Palin and language.

In one crucial respect, Palin and Bush have something in common with Oprah: they skilfully use dialect and context switching to narrowcast what they're saying to a very specific audience.

When it's done for Evil, it's called “Dogwhistling”.

That word ... I do not think it means what you think it means.

If Ms Palin is so keen to redefine the word “Socialist” as “baby-eating monster”, maybe she might like to learn what the word actually means first.