“Perception is everything (in politics)”
"Perception is everything (in politics)" or "Perception is reality (in politics)" means that what the public perceives to be true is important, not if something is actually…
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“As government expands, liberty contracts”
"There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts," said President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) in his…
Sock Puppet
A "sock puppet" is a puppet made from a sock. This form of "sock puppet" has existed since at least the 1940s, popularized in the 1950s by Shari Lewis (1933-1998) and her sock…
“Live in the know” (Wall Street Journal slogan)
The Wall Street Journal launched an advertising campaign in January 2010 with a new slogan: "Live in the know." A previous slogan had been "The daily diary of the American…
Purple State
Entry in progress -- B.P. A purple state is also called a "battleground state" and a "swing state." Wikipedia: Red states and blue statesThe terms "red states" and…
Blue State/Red State
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Red state and blue stateThe terms "red states" and "blue states" came into use in 2000 to refer to those states of the United States whose…
Red State/Blue State
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Red state and blue stateThe terms "red states" and "blue states" came into use in 2000 to refer to those states of the United States whose…
White Collar
A "white collar" worker is a professional or educated worker, or someone who works in an office. A "blue collar" worker is someone of the working class, such as a tradesperson.…
Blue Collar
A “blue collar” worker is someone of the working class, such as a tradesperson. A “white collar” worker is a professional or educated worker, or someone who works in an office. The term…
Crony Capitalism
The term "crony capitalism" first appears in an August 24, 1981 Time magazine article by John DeMott and edited by George M. Taber. In a 1998 "On Language" article in the New…
“All the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair”
Politics is spoken about in many professions, but people who cut hair and who drive taxicabs are well-known chatterers. "All the people who know how to run the country are busy driving…
“Allagaroo!” (CCNY cheer)
City College of New York won both the NIT and NCAA basketball championships in 1950. The school's famous battle cry was " Allagaroo-garoo-gara!" The origins of the…
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun”
"More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun" is a popular financial quote that was said by Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr., of Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc., in February…
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down” (Illegitimi non carborundum)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Illegitimi non carborundum Illegitimi non carborundum is a mock-Latin aphorism jokingly taken to mean "don't let the bastards grind you down".…
Fixed News (Fox News nickname)
The Fox News Channel (headquartered in Manhattan) has often been criticized for conservative bias. The nickname “Fixed News" has been used by some critics of Fox News since at least October…
Fox Noise or Faux Noise (Fox News nickname)
The Fox News Channel (headquartered in Manhattan) has often been criticized for conservative bias. The nickname “Fox Noise" (or "Faux Noise") has been used by some critics of Fox…
Faux News (Fox News nickname)
The Fox News Channel (headquartered in Manhattan) has often been criticized for conservative bias. The nickname “Faux News" has been used by some critics of Fox News since at least March…
MSDNC (MSNBC nickname)
The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) has often been cited for liberal bias. The nickname "MSDNC" (MSNBC + DNC) is used by those who believe the network is…
Balkan Burger (pljeskavica)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: PljeskavicaPljeskavica (Serbian: Пљескавица) is a patty dish popular in most of the Balkans. Pljeskavica is eaten in Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia,…
“Hell-bent for election”
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Free Dictionaryhell-bent or hell·bent (hlbnt)adj.Impetuously or recklessly determined to do or achieve something: was hell-bent on winning. Merriam-Webster's…