Some people think so, and it's perfectly believable, but the counter explanation sounds perfectly plausible as well. The Obama campaign's ham-handed response to the initial accusation, a response that seemed to confirm the worst, didn't help. Yet it doesn't seem to me to be sufficiently a sure thing, given the fuller explanation, to get worked up over. There are plenty of things we know, for sure, about Barack and his party, to not want him President.
"Syme: It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. You wouldn't have seen the [Newspeak] Dictionary 10th edition, would you Smith? It's that thick. [illustrates thickness with fingers] The 11th Edition will be that [narrows fingers] thick. Winston Smith: So, The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect? Syme: The secret is to move from translation, to direct thought, to automatic response. No need for self-discipline. Language coming from here [the larynx], not from here
[the brain]" -1984 (film)
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