o'SOTU - "Did The State of the Union Speech Sound Familiar?" (video 1m27s)

Be thankful he only has two sides to his mouth. -- rfh

     The phrase "speaks with a forked tongue" means to deliberately say one thing and mean another or, to be hypocritical, or act in a duplicitous manner. In the longstanding tradition of many Native American tribes, "speaking with a forked tongue" has meant lying, and a person was no longer considered worthy of trust, once he had been shown to "speak with a forked tongue".  This phrase was also adopted by Americans around the time of the Revolution, and may be found in abundant references from the early 19th century — often reporting on American officers who sought to convince the tribal leaders with whom they negotiated that they "spoke with a straight and not with a forked tongue" (as for example, President Andrew Jackson told the Creek Nation in 1829.)  According to one 1859 account, the native proverb that the "white man spoke with a forked tongue" originated as a result of the French tactic of the 1690s, in their war with the Iroquois, of inviting their enemies to attend a Peace Conference, only to be slaughtered or captured.  (Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forked_tongue )

"Doublespeak" "Newspeak"

From: dd Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 Subject:  "Did The State of the Union Speech Sound Familiar?"

Did the other night's State of the Union address sound familiar?  There's a reason for that.  The Republican National Committee created this video comparing this year's SOTU with years past.
video source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV7tAIF9E_M&feature

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