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Gorejack

by John Cole|  May 26, 20031:15 pm| 9 Comments

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Commenters in this post have spoken and one in particulalr threw out a name I think fits, so from now on, I have decided that when an individual (usually a Democrat) brings up the topic of Election 2000, the thread has officially been “Gorejacked.” Gorejacking works very much like Godwin’s Law– in that whoever brings up the election 2000 is generally regarded to have lost the argument, and the thread is now declared null and void. Much like borking, Godwin’s law, and the Higgins Manoeurve, we hope you find room in your heart for this new term.

Proper Usage:

Main Entry: Gorejack (verb)
Pronunciation: (g0r ‘jak)

Definition: To inject or invoke the results of the contested Bush/Gore 2000 election into any discussion of politics, political parties, or any other historical or social issue. Usually this will be used to demonstrate the genuine corruptness of either Democrats or Republicans. Whoever Gorejacks a conversation is assumed to have lost the argument, and the conversation is no longer useful.

Example:

This is not an administration that intends to allow something as feeble as the democratic process get in the way of their intent to rule on a perpetual basis. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Bush simply refuse to leave office, either if defeated in 2004, or when his term (according to that little thing, the Constitution) expires in 2008. After all, consider the Bushites reaction to potential electoral defeat in 2000; their response was to simply stop the counting of votes.

The Gorejacking in the previous passage has been bolded for easy detection. Note the hysterical and conspiratorial tone of the post- this is a good first sign that a thread is about to be Gorejacked.

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  1. Amish Tech Support says:
    May 26, 2003 at 1:29 pm

    Gorejack!

    John Cole of Balloon Juice has invented the term Gorejack: Main Entry: Gorejack (verb) Pronunciation: (g0r ‘jak) Definition: To inject or invoke the results of the contested Bush/Gore 2000 election into any discussion of politics, political parties, or…

  2. Dailypundit says:
    May 26, 2003 at 2:23 pm

    Rhules of Rhetoric

    You remember Godwin’s Law about argument and the Internet, of course – that the first to mention Hitler and fascism not only loses, but ends, the argument? John Cole now adds another to the lexicon: You’ve been Gorejacked!

  3. Cold Fury says:
    May 27, 2003 at 10:03 am

    More on looting

    More debunking of the “Great Civilization-Rattling Heist That Wasn’t:” If you only read The New York Times, you might think…

  4. A Small Victory says:
    May 27, 2003 at 1:54 pm

    the church of the blogoshphere bulletin

    Good afternoon, dear congregation. Before we begin our service, I’d like to read the announcements for today.

  5. IMAO says:
    May 27, 2003 at 7:54 pm

    Links of the Day

    John Cole has a great new term about a debate stopper (thanks to Roger… I mean Laurence Simon for passing

  6. The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler says:
    May 27, 2003 at 10:26 pm

    New Imperial Term

    You might call it a corollary to Godwin’s Law

  7. Trojan Horseshoes says:
    May 30, 2003 at 1:42 pm

    Godwin’s law, 2003 version

    Gorejack Proper Usage: Main Entry: Gorejack (verb) Pronunciation: (g0r ‘jak) Definition: To inject or invoke the results of the contested

  8. Dean's World says:
    May 31, 2003 at 12:18 pm

    Excellent Wordsmithery

    John Cole proposes, and I heartily agree, that the following term be entered into the lexicon of political discourse:Gorejack: Main Entry: Gorejack (verb) Pronunciation: (g0r…

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    October 15, 2004 at 4:23 pm

    THE GREAT B’LOG-O FIRE

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