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To borrow a big phrase from this salient plan originating at the federal level, under President Trump's watchful eye, whose time has finally arrived, even here in the mispent realm of Beaufort County government(s).
Published: Monday, July 14th, 2025 @ 6:55 pm By: Stan Deatherage
To borrow a big phrase from this salient plan originating at the federal level, under President Trump's watchful eye, whose time has finally arrived, even here in the mispent realm of Beaufort County government(s).
 
Merry Christmas. Has there ever been a more charged phrase in the English language? Try getting in the Christmas spirit by showing goodwill toward your fellow man with politically correct language that isn't quite so offensive.
Merry Christmas. Has there ever been a more charged phrase in the English language? Try getting in the Christmas spirit by showing goodwill toward your fellow man with politically correct language that isn't quite so offensive.
 
On Oct. 19, Duke University administrators painted over a pro-Palestinian phrase inscribed on the East Campus bridge.
On Oct. 19, Duke University administrators painted over a pro-Palestinian phrase inscribed on the East Campus bridge.
 
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib clarified comments she made on social media over the weekend, maintaining the phrase "Heil Hitler" is just an anti-colonial call for freedom from oppression.
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib clarified comments she made on social media over the weekend, maintaining the phrase "Heil Hitler" is just an anti-colonial call for freedom from oppression.
 
In response to criticism that he should have fired Dr. Anthony Fauci at the start of the pandemic, former president Donald Trump says he would have done the deed if only he'd had some sort of recognizable catchphrase to get the job done.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 8:44 pm By: Babylon Bee
In response to criticism that he should have fired Dr. Anthony Fauci at the start of the pandemic, former president Donald Trump says he would have done the deed if only he'd had some sort of recognizable catchphrase to get the job done.
 
As it relates to the president’s claims that “Bidenomics” is good for the American autoworker, or any other kind of American worker for that matter, the president is “full of s***” — to steal a phrase from the man himself.
As it relates to the president’s claims that “Bidenomics” is good for the American autoworker, or any other kind of American worker for that matter, the president is “full of s***” — to steal a phrase from the man himself.
 
President Joe Biden can call his economic policy whatever he wants — Bidenomics is the latest catchphrase — but a new poll shows the majority of the American people sum up the state of the economy in one or two words: “Struggling” and “Uncertain.”
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 8:04 am By: Daily Wire
President Joe Biden can call his economic policy whatever he wants — Bidenomics is the latest catchphrase — but a new poll shows the majority of the American people sum up the state of the economy in one or two words: “Struggling” and “Uncertain.”
 
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh has sparked controversy once again by appearing on the hit show Jeopardy! and responding to every answer with his now-infamous catchphrase, "What is a woman?"
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 7:41 pm By: Babylon Bee
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh has sparked controversy once again by appearing on the hit show Jeopardy! and responding to every answer with his now-infamous catchphrase, "What is a woman?"
 
As his first act, Chick-fil-A's new VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Erick McReynolds has revised company vocab guidelines, requiring white employees to move away from simple phrases like "my pleasure" and instead use preferred equitable language such as, "my privilege."
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By: Babylon Bee
As his first act, Chick-fil-A's new VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Erick McReynolds has revised company vocab guidelines, requiring white employees to move away from simple phrases like "my pleasure" and instead use preferred equitable language such as, "my privilege."
 
An adult male is reportedly still using the phrase "cool beans" despite the current year being 2023, sources say. Dallas Woodrow, an Arizona native, shocked co-workers at Desert Burro Ltd. when he used the term to acknowledge a job well done.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 11:39 am By: Babylon Bee
An adult male is reportedly still using the phrase "cool beans" despite the current year being 2023, sources say. Dallas Woodrow, an Arizona native, shocked co-workers at Desert Burro Ltd. when he used the term to acknowledge a job well done.
 
Whoops. Shouldn’t have said “gunning” in that headline. That’s violent. Apologies.
Whoops. Shouldn’t have said “gunning” in that headline. That’s violent. Apologies.
 
Daily Wire host Candace Owens on Tuesday defended her friend Kanye West after the pair sparked a Twitter meltdown for donning shirts with the phrase “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back at West’s Paris fashion show.
Published: Monday, November 7th, 2022 @ 12:45 am By: Daily Wire
Daily Wire host Candace Owens on Tuesday defended her friend Kanye West after the pair sparked a Twitter meltdown for donning shirts with the phrase “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back at West’s Paris fashion show.
 
In a recent speech, President Biden was quoted as saying "folks, two words: made in America." The internationally respected and trusted fact-checking organization Politifact examined Biden's statement that the phrase "made in America" was only two words and rated it "mostly true."
In a recent speech, President Biden was quoted as saying "folks, two words: made in America." The internationally respected and trusted fact-checking organization Politifact examined Biden's statement that the phrase "made in America" was only two words and rated it "mostly true."
 
Hip-hop artist and fashion designer Kanye West was embroiled in controversy this week after wearing a shirt bearing the phrase "White Lives Matter" across its back.
Hip-hop artist and fashion designer Kanye West was embroiled in controversy this week after wearing a shirt bearing the phrase "White Lives Matter" across its back.
 
To paraphrase Alice, who used the term to describe her adventures in Wonderland, election politics in America is getting “curiouser and curiouser.” North Carolina has been in the forefront of innovation and implementation
To paraphrase Alice, who used the term to describe her adventures in Wonderland, election politics in America is getting “curiouser and curiouser.” North Carolina has been in the forefront of innovation and implementation
 
A good many Americans are aware of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI), a vogue phrase signaling the application of Critical Race Theory.
A good many Americans are aware of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI), a vogue phrase signaling the application of Critical Race Theory.
 
This week, fraternity member Bill Williamson died from alcohol poisoning during a drinking game. The rules of the game were simple: take a shot of whiskey every time the phrase "January 6" is uttered on CNN.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 1:33 am By: Babylon Bee
This week, fraternity member Bill Williamson died from alcohol poisoning during a drinking game. The rules of the game were simple: take a shot of whiskey every time the phrase "January 6" is uttered on CNN.
 
On Saturday, an Associated Press reporter sparked a national story by claiming that a Southwest Airlines pilot had signed off his greeting last Friday to passengers by saying, “Let’s Go Brandon,” the ubiquitous phrase used as a substitute for “F*** Joe Biden.”
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 6:17 pm By: Daily Wire
On Saturday, an Associated Press reporter sparked a national story by claiming that a Southwest Airlines pilot had signed off his greeting last Friday to passengers by saying, “Let’s Go Brandon,” the ubiquitous phrase used as a substitute for “F*** Joe Biden.”
 
In the pantheon of bad ideas and ruinous political catchphrases, “defund the police” holds a special place.
In the pantheon of bad ideas and ruinous political catchphrases, “defund the police” holds a special place.
 
All U.S. Army personnel will be forced to undergo training on how to deal with gender pronouns for service members who want to change their gender identification while they serve, and a training slideshow uses language such as “assigned male at birth” and “assigned female at birth.”
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 2:13 pm By: Daily Wire
All U.S. Army personnel will be forced to undergo training on how to deal with gender pronouns for service members who want to change their gender identification while they serve, and a training slideshow uses language such as “assigned male at birth” and “assigned female at birth.”
 
Public schools in Baltimore are monitoring student activities online using software that recognizes certain words and phrases that then alert school officials that a student may be contemplating suicide.
Published: Saturday, January 1st, 2022 @ 11:07 am By: Daily Wire
Public schools in Baltimore are monitoring student activities online using software that recognizes certain words and phrases that then alert school officials that a student may be contemplating suicide.
 
President Joe Biden was widely mocked online on Friday afternoon after he agreed with a man who called in to the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) annual holiday Santa tracking event and said, “Let’s go, Brandon,” a phrase that means “F*** Joe Biden.”
Published: Saturday, January 1st, 2022 @ 9:06 am By: Daily Wire
President Joe Biden was widely mocked online on Friday afternoon after he agreed with a man who called in to the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) annual holiday Santa tracking event and said, “Let’s go, Brandon,” a phrase that means “F*** Joe Biden.”
 
Often times in politics, we hear phrases which sound simple and unassuming, but we later find that there is far more behind those words than what we know.
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 5:16 pm By: John Woodard
Often times in politics, we hear phrases which sound simple and unassuming, but we later find that there is far more behind those words than what we know.
 
Loosely defined, the phrase “liberal arts” refers to courses in Western philosophy, theology, literature, art, and history, with science and foreign languages playing a real but secondary role.
Loosely defined, the phrase “liberal arts” refers to courses in Western philosophy, theology, literature, art, and history, with science and foreign languages playing a real but secondary role.
 
The phrase “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” is a loaded one; it does not signify noncontroversial principles, as might be assumed, but instead describes a radical political agenda.
The phrase “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” is a loaded one; it does not signify noncontroversial principles, as might be assumed, but instead describes a radical political agenda.
 
Nowhere is “cancel culture” more deeply entrenched than in academia; it was commonplace there long before the actual phrase was coined to describe the current social media phenomenon.
Nowhere is “cancel culture” more deeply entrenched than in academia; it was commonplace there long before the actual phrase was coined to describe the current social media phenomenon.
 
If 2020 has a signature phrase so far, it’s “social distancing.”
If 2020 has a signature phrase so far, it’s “social distancing.”
 
Spend much time reading libertarian tracts, and you’re bound to come across the phrase “at the point of a gun.”
Spend much time reading libertarian tracts, and you’re bound to come across the phrase “at the point of a gun.”
 
Churchill coined the phrase "the hinge of fate." The president is at that point.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 @ 8:27 am By: LifeZette
Churchill coined the phrase "the hinge of fate." The president is at that point.
 
West Point administrators have dropped a motto that had become a part of the fanfare surrounding the Army football program since the mid-1990s after officials discovered that the phrase traced back to white supremacist biker gangs and the neo-Nazi prison gang Aryan Brotherhood.
West Point administrators have dropped a motto that had become a part of the fanfare surrounding the Army football program since the mid-1990s after officials discovered that the phrase traced back to white supremacist biker gangs and the neo-Nazi prison gang Aryan Brotherhood.
 
While promoting his highly anticipated new "cerebral" sci-fi film "Ad Astra" at the 2019 Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, superstar actor Brad Pitt commented on one of the hot button issues of the day, so-called "toxic masculinity," though the star avoided specifically using the loaded phrase.
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2019 @ 10:50 pm By: Daily Wire
While promoting his highly anticipated new "cerebral" sci-fi film "Ad Astra" at the 2019 Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, superstar actor Brad Pitt commented on one of the hot button issues of the day, so-called "toxic masculinity," though the star avoided specifically using the loaded phrase.
 
Sometimes, when trying to explain how a political issue is a thorny mess, I've used the phrase "public-choice problem." Recent examples include such issues as occupational licensing, film incentives, government favoritism for renewable energy, even funeral regulations.
Sometimes, when trying to explain how a political issue is a thorny mess, I've used the phrase "public-choice problem." Recent examples include such issues as occupational licensing, film incentives, government favoritism for renewable energy, even funeral regulations.
 
On Sunday, Adam Serwer of The Atlantic wrote a piece about Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who recently did an interview with The New York Times in which he suggested that there was nothing wrong with the phrases "white supremacy" and "white nationalism."
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2019 @ 9:27 am By: Daily Wire
On Sunday, Adam Serwer of The Atlantic wrote a piece about Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who recently did an interview with The New York Times in which he suggested that there was nothing wrong with the phrases "white supremacy" and "white nationalism."
 
There is a puzzling term regularly being used by members of the Trump administration that, they argue, is the ultimate goal of their protectionist trade policies. The phrase is "reciprocal trade."
There is a puzzling term regularly being used by members of the Trump administration that, they argue, is the ultimate goal of their protectionist trade policies. The phrase is "reciprocal trade."
 
Critics of North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly like to quote the words "almost surgical precision."
Critics of North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly like to quote the words "almost surgical precision."
 
North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
 
She didn't use the words "garbage in, garbage out." But that popular computer science catch phrase could have summarized State Auditor Beth Wood's recent warning to N.C. lawmakers
She didn't use the words "garbage in, garbage out." But that popular computer science catch phrase could have summarized State Auditor Beth Wood's recent warning to N.C. lawmakers
 
We often hear metaphors to describe situations by politicians and media to add a rhetorical flourish to their position. But reality is a considerably more harsh than a catchy phrase.
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 7:04 pm By: Bobby Tony
We often hear metaphors to describe situations by politicians and media to add a rhetorical flourish to their position. But reality is a considerably more harsh than a catchy phrase.
 
The mainstream media got all wee-weed up (to use a phrase from Barack Obama) about a 10-page memo penned by Democrats intended to rebut the blockbuster memo by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee
The mainstream media got all wee-weed up (to use a phrase from Barack Obama) about a 10-page memo penned by Democrats intended to rebut the blockbuster memo by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee
 
Perhaps it's fitting that the phrase "personnel is policy" came to mind when a noted conservative professor from Princeton spoke Friday to the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors
Perhaps it's fitting that the phrase "personnel is policy" came to mind when a noted conservative professor from Princeton spoke Friday to the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors
 
I suspect that we have all heard the phrase "The deck is Stacked." It usually is uttered by losers in any field of endeavor.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 2:16 pm By: Bobby Tony
I suspect that we have all heard the phrase "The deck is Stacked." It usually is uttered by losers in any field of endeavor.
 

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