Political spin
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> "<span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>" <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="uppermost">uppermost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sensed">sensed</span> <span word="it">it</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="derogative">derogative</span> <span word="connotation">connotation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>.</p><p><span word="Physically">Physically</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spin">spin</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="er">er</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="beggars">beggars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> "<span word="spinning">spinning</span>" <span word="painful">painful</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passersby">passersby</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesspeople">businesspeople</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spin">spin</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>, <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="administrations">administrations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="see">see</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="distorted">distorted</span> <span word="information">information</span>" (<span word="How">How</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Spin">Spin</span>, <span word="uniffors">uniffors</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 11<span word="th">th</span>, 2007). <span word="Ah">Ah</span>, <span word="serious">serious</span>.</p>
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