Who threw that swiftboat under the bus?

[kwassa]

and are there any other beat-to-death phrases you would like to never see again on DU?

[boobooday]

1. Swiftboat definitely has to go

It sucks.

[charlie]

2. One I'd like to see banned from the internet entirely

"______ is your friend."

Just give up the fucking links already.

And 35 years of the "-gate" appendix is 34 years too long.

[VolcanoJen]

4. Agreed on both counts!!

"Google is your friend"
"Open Secrets is your friend"

:argh:

And "-gate" just betrays an utterly bored writer.

[stellanoir]

3. It just reminds me of those despicable pukes wearing those totally disrespectful

purple heart band aids at the Repuke national convention in '04.

How could those people ever feign support of the troops. . .?

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh

[anonymous171]

5. Polls show that Nader is beating all the other candidates in an obscure district in an obscure state