English teachers bestowed their unhighest commendation on House Speaker Newt Gingrich, saying he used doublespeak in the GOP "Contract with America" and his recent book, "To Renew America."
Gingrich wrote in the book, for example, that true Americans should not blame problems on other people. But the Georgia Republican blames bureaucrats and the liberal elite for America's problems, said Charles Suhor, deputy executive director for the National Council of Teachers of English.The contract's "Job Creation and Enhancement Act," Suhor added, has nothing to do with job creation, but rather reducing the capital gains tax.
For 21 years, the council has given its Doublespeak Award to public figures who use words in such a way that they're deceptive, evasive, euphemistic, confusing or self-contradictory.
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