Palinism Edit Meaning

1.

avoiding answering a question by completely blowing it off and instead telling a lengthy story about something unrelated.

can you believe that palinism joe used in economics? who would have thought he could direct a question about the impact of unemployment on the market to his grandfather's farm in alabama?

See sarah, palin, mccain, john, obama, barack, biden, joe, politics

2.

Derived from bushism, a quote from vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that makes the nation shake their head and wonder, "Why?"

"Well, let's see. There's -- of course -- in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings." -- Sarah Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008

-Just one of many palinisms

See bushism, sarah palin, republican, alaska, mccain

3.

palinism is to palin as bushism is to bush

interviewer: "so why do you deserve this job?"

intervieweee: "uhhh (oh shit) umm probably cuz Im a maverick, cuz of the healthcare system, tax reform has got to do with it, a buncha magazines i read, alaska is the shit, boris yelstin,and im a maverick, and uhh, its def all about job creation too."

interviewer: wtf? dood, that was a pretty bad palinism, that about settles it,wer gonna pick the black dood instead.

See sarah palin, mccain, stupid bitch, vice president, palin, bush

4.

An idea, statement, or median so adverse it causes physical pain.

His palinistic statements never end.

Stop saying that, you're palin' me.

Palinism is ubiquitous in the modern media.

See pain, adverse, offensive