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'Don't Palinize me for raising funds,' says Minnesotan Republican.


Byline: ANI

Washington, Aug.14 (ANI): A new word has entered the American political lexicon - Palinize!

Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann Michele Marie Amble Bachmann (born on April 6 1956) is the Republican Representative of Minnesota's 6th congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. The district includes many of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, and also includes St.  is tossing around this new verb, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 Politico.

How does one define "Palinize"? Well, according to Bachmann, Palinize would include the following:

(1) To smear smear (smer) a specimen for microscopic study prepared by spreading the material across the slide.

Pap smear , Papanicolaou smear see under test.
 or mock someone using falsehoods, baseless accusations or unsubstantiated character assassinations character assassination
n.
A vicious personal verbal attack, especially one intended to destroy or damage a public figure's reputation.



character assassin n.
 for the purpose of blocking them from achieving a goal.

(2) To exaggerate the truth or lie by omission and

(3) To attack a person for his or her conservative values by focusing an inordinate amount of attention on a single example of that person falling short (or being perceived as falling short) of the values they espouse.

In the subject line of a fundraising pitch, Bachmann has been sending out a plea for money by saying, "Don't let them Palinize me!" (ANI)

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