Speaking of manipulating the meaning of words, I was struck by Palin's reference to her crosshairs thing and campaign ads being "debate", which some want to tamp down. So I went and looked up the word "debate" to see if I was correct in my assumption that it is something that Sarah Palin (or almost every other politician) has never actually engaged in. Even the high profile campaign debates are a poor fit with the word.
Campaign ads are definitely not qualified to be categorized as debate.
