Can’t stop searching for words in Safire’s Political Dictionary? Neither can I. But I have found another great way to see Safire’s genius in action, the youtube video below and his Daily Show appearance. So plug in your headphones and get ready to expand your political vocabulary.
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Safire’s political dictionary was referenced in this week’s “Talk of the Town” in the New Yorker, referring to his term “congenital liar.” (The OED was mentioned as well!)
Link: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2008/04/21/080421taco_talk_hertzberg