Is "conflate" the new anti-Hillary word of the day?

[TheDebbieDee]

I just saw this uncommonly-used word in the title of 2 threads posted within minutes of each other and I thought I should ask.......

[Occam Bandage]

1. What synonym would you suggest?

[ContinentalOp]

27. Thesaurus.com finds no entry for conflate.

:shrug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Search function's only showing one thread, and this one.

Maybe you're conflating it with something else?

[burythehatchet]

4. .

:rofl:

[Occam Bandage]

5. So, er, one thread used the word "conflate." What an awful anti-Clinton conspiracy.

[Liberal Veteran]

10. One thread!!! Obviously it's the product of a vast Obama-Wing Conspiracy!!!!

[Ravy]

37. Your search function must have been flawed. There is another.

[burythehatchet]

3. Is paranoia the new pro-Hillary affliction today? n/t

[ContinentalOp]

6. You should alert them

"Conflate" is another despicable sexist code word.

[billbuckhead]

7. Like "desperate"

[maddiejoan]

14. my favorite was "smell" day

everything was 'stench' of desperation.

'smell' of defeat

[Occam Bandage]

8. It's the worst kind of dog-whistling.

[Ravy]

9. I just posted about the same phenomenon in one of the threads.

I wonder what is going on... but I don't wonder too much.

[Occam Bandage]

11. It's a huge pro-conflation conspiracy.

[Liberal Veteran]

12. Yes. Promise you won't tell, but St. Obama visited all his supporters last night in a dream.

And said to us, "Fear not. For behold I bring you the anti-Hillary word of the day that all my followers shall use often in speaking of she-who-must-not-be-named!"

[ristruck]

15. ROTFLMAO

This has got to be the funniest post I have ever seen on DU.

[cbayer]

13. Here they are. And it is kind of weird.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4785752

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4785774

[anigbrowl]

23. Only if you have a narrow vocabulary.

The word was tossed around very frequently to when the Bush administrations was saying we should invade Iraq because of 9/11, as if the two issues were directly connected.

Hearing Bill Clinton explain Hillary's vote on the Iraq war resolution by referring to 9/11 probably jogged people's memories.

[cbayer]

33. Where did you hear him do this? nt.

[anigbrowl]

38. On MSNBC about 20 minutes ago.

I forget where specifically he was speaking.

[Forkboy]

16. I know, it's "shameless".

;)

[cbayer]

17. Wow, you did not deserve to get dumped on like that at all.

You are right.

It is a rarely used word and was used in two posts about the same subject within minutes.

And the posts were one-liners with absolutely nothing to back them up.

I'm not a conspiracy theorists, but that is really odd.

[ContinentalOp]

21. Try googling "conflate 9-11 iraq" without the quotes

I get 171,000 results.

[cbayer]

32. Yeah and they are all pretty much about the same thing.

Bush "conflating" 9/11 and Iraq.

So we can now use that phrase about one of our candidates?

And where did this Bill Clinton "conflating" these two in defense of his wife come from anyway?

[quinnox]

18. I hate the word conflate

It makes me think of some pompous person who thinks to themselves they are using a fancy word and being clever stroking their ego. It sounds terrible, conflate, what a horrible word.

I also hate the word meme.

[ContinentalOp]

19. "Conflate" is a fancy word?

Good luck pushing that meme. It's not surprising that a Hillary supporter hates words though.

[quinnox]

22. wow, two for one, congrats

Yes, I'm sure you use the word conflate at least once a conversation in everyday life. And yes, I do hate words, and also participate in satanic rituals. Would you expect anything less from a Hillary supporter?

[ristruck]

20. Pompous

Now that is a word a Clinton supporter can embrace.

[quinnox]

26. Ironic

From the supporter of a guy who defines arrogance, nose up in the air constantly. Or haven't you noticed.

[ristruck]

30. Hey...

Peace....I was just poking some fun...I like Hillary..I will cheer as loud as you if she wins. This is just one of the silliest threads I have ever seen. Just getting caught up in the teasing. Does not anyone who thinks they can truly be the leader of the free world have to be a little pompous? Think about it!!!

[quinnox]

34. fine

it's hard to read tone on the internet, no offense intended.

[anigbrowl]

28. What's fancy about it?

So you don't use it all the time, but that doesn't mean a whole lot.

[Liberal Veteran]

35. I concur. Using conflate sends me in a state of high dudgeon.

I proffer the hypothesis that any of the sentients who use such high brow words are merely overcompensating for their own linguistic shortcomings.

Cogitate and masticate on that.

[quinnox]

36. good one

lol

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

41. OK, here's some alternatives.

"Bill Clinton amalgamated 9-11 and Iraq."

"Bill Clinton associated 9-11 and Iraq."

"Bill Clinton commingled 9-11 and Iraq."

"Bill Clinton conjoined 9-11 and Iraq."

"Bill Clinton fused 9-11 with Iraq."

"Bill Clinton hooked up 9-11 with Iraq."

"Bill Clinton linked 9-11 with Iraq."

"Bill Clinton pooled 9-11 with Iraq."

"Bill Clinton related 9-11 with Iraq."

[jgraz]

24. Yes, until the debate's over. Then we switch to "pathetic"

[Der Blaue Engel]

25. Weird...Olbermann just used it about Hillary too

I love Keith, but he's been very disappointing in his coverage of the Democrats this year. :(

[Ravy]

39. One of the "conflate" posters said that was where they heard it.

It is understandable then.

[Der Blaue Engel]

40. Ah; I'm watching about 45 minutes behind, so that makes more sense

I just had one of those synchronicity moments where I clicked on this thread just as Keith's opening used the word.

[Ichingcarpenter]

29. Anyone look up the definition of the word?

conflate |kənˈflāt|
verb


combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one : the urban crisis conflates a number of different economic and social issues.

[MadBadger]

31. Conflate's the New Cult I guess.

lol

[whatchamacallit]

42. "deflate" is more like it.

[ContinentalOp]

43. Breaking News: DU Thread Titles Parrot TV Pundits