we are lucky, Obama will receive the same fate as other dictators get when they are finally removed from power.

The people erase them from their memories. I know he will be removed from my hard drive.

2 posted on 03/10/2013 11:15:10 AM PDT by Slyfox (Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness -G Wash.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Profanity is the calling card of the left. It is used on the right as well but the left uses it like everyday language. All you have to do is compare DU to FR and you get the general picture.


3 posted on 03/10/2013 11:16:15 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Sub-Driver

they define the old term “SNAFU” perfectly.


4 posted on 03/10/2013 11:18:54 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Sub-Driver

What F-bomb word are they referring to - Freedom?

Not bloody likely with this bunch. They are thugs and they talk like thugs. What did Mr. Milbank expect?


5 posted on 03/10/2013 11:20:21 AM PDT by 43north (BHO: 50% black, 50% white, 100% RED)
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To: Sub-Driver
I think what is different it seems, it's more course.

Did they mean "coarse"? Just guessing, 'cuz I haven't had the benefit of a Journalism education ....


6 posted on 03/10/2013 11:21:01 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Sub-Driver
Obama is mulatto trash.
7 posted on 03/10/2013 11:21:54 AM PDT by right way right (What's it gonna take? (guillotines?))
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To: Sub-Driver

One phrase, that is curiously banned from use in the White House is “son of a bitch”. Some things just hit too close to home.


8 posted on 03/10/2013 11:22:48 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Sub-Driver
What do you expect from a thugocracy?
9 posted on 03/10/2013 11:25:48 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: Slyfox
The people erase them from their memories. I know he will be removed from my hard drive.

While the temptation is great, I plan on archiving much of what Obama has done (or failed to do) so when my young grandson gets old enough to write his high school and college reports he has the information to (figuratively) body slam some stupid liberal teacher into the ground, on any subject, and with with numerous references. Things that textbooks and media will conveniently "omit".

10 posted on 03/10/2013 11:28:30 AM PDT by Traveler59 ( Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
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I strongly doubt there will be any shock. Author Tom Wolfe hilariously describes what he calls "Fu&k Patois" in his scathing look at current university life in his novel "I Am Charlotte Simmons."

From what I hear in common conversation and see on TV daily , "Fu&k Patois" has been adopted as the normal level of speech in everyday America. When not used outright it's been replaced by less direct euphemisms like "friggin'," "frackin'," etc.

11 posted on 03/10/2013 11:30:09 AM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: Traveler59

If the Lord is around by then...


12 posted on 03/10/2013 11:31:40 AM PDT by Slyfox (Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness -G Wash.)
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To: xp38

You are so right. The left gets really vulgar on twitter. It makes it difficult to have any kind of debate unless you want to be told what to do with your private parts in the most vulgar language. It’s disheartening to think it happens even in the highest levels of this government.


13 posted on 03/10/2013 11:34:53 AM PDT by tell me
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To: right way right

Inner city ghetto trash.


14 posted on 03/10/2013 11:39:46 AM PDT by reefdiver (Be the Best you can be Whatever you Dream to be)
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To: Sub-Driver
LBJ was famous for his course language, constant berating of the media and literally dropping his pants on a number of occasions telling the media to kiss his arse .......

So how can Obama be any worse? (Nevermind, I can't believe I even asked that question..)

15 posted on 03/10/2013 11:41:03 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Sub-Driver

What is one to expect when thug teen-age mentality immature adults are running the show.


16 posted on 03/10/2013 11:41:39 AM PDT by Conservative4Ever (I'm going Galt)
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To: Sub-Driver

Dana blames Bush.


17 posted on 03/10/2013 11:49:41 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Sub-Driver

I imagine they’re “mother” F bombs


18 posted on 03/10/2013 11:51:49 AM PDT by capt B
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To: Sub-Driver

Well its just like that computer binary acronym ‘GIGO’.


19 posted on 03/10/2013 11:56:36 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Sub-Driver
Future Scholars Will Be Shocked By Number of F-bombs Dropped By This White House

Nobody watching this White House today is in the slightest bit surprised.
Everything about the Ubama regime is vulgar. Everything.

20 posted on 03/10/2013 11:58:02 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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