Word: oxymoronality
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hoary joke that a "religious Democrat" is more of an oxymoron than "jumbo shrimp" couldn't be more wrong in this election cycle, in which it's the Democrats who are talking comfortably about faith while their Republican counterparts dodge the subject. Even so, as the results of a new TIME poll show, the conventional wisdom about the two political parties and religion may be so ingrained that no amount of evidence to the contrary can change perceptions. That may very well help Republicans in 2008 despite their various religion issues. And it may also mean that most Democrats, with...
...hoopla surrounding the presidential race in 2008 is detracting from productive politics (possibly an oxymoron, but I have hope for now). I always thought Harvard students were intelligent, but it seems a number of us have been seduced by the appeal of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...
...place can do. But then they are quickly disillusioned by what it cannot accomplish. Putting an Iraqi exit plan in front of the President will be relatively simple. Winning Bush's full support may be harder. And executing it in a country where strategic planning is almost an oxymoron may prove beyond any man's--or any White House's--capability...
...unionize, depending on what wording the legislature settles on. Democrats fear (and Republicans hope) that the controversial decision so disturbs social conservatives that they might actually vote. It might be even more alarming if the stereotype fit better; "gay New Jersey" sounds like either an innovative fabric or an oxymoron...
Finally, never underestimate the Internet as a tool for the proactive procrastinator (not the oxymoron you might suppose). For daily “literary” entertainment, try mcsweeneys.net or overheardinnewyork.com. YouTube and apple.com/trailers provide enough video content to get you through the longest Sunday night, and a delightful alternative to ESPN is sportspickle.com. Boredatwidener.com and sexandtheivy.com will give you a quick taste of what your fellow procrastinators are up to; which can be anything from debating the calorie-burning effects of chewing gum to debating the calorie-burning effects of….well, other activities...