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Sarah Palin 'Mandation' Comment: Is 'Mandation' Even a Word?
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by Jon Azpiri | January 28, 2010 at 09:13 pm
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Former Alaska governor and FOX commentator Sarah Palin seemed to have invented a new word while discussing Barack Obama's State of the Union address. During an appearance on FOX, Palin criticized Obama's proposed "mandation of health care."
If you're looking for a mandation definition, you may have to look around. There's some debate over whether it's actually a word. A Google search for "mandation definition" offers suggestions for the definition of words like "mandating," "mandated," and "mandatory."
Here is the Sarah Palin 'mandation' remark:
'Since August more Americans have paid more attention to the bill and more Americans are becoming more concerned. it hadn’t been a matter of he not being able to explain his policy with government take over and mandation of health care, but Americans understanding what is in there not liking it and sending that message via the three recent republican sweeps in Virginia, New Jersey, Scott Brown’s election too and the Tea Party movements the town halls, people sending that message to the president mainly health care being the focus on this, he not understanding that we don’t want to see government take over of one-sixth of our economy.'
Some have noted that the word mandation has been used before. Here is a paper entitled Healthcare for the Uninsured: Is Mandation the Answer? Still, the word mandation is not widely accepted.
Like everything to do with Sarah Palin, her use of the word "mandation" will no doubt be polarizing. Her opponents will see it as further proof that she is not qualified to run for office. Her supporters will say that people should focus on her message and not the occasional slip of the tongue.
It should be noted that the debate over whether "mandation" is a word is a bit of a fool's game since language is a fluid thing. Who knows? Palin's use of "mandation" may make the term more commonplace. Mandation may not be in the Merriam-Webster dictionary now. But considering the words Merriam-Webster added to the dictionary in 2009, it could be a matter of time.
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at 21:37 on January 28th, 2010
That sort of thing used to be called a Bushism, related to George W. Bush's penchant for creating his own vocabulary, as in the case of 'misunderestimated', used in the sentence, "They misunderestimated me."
at 22:15 on January 28th, 2010
Better check again. Mandation is a word
at 18:28 on February 7th, 2010
In the context she used, isn't the word to be used simply 'mandate'?
at 22:16 on January 28th, 2010
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_mandation
at 22:17 on January 28th, 2010
Mandation is in the dictionary.Not really sure why this is an issue.Try using a search engine before you try and slam Palin.
at 22:43 on January 28th, 2010
Yeah, right, she did her research before speaking... ROFL
at 23:12 on January 28th, 2010
No results found for mandation:
That means you are covering up for an ignoramus such as Palin. Even in bastardised English "Mandation" would have no meaning!
Learn ... English!
at 09:37 on January 29th, 2010
Ok, here's trying a search engine.lmgtfy.com/?q=mandationPlease inform me which link takes me to an authoritative dictionary with an entry for mandation. Extra points if it exists AND has the meaning Palin was using to word for.And WikiAnswers doesn't count.
at 22:17 on January 28th, 2010
It seems as though "mandation" is a real word and that Ms Palin used it correctly.
at 23:16 on January 28th, 2010
The term, 'strategery', mentioned in Roy C's comment above, was actually coined and used in a Saturday Night Live skit by Will Ferrell during his portrayal of George W. Bush, debating Darrell Hammond, in character as Al Gore.
The made up word was used as a joke during a White House briefing given by Robert Gibbs by a reporter in September 2009.
at 22:32 on January 28th, 2010
Clearly there are no supporters who would say to ignore her slip of tongue....because there was none. It seems unanimous.
at 22:41 on January 28th, 2010
Just how IGNORANT are the American people ? Or is it just the Republicans? How embarrassing... the World is watching you
at 22:43 on January 28th, 2010
roy c...."We have a president that can't do math." and that has to do with what?, thought the topic was mandation and Palin and how she was "Strategeryizing" by inventing the word. Seems like a feeble attempt at mandating, but what do you expect from someone that took 6 years and five colleges to "earn" a journalist degree from Uof Idaho. I suspect anyone who graduates magna cum laude from Harvard Law school can do math just fine. Lets see Roy, you graduated with honors from where? PS GW graduated Yale with a blistering 2.1, obviously struggled with economics and political science. Palin shouldn't be trusted with a mid sized Wal Mart much less a real state, God forbid a country. SATs are required for college, seems some sort of IQ test for politicians shouldn't be too much to ask. Idiots are killing us. The middle class may very well dissapear, and thought of Sarah Palin saving us is most disturbing. My poor (as in poverty) republican friends defending large corporations is a true enigma, their children may make the upper class, but they will be few and the rest will be doomed to poverty. The obstructionist may defeat Obama, but they do so at our peril. Just what has a large corporation done for you (positively) lately?
at 09:03 on January 29th, 2010
Mr. Ball~ you need to learn how to spell "disappear"..................before commenting..........
at 22:46 on January 28th, 2010
When you consider how many times she uses the word "more" in the first sentence, should "mandation" even be a problem?
at 01:08 on January 29th, 2010
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at 01:59 on January 29th, 2010
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at 02:03 on January 29th, 2010
This is another example of how mundane (or is that mandatious) politics is. If this is the only criticism you have of anyone, even someone like Palin, then we have a sad state of affairs. There are new words invented every night. Just watch the pundits on MSNBC and FOX. People ought to get a life.
at 12:55 on January 29th, 2010
Karl, it would take a book to point out the many criticisms of " .... someone like Palin ...." , much like those appearing in the book, Going Rouge: Sarah Palin, the American Nightmare.
I am amazed at those who continue to believe the former governor to be minimally competent to address national and world issues, given her lack of knowledge of so many things going on in the world.
at 07:14 on January 29th, 2010
It's a word if Sarah says it. She coins many words & phrases. "Lamestream media" is one example.
at 10:13 on January 29th, 2010
I think that there should be a mandation again Sarah Palin using the non-word mandation. It is a total misinappropriation of the English language.
at 11:17 on January 29th, 2010
There is something really healthy and reassuring when people in a society can zing their political figures. When things are really bad in the US, it's important to remember that in many countries of the world, it would get you arrested. Keep zinging!(is that a word?)
at 20:20 on January 29th, 2010
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at 23:51 on January 29th, 2010
Mandation is a term used within the insurance business:as used in these articles: Mandation of 18 Week Referral to Treatment Data Itemswww.isb.nhs.uk/docs/cds-mandation/The Mandation of Insurance Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a904725504&db=allECDIS conference highlights IMO timeline for mandationwww.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1090759&lang=eng_news&cate_img=35.jpg&cate_rss=news_BusinessMrs Palin uses the term mandation within the context of or while she is talking about health insurance.
at 04:41 on January 31st, 2010
The woman is an idiot.
at 04:01 on February 2nd, 2010
Forget the word mandation. I am having trouble getting past the run on sentences in Sarah's speech. I am having flashbacks to third grade English grammar classes. Please get her a teleprompter and an editor!