"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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http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson200402060837.asp
Victor Davis Hanson
No hat tip for you this time! I'd have to trade in my "Right of Center blogger" decoder ring if I didn't automatically read VDH every Friday.
I know this was an obvious one, but how about this
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1075989459227
http://theweeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/236jmcbd.asp
one more try
LOL. OK, I'll have a look.