Political Doublespeak Made Hilarious
Actually, the title of this new book is Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes is Political Doublespeak Made Easy. But the authors also know how to make their readers (and listeners) laugh. The writers are Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein. And, as at least one out of every two reviewers say of the book, it’s certainly timely.
In the video below from Dow Jones’ MarketWatch (www.marketwatch.com), the two Harvard grads in philosophy talk about the practice of political doublespeak and offer some examples of the age old practice from the leading candidates in the present U.S. presidential race. Hillary, Obama and Romney all come under some critical assessment, with the Romney punchline being especially funny.
