Refudiate

Is 'Refudiate' an English word ? Pretty Ma Ma Sarah Palin has just coined this new word, but what does it really mean ? I don't know.

What did Sarah Palin mean when she used this word for the very first time in public ? To refuse ? To reject ? To refute ? To repudiate? What is the use to create a new word which we don't know how to use ?

I don't like the sound of 'Refudiate', unless we change it into a Spanish word 'Re-fu-dia-te', but would the Spanish-speaking people accept it ? I doubt it. Well, at least it would mean something, sort of, like " Hey you, it is the Day of the Refugees!"

Sarah Palin is not alone. George Bush once used a non-existing English word 'Misunderestimate'. Did he mean to combine 'Misunderstand' and 'Underestimate' and turn them into one word ? Was he that clever ? I don't think so. Palin and Bush are not Shakespeare. I don't support the formal recognition of their newly coined words 'Refudiate' and 'misunderestimate' as acceptable English words.The sounds of the two words are not good and the meanings are unclear.If you are a professor in the English language, please tell me your opinion.

Eighty nine years ago, in 1921, U.S. President Warren Harding coined the word 'Normalcy' in his speech, instead of saying 'Normality'. I learned about this from a Professor in U.S. History. Now, it is normal to say Normalcy. I think this is O.K., because the sound of Normalcy is good, and the meaning is clear.

I propose the meaning of 'Refudiate' as " No No No. I don't know. Don't say anything against me. Say everything against anything which I am against."

Let's get rid of all the 'misunderestimation' and return to 'Normalcy', shall we ?
If you say 'No', I'm going to 'refudiate'. Puke !

Sarah Palin

The media keep asking if Sarah Palin will run for the office of U.S.Presidency in 2012.A typical question about her is whether she is qualified or competent to be the Commander-in-Chief.

My opinion is this: Sarah Palin is not qualified or competent to be the U.S.President, but then compared to whom ? If we use George Bush as a standard for comparison, then many people, including Sarah Palin,should be able to do a better job than Bush. If we use Hillary Clinton for comparison, then Sarah Palin is way behind in knowledge, qualifications, experiences and competence.

The office of the U.S.Presidency is not an easy job.The person who holds this office cannot think,talk and act only in narrow,limited,parochial,personal,or local ways.The job is not just about protecting yourself, your family, your friends, your local community, your political party, your state, or even the whole America.It has to go beyond, as the world has already become a global village, in which all nations are inter-connected socially, culturally, economically, politically and in so many ways. China's rising is certain, but America's decline is not. These 2 great countries, plus others, must rise up and work together, for the benefit of Planet Earth and the whole humanity.

The problem with Sarah Palin is that she has moved out of the political box, and moved into the celebrity box. She has quit her job as Governor of Alaska and become a well-paid author, speaker, celebrity and sort-of diva. No doubt she is a pretty mama,but to be the U.S.President? For money and fame, she'll continue to have an easy ride, but for political power and prestige, I don't think it will be that easy for her to be a "come back kid". All said, Sarah Palin is not a stupid person, so no one should completely write her off.

I heard rumors that Dick Cheney would consider running for the office of U.S. Presidency in 2012. Oh No, please ! I would rather have Sarah Palin over Dick Cheney, wouldn't you ? Sorry Sarah, if you compete with Hillary for political office, I predict that you will lose !

Love and Peace to all, even to you Bush and Cheney ! To borrow a Christian saying " We hate your sins, but we love you the sinners!". Repent and stop torturing and killing people !!!