Ted Rall for December 07, 2006
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Woman: As far as we're concerned, there is no word that includes the letters "C", "A" and "T". Man: The coders are all Republican, but we didn't let them vote. After NBC News officially designated Iraq to be in a "Civil War," other media organizations followed suit. Henceforth all references to Iraq shall be dubbed "The civil war in Iraq". Coming soon: more earth-shattering changes in media terminology! Bird Talk, the monthly publication dedicated to owners of feathered creatures, has amended its style book to omit all references to cats. Travel & Leisure magazine plans to begin calling Afghanistan "a rugged and remote land of contradictions and hopelessness." Google.com will soon execute a global search-and-replace for the term "President Bush" to "that stupid idiot who destroyed America".