Sarah Palin has attracted some criticism over her choice of words. Or, in this case, one particular word. The former Alaska governor called on Muslims to “refudiate” plans for a mosque near ground zero in New York City. Palin justified her use of the heretofore non-existent word with a reference to Shakespeare’s reputation for making up words.
Word For Word
Will Shakespeare be the only one
Allowed to make up words?
Sarah feels that such a thought
Is strictly for the birds.
So she suggests “refudiate”
When there’s something to refute;
And you can now salutiate
When there’s someone you’d salute.
If Sarah’d like to coin a phrase,
No need to repudiate;
It doesn’t leave me in a daze,
‘Cause I don’t give a hoot-iate.
© 2010 Jim Gordon
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