i'm amused to see that GOP strategist ed gillespie use the term "refudiate" and apparently wasn't trying to be ironic about it.
"refudiate" didn't exist prior to july 2010. then sarah palin used it in a tweet and was promptly and widely mocked for being such a fucking idiot.
i had noticed that "refudiate" had taken on a bit of life of its own. but i hadn't seen it used before in a non-ironic way, or at least not part of a palin joke. it makes me wonder again about the bubble that much of the modern conservative movement lives in these days. you can watch fox news, read the washington times and keep up with right blogistan while remaining completely unaware that palin's use of the word "refudiate" caused any stir. i don't know whether gillespie is in the bubble. but that would explain how he could say "refudiated" without at least cracking a smile.
