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Well said, Barry, although "Palin prime" would seem more appropriate

Posted By: Barry Silliman
Date: Saturday, 20 November 2010, at 5:31 p.m.

In Response To: Well said, Barry, although "Palin prime" would seem more appropriate (joe freedman)

Okay Joe, your side of the aisle can use 'Palin prime' and my side of the aisle will use 'Pelosi prime'.

Since you brought up Judaism, I wonder if anyone has thought the term 'blitz' offensive as that term originates from the the German word 'blitzkrieg', or 'lightning war', a term first used to describe the Nazi war machine. (At least according to Wikipedia, which I admit is not always 100% authoritative).

I realize the term blitz has probably been completely secularized and sanitized by its usage in American football.

I myself am not offended by the term but I am not Jewish although it is often assumed that I am because of my surname and that fact that I host backgammon tournaments on some Sundays. :-)

Just wondering if anyone else, particularly anyone Jewish, has thought about this origin of the word 'blitz'. I am already working on replacement terms. :-)

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