Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes
Decoding the Jargon, Slang, and Bluster of American Political Speech
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272 pages
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
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Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword by Jeff Greenfield • Introduction • Bed-Wetters, Sherpas, Squishes, and Other Personality Types • “With All Due Respect, I Deeply Regret Holding You in Minimum High Regard”: Only-in-Politics Expressions • Going Downtown through the Overton Window to Play in the Endgame: People, Places, and Things, Both Real and Imagined • On a Glide Path with an Odd Couple to Nut-Cutting Time: The Legislative Process • Dead Money, Dog Whistles, and Droppin’ the G’s: The Lingo of Campaigns and Elections • Having to Explain Blowback on the Tick-Tock: The Media and Scandals • Acknowledgments • Notes • List of Terms
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