Change In Comment Posting Policy: It's a Flip-Flop World

I'm tired of the word "Flip-flop."

Because accusations of flip-floppery worked so well against John Kerry, "flip-flop" is this year's all-weather political accusation. I, personally, like politicians who can adjust their policies to changing conditions, but in the modern era of gotcha political commentary, even rhetorical changes are "flip-flops."

The recently beatified Tim Russert earned a reputation as tough interviewer not because he drilled-down to the real meaning of what was being said, but because he challenged his interviewees with apparent flip-flops in their public statements.

Now "flip-flop" is bleeding over into other endeavors, replacing more complicated, adult formulations like "contradict" or "reversed his policy" or "changed her mind."

New rule here at F/A: the only appropriate use of "flip-flop" is in describing a type of inexpensive summer footwear. Comments using "flip-flop" in other contexts will be spotlighted in a humiliating and insulting way yet to be determined.

Comments

[Pursuit]

Queery: Can we use said term to describe what happens when a slightly inebriated Andrew Sullivan, is oogling a "bear" while walking too close to the pool at the P-Town Shang-Gri-Lah?

[fish]

Oh my. Where did the above comment come from?

Point of parliamentary procedure: Do you have any objection to the commentariat referring to political backtracking as "Thonging"?

[Wally]

In your post you use the offending phrase 7 times and then in an apparent polf-plif you have banned it

[Pursuit]

Just a little joke Fish. Towel off, breathe into a paper bag, and try to think pure thoughts. Okay?

[Tom]

I did that to give my regulars a chance to call me a hypocrite. It's just my way of saying "thanks."

[fish]

Pursuit,

I'm fine. Thanks for asking. I was just curious what prompted that particular image.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[Matt]

So I can't mention my special diving board move, where I leap into the air, do a front flip onto my stomach for a belly-flop: the flip-flop?

[Tom]

Nobody loves a wiseguy, Matt. That's why I have to blog.

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