Energize The Base? Energize The Base? Oh, I'll Energize YOUR Base, Alright....

A Short, Yet Concise List of Words I Am No Longer Allowing My Kids To Say Because I Am Already Sick Of Hearing Them:

Lipstick
Hockey Mom
Change Agent
Any compound word ending in "gate"
Bounce. Convention Bounce, Denver Bounce, Palin Bounce, Obama Bounce; any sort of "bounce"
First Dude
Second Dude
Third, Fourth, Fifth or Last Dude

PLEASE NOTE: The Following Topics Will Also Be Closely Monitored. Please Check To See If I Am Sick Of Hearing About These Before Attempting To Converse Along These Lines.

I will/will not discuss the following, yes/no:
Racism ( N ) A Real Race ( Y )
Sexism ( N ) Real Sex ( Y )
Drilling in the ANWR ( N ) Dabbling in the AMWAY (HECK, NO)
Bridge to Nowhere ( N ) Bridge to My 3rd Molar ( Y )
Fed Rates ( N ) Red States ( N ) Red Hats (Not Quite Yet, Thanks.) Fred Mertz (Sure. Why Not.)

Thank you for your help in this matter. As you can see, I have aleady spent two posts off-message. Now it's time to get back to putting Blog First and giving you a Blog You Can Believe In.