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palin-drome

a paragraph that makes as much sense forwards as backwards
SARAH PALIN: "That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, we're ill about this position that we have been put in. Where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh, it's got to be about job creation, too. Shoring up our economy, and getting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions, and tax relief for Americans, and trade -- we have got to see trade as opportunity, not as, uh, competitive, um, scary thing, but one in five jobs created in the trade sector today. We've got to look at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the umbrella of job creation,"
ME: "Hey, you know you just said a perfect palin-drome?"
by cammy828 February 28, 2009
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palindrhommies

n. Friends / associates with names that are palindromes.
Cam Newton and Mac Jones are now teammates. More than that, Cam and Mac are palindrhommies.
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palindrone

One who follows a politician based solely on personal likability or relatability while often ignoring said politician's stances on issues or past behavior
"Dude, do you even know what his policies are?"

"Not at all. I freely admit I'm a total Palindrone."
by The Cynical Yinzer October 28, 2008
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palindrone

A rambling or incoherent speech made by a politician, which makes as much sense backwards as forwards.

This word is a pun on the word "palindrome" (a sentence which reads the same backwards as forwards), constructed from Sarah Palin (the 2008 Republican candidate for Vice President) and "drone" (monotonous speech).

Here's an example of a palindrone, as uttered by Sarah Palin herself: "I know that John McCain will do that and I, as his vice president, families we are blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are sworn in on January 20, that will be our top priority is to defend the American people." (Interview with Charlie Gibson, 9/11/2008)
Did you hear that clip of George Bush on "The Daily Show" last night? It was one long palindrone.
by Mr. Memento December 9, 2008
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Palindrone

"And on tonight's show we have the world's top Palindrone, Sean Hannity as our guest."
by Dr. Zeuss October 27, 2008
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Palindrone

A common mode of speech whereby the soliloquyst babbles in seeming eloquence but actually manages to say next to nothing relevant –nor coherent, by dangling gerunds, mangling prepositions, randomly exiling nouns and verbs and/or using verbs better left as nouns, often even flatly contradicting him/herself.
Example of use:
"At Todd's old church in Wasilla, they spoke in tongues. Maybe that’s where he picked up his palindrone."

Example of palindrones:
“With the impacts of climate change, what we can do about that, as governor, I was the first governor to form a climate change subcabinet to start dealing with the impacts.”

“You know, there are man’s activities that can be contributed to the issues that we’re dealing with now, with these impacts.”

“If Americans so bless us and privilege us with the opportunity of serving them, ... we will progress the agenda.”
– Sarah Palin, 2008 VP debate.
by Franz Schnaas January 20, 2009
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Palindrone

the continuous news coverage about a stupid politician
Fox News kept up a steady stream of Palindrone after the Repugnican convention
by minimalsidefx2 January 13, 2009
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