News Football Fans for Truth vs. Baseball Fans for Truth

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A new anti-Kerry group named "Football Fans for Truth" has emerged, focusing on Kerry's negative comments about football, such as those regarding Lambert Field. In response, a rival group called "Baseball Fans for Truth" is proposed, aiming to highlight Kerry's controversial trade of Sammy Sosa for Freddie Manrique to question his leadership abilities. The discussion touches on the trend of naming political groups with "for Truth," suggesting it implies correctness and intelligence, though some doubt its international appeal. The conversation also briefly explores the concept of scandals ending in "gate," with a humorous nod to Canadian scandals and a mention of the Federal sponsorship scandal. Overall, the thread reflects on the evolving language of political discourse and the cultural nuances in naming conventions.
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Now there's a new anti-Kerry group called "Football Fans for Truth". They have compiled all of Kerry's anti-articulate comments about football (Lambert Field, for example).

I think this is another low blow and I'm announcing my new rival group: "Baseball Fans for Truth". If I get enough donations, I plan to run only one commercial with one comment:

"This man traded away Sammy Sosa for Freddie Manrique ... do you trust him to run your country?!"

Granted, considering the amount of effort I plan to put into this, it's a long shot I'll ever get enough money to actually make the commercial. :zzz:
 
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Bravo...where can I make my donation ?
 
I'll pledge $10 to that.
 
I wonder if "For Truth" will become as common an ending for attack groups in political campaigns as "gate" has become an ending for scanals. It's actually a great suffix (I bet Orwell's kicking himself for not thinking of it), by just naming the group properly, you're already implying that they're 100% correct, very very smart.
 
I doubt 'for truth' will catch on. It's just not international material.
 
Smurf said:
I doubt 'for truth' will catch on. It's just not international material.
Do Canadian scandals end in "gate" too? Ever had a "Poutine-gate"?
 
There are Canadian scandals? :-p
 
Smurf said:
There are Canadian scandals? :-p

Remember the Federal sponsorship scandal?

Yeah, we just call it what it is: a scandal.
 
I'm not up to notch on Current Events, The only reason I know what little I do about American politics is because everyone is talking about them. I prefer Theory.
 

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