Welcome to the Tuesday edition of your open thread. How are things in your neck of the woods? What’s on your mind?
The New Oxford American Dictionary has named ‘refudiate’ its 2010 Word of the Year, defining it as:
refudiate: verb used loosely to mean “reject”: she called on them to refudiate the proposal to build a mosque. [origin — blend of refute and repudiate]
In addition to winning the title, “refudiate” will be added to the New Oxford American Dictionary.
I guess she won’t go away, her Sarah Palin for President, sponsored by TLC show got huge ratings. If you can stomach it, Gawker put together a compilation of the top five most ridiculous moments from the first episode. Another thing revealed from her show is that Palin is a pretend outdoorswoman – she has no clue how to hunt and fish.
I guess Ginni Thomas cashed in enough from her husband’s ruling. She’s stepping down from her Tea Party group:
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, is stepping down from the leadership of the conservative activism group she founded, Liberty Central.
The Washington Post reports she’s stepping down because she didn’t want her celebrity to distract from the group’s mission.
I guess we can thank Ginni Thomas for one thing. Her classless call to Anita Hill allowed everyone to know for sure that Anita Hill was telling the truth and Clarence Thomas was lying.