A voluble, involuntary speech impairment that the political
animal inflicts upon his hearing audience. When asked for the
truth, he invariably responds with bullshit -- i.e., "fartspeak," which is usually not so elevated a form of discourse as to qualify either as "bullshit artistry" or as "
spin doctoring."
EXAMPLE:
"This is a
guy who does congressional hearings, said Cessy. "I'm surprised he's letting it get under his
skin."
"It's because he's lying," said
Reuben.
"Oh, come on. Like they { the military brass } don't
lie to Congress."
"They { these military asshats }
spin to Congress."
"Well, he's spinning this, too, isn't he? 'I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding.' That's FARTSPEAK for 'I said it, you jerk, but you weren't supposed to tell.'"
"'Fartspeak'?"
"That's what we called it on the hill { Capitol Hill }, said Cessy.
-- Orson Scott Card, in "Empire", Chapter 10 -- "Fair and Balanced", on page 140.
