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VP Debate Sampler

Source: video of VP Debate, October 3, 2008.

Alaska!

Official count of utterances of “Alaska” by Palin at VP debate: six. But how many did it feel like? Source: video of VP Debate, October 3, 2008.

Maverick!

Six utterances of “maverick” by Palin at VP debate. Felt like at least five too many. What is a “maverick“? And Biden said it nine times. Source: video of VP Debate, October 3, 2008.

Nucular!

Eleven utterances of “nucular” at the VP debate. Linguist Steven Pinker defends Palin’s use of “nucular.” Linguist Geoff Nunberg doesn’t. Source: video of VP Debate, October 3, 2008.