The word "change" - as always being for the better, without defining what is being changed and how it is being changed. Obama did it on the campaign. Many corporate managers have been lecturing employees about the important of undefined change for years. Let's remember that Coke changed to New Coke.
"Going Green" - It's frequently used by companies that wanted to reduce some sort of service, so they try to sell the "environmental benefits"...e.g., a bank wanting you to switch to paperless statements. Before interrupting a conversation, people used to say "Sorry to interrupt, but..." Now they say, "I don't mean to interrupt, but" - and then interrupt. If you don't mean to intterupt and yet you do, you are either a) dumb or b) a liar.
Claiming "the debate on _____ is over" - long before it actually is. This has been frequently used to discuss "global warming" and health care "reform." If you have to say the debate is over, it probably isn't. No one has to say, "the debate over whether the Earth is round is over."
Going viral - because the same 10,000 people watched a video of a kid on novacane watched a video of a cat playing the piano, doesn't mean the video forces indisicriminate and random people to watch it.
When politicans say "I mispoke" instead of "I lied and got caught." Mispeaking is saying "trading" instead of "training". Saying that when your plane landed, you were under sniper fire, and then it is proven that there was no sniper fire, is called lying.
"Scientists say" - Preceeding whatever you say with this phrase is an attempt to end any rebuttal. If you say scientists said it, how can someone disagree with scientists.
"The American People want" - Similarly, speaking on behalf of the American people...
"Working Families" - Which families aren't working again?
"Bipartisan "- if a bill is bipartisan then it must be perfect and never be criticized. You only need to get one Republican (usually Olympia Snowe) to vote for a bill and it instantly because "bipartisan" (and cannot be criticized).
Preceeding a phrase with: "To be honest with you" or "I'm not gonna lie." - So if you don't say that, can I assume you are lying?
"A Teachable Moment" - Barack Obama's favourite phrase. When he's f'd up, it's a lesson for everyone else.
"A post 9/11 world" - It's a little dated now, but it was so annoying that it is worthy of mention.
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How about "...threw him/her under the bus"? It's been popular among the political pundits since it was used to describe Obama's disrespect toward his white grandmother describing her as a "typical white woman".
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