Morning Jolt: Profanity in Politics

On the menu today: asking just how much we should care that Jen O'Malley Dillon, President-elect Joe Biden's campaign manager and incoming White House deputy chief of staff used the F-bomb when describing congressional Republicans in a recent magazine interview; Politico assures us that "an instinct for cultlike compliance isn't part of the Democratic Party character or tradition"; and remembering arguably the most politically incorrect personality of the modern era.

Crying Foul

Quite a few people who work in politics swear a lot. You may perceive this as a big problem, a small problem, or not a problem at all. I do note that people who swear a lot often do not realize how much they may offend or irritate those who prefer to avoid such language. The first draft of Voting to Kill kept all the expletives in, spelled out, until someone pointed out that some people will pick up a book, flip through, see the F-bomb, and then put it down. If you use four-letter words, some people will recoil and tune you ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 18 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY December 18 2020 Profanity in Politics On the menu today: asking just how much we should care that Jen O'Malley Dillon, President-elect Joe Biden's campaign manager and incoming White House deputy chief of staff used the F-bomb when describing congressional Republicans in a recent magazine interview; Politico assures us that "an instinct for cultlike compliance isn't part of the Democratic Party character or tradition"; and remembering arguably the most politically incorrect personality of the modern era. Crying Foul Quite a few people who work in politics swear a lot. You may perceive this as a big problem, a small problem, or not a problem at all. I do note that people who swear a lot often do not realize how much they may offend or irritate those who prefer to avoid such language. The first draft of Voting to Kill kept all the expletives in, spelled out, until someone pointed out that some people will pick up a book, flip through, see the F-bomb, and then put it down. If you use four-letter words, some people will recoil and tune you ...   READ MORE

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