Definition of Politically Correct

[GHD]

Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.

[Airspeed]

Oh, my sticky fingers!

[DaveB]

Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.

I for one would like to see that done!

ATB
DaveB

[FlyTexas]

That's brilliant! Best definition I've ever read.

Brian

[GHD]

I believe it was coined by Harry Truman.

[DaveB]

The last bit sounds more like Freddie Trueman

Did Presidents actually swear??

ATB
DaveB

[GHD]

Here is the full exchange:


From the Truman Library and Museum in Independence Missouri. Four telegrams that were between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the Surrender Agreement. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received, not a word has been added or deleted!

(1) Tokyo, Japan

0800-September 1,1945

To: President Harry S Truman

From: General D A MacArthur

Tomorrow we meet with those yellow bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions!

(2) Washington, D C

1300-September 1, 1945

To: D A MacArthur

From: H S Truman

Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct!

(3) Tokyo, Japan

1630-September 1, 1945

To: H S Truman

From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz

Wilco Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused, exactly what does the term politically correct mean?

(4) Washington, D C

2120-September 1, 1945

To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz

From: H S Truman

Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.

[Paul K]

Here is the full exchange:


From the Truman Library and Museum in Independence Missouri. Four telegrams that were between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the Surrender Agreement. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received, not a word has been added or deleted!

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Hmmm...that exchange just doesn't ring true to me. I stand to be corrected ( and most likely will be ) but the term ' mainstream media ' strikes me as an anachronism for 1945. MacArthur using the term 'yellow bellied bastards' doesn't ring true either - is that a term such a man would have used, even in private ? Not sure.

Douglas MacArthur had no middle name, so why the D.A MacArthur ? And where does the C H Nimitz come from ? Chester Nimitz's middle name was William.