tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post1999385006110259999..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Party-line scienceGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-69286789117127181352017-08-10T05:54:42.739-07:002017-08-10T05:54:42.739-07:00My uncle, James Guirard, was employed as a consult...My uncle, James Guirard, was employed as a consultant by Republicans to come up with precisely this sort of substitution, on the theory that if you make up a new term that, while not strictly or even vaguely an accurate description of what you're applying it to, and use it consistently, that it will change people's perceptions. It's worked pretty well for them so far.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.com