Demonized Word on the Street

Dylan Ratigan of MSNBC has become one of my favorite voices in media. Recently Ratigan, whose name rules, has been using the phrase corporate communism.

Brilliant.

The right has made it their lives work to demonize certain words like "communism," "liberal," "trial lawyer." They even had a go at community organizers. Well, when the demonization of a word is so full that everyone accepts it, and your political opponent continues to tar you with that demonized word, then go ahead and jam that word up your opponent's ass.

Ratigan plays the health care game quite well here, wearing down a capable, yet very annoying, opponent.



Ratigan also recognizes that the only way to get anywhere in a political world where hosts shout down their guests is to become a host. Well done.