as a lover of language...

...this slaaays me. i have vietnamese students that can answer questions more directly, succinctly, and/or eloquently.

"Palin has an odd tendency to use the same word twice in a sentence, as in, 'The people of American realize that inherently all political power is inherent in the people,' or, about John McCain, 'He can surpass the partisanship that must be surpassed to deal with an issue like this.' Or, combining word repetition with another Palin verbal tic, word dropping, this about the economic meltdown: 'Well, you know, first Fannie and Freddie, different because quasi-government agencies there where government had to step in because the adverse impact all across our nation, especially with homeowners, is just too impacting.'"

via Ruth Marcus on WashingtonPost.com