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ProgressiveEconomist

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6. TY. Interesting. The National Council of Teachers of English

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Sat May 26, 2012, 06:35 PM

May 2012

has since 1975 given an NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language?

I guess I'll have to call the annual awards Newt Gingrich, Frank Luntz, and Scott Walker have deserved the "Orwellian INVERSION Award" for most audacious public lie attempting to turn DOWN into UP.

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2012 Orwell Award shoo-in: For "unofficial" job stats turning huge reported losses into alleged huge gains, WI Gov. Scott Walker [View all] ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 OP

And Walker was an Eagle Scout too. Don't forget that. Scuba May 2012 #1

If Scotts numbers are true wouldn't he have brought in more revenue via taxes from those new jobs? midnight May 2012 #2

Excellent point. I've seen nothing on this. Maybe ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #3

Thank you, anonymous recommenders ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #4

Actual Annual Orwell Awards and Prizes: muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #5

TY. Interesting. The National Council of Teachers of English ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #6

Did you see their Doublespeak Award? muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #7

Thanks. This is more what I had in mind: ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #8