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I thought that was George Bush-speak. Now I'm really confused.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/09/28/613327/-The-Bush-Legacy-Can-we-ditch-the-word-folks-yet

Sep 28, 2008

The Bush Legacy: Can we ditch the word "folks" yet?

People, I'm tired of the word "folks." Thanks to George Bush, the Junior, this word has mercilessly crept into the daily lexicon to the point where I must call for its elimination from political discourse (at least)! The wanton application of the term is ridiculous. At work, I hear supervisors and executives refer to staff as "folks." "Staff" seems to have become a dirty word; "employee" is better than staff; and "folks" seems to have become le mot préféré. . . .

And worse yet, let's not forget that "folks" has become a malaprop for the bad guys. Who can forget W's infamous Fourth of July address: " Many of the spectacular car bombings and killings you see are as a result of al Qaeda — the very same folks that attacked us on September the 11th."

Or, back in August of '08 upon learning of foiled bombing attempts and subsequently getting "fussed at" by the Saudis after he called the bombers "Islamic Fascists": "the United States is engaged "in a war against a extremist group of folks, bound together by an ideology, willing to use terrorism to achieve their objectives."