DEFINITIONS and Beyond

DEFINITION:

Main Entry: mock·ery

Pronunciation: \ˈmä-k(ə-)rē, ˈmȯ-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mock·er·ies

Date: 15th century

1 : insulting or contemptuous action or speech : DERISION

2 : a subject of laughter, derision, or sport

3 a : a counterfeit appearance : IMITATION b : an insincere, contemptible, or impertinent imitation

4 : something ridiculously or impudently unsuitable

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WAS PULLED AND COPIED FROM THE INTERNET.

FOX NEWS HEADLINE:

Obama's Mockery of Tea Party Stirs Tax Debate

By Major Garrett

- FOXNews.com

RGS: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ACTUAL STATEMENT.

"I've been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies about taxes. You would think they would be saying thank you,"

RGS: QUESTION: DOES HIS STATEMENT FIT ANY OF THE FOUR MEANINGS OF MOCKERY?

MR. HOLT (below) HAS SOME MAJOR SPIN:

"What the president said last night was arrogant and smug and a perfect example of why the Tea Party is so intense and so organized" said Republican strategist Terry Holt.

RGS: I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I AM VERY TIRED OF SPIN. ALL I WANT ARE THE FACTS, NO OPINIION, NO COMMENTARY, JUST FACTS. I’LL DECIDE, I DON’T NEED THE “FOX SLANT” OR ANY OTHER OPINIONATED MEDIA OUTLET TO HELP ME.

RGS: WHITE HOUSE REBUTTAL:

Larry Summers, the president's top economist, blogged for the Huffington Post that in 2009 the middle class and poor were showered with $173 billion in tax cuts, resulting in average federal refunds of $3,000 -- up 10 percent from the previous year.

RGS: COME’ON PEOPLE. ALL OF US HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY TO DECIDE. WE DON’T NEED MEDIA INTELLIGENCIA TO INFLICT SLANTED, SPINNED OR SPURIOUS SUPPOSITIONS ONTO OUR PHYCHE.

WE ALL NEED TO DEMAND TRUTH, NOT ONLY FROM OUR ELECTED LEADERS AND WOULD BE LEADERS, BUT ALSO ESPECIALLY FROM OUR AURICLES OF SPIN ON COMMENTARY TELEVISION.

THE MISUSE OF WORDS CAN ALTER OUR FUTURES. CONJECTURE CONFUSES THE ISSUES. GET INVOLVED, NOT USED. GET MOTIVATED, NOT MANIPULATED. CHECK IT OUT. BE AWARE. BE INFORMED.