DOUBLETALK /LANGUAGE

Zmag:
Colleteral Language an interview with Noam Chomsky

Rense:
Language
by Charey Reese

"Politicians and the media are perpetually corrupting the language. I was reminded of that yet again when the New York City mayor, understandably excited, described the shooting of a city councilman as an "attack on democracy."

No it wasn't. The councilman, God rest his soul, was killed by some guy who apparently had a grudge against him. It was private murder that just happened to occur in a public place. It was not an attack against the institution or even the City Council itself, much less against democracy.