superficially critical of some unseemly aspect of the political process without necessarily forswearing the practice itself
Barack Obama, in a classic Obamaism, artfully explained how the new pinstripe patronage worked: a politician rewards the law firms, developers, and brokerage houses with contracts, and in return they pay for the new ad campaigns necessary for re-election.
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Making alot of promises to people to get them baffled into beliving in what you stand for. Using false promises to win an election
by The Liberalsuckit March 28, 2009
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Get the Obamaism mug.A word used portray the act of leading a nation towards change and prosperity. "Yes We Can" is the saying that is reflected apon the word. Obamaism is derived from the root term Obama.
Pronounced: Obama-ism.
Pronounced: Obama-ism.
by Yes We Can March 25, 2009
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