Names for this Scandal

[norml]

I like paininthearse's suggestion of...

FLOODGATE

Even though I usually hate just sticking "gate" on the end of things.

What do you think?

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[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. Watergate II

[Allenberg]

3. Watergate II: Electric Boogaloo

[4_Legs_Good]

2. How's about: Bushisadumbfuck anddeservestodrowngate ?

[miss_kitty]

4. The Waterbowl

The way people are being sent out in a mass diaspora reminds me of the Dustbowl-Grapes of Wrath style. And NOLA has been referred to as a bowl through all of this...

[norml]

7. Maybe just the name "Katrina" will be powerful enough in the coming years

for people to remember how horrific the disaster was.

It's not going to be a very popular name for a long long time.

[DelawareValleyDem]

5. FEMAGATE

[onecent]

6. Ohhhhh I like it "watergate took down Nixon" "floodgate take down *Bush?"

[jane_pippin]

8. Please, for the love of everything, no gates!

I can't take it anymore! Everything is a freakin' gate and it makes NO sense!

someone just popped into my office--gotta go, will rant more in a minute. :)

[norml]

9. On second thought I think just invoking the name "Katrina" will be enough

to bring to mind all the details without having any sort of "gate" involved.

But for a "gate" I think "Floodgate" works well.

[jane_pippin]

13. yes...

Though of course here's my dumb luck, it's a flood that triggers my ranting--the one time a "gate" makes sense. Sometimes, I just have to laugh at myself. :D

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

11. I think it's just easy to use "-gate" as the default

What about "The George Bush Affair?" Or is that only reserved for Democrats, because who'd have sex with a Resmuglican anyway (borrowed from Jonathan Alter 9-7-05)?

[jane_pippin]

15. Yeah that's why I don't like it...

it's put on to everything and it loses all value.

Ha! The George Bush Affair...ew. Resmuglican! Ha!

How about, "The Clusterfuckening of America?" Or is that too "blue" for middle America?

[miss_kitty]

14. I like to remind people

"'Watergate' was not about water."

:evilfrown:

[jane_pippin]

16. It's a sad state of affairs sometimes, isn't it? n/t

[AlCzervik]

10. "Operation Ignore"

[Cathyclysmic]

12. procrastigate