Thursday, October 04, 2007

imprudent

imprudent - adj - lacking discretion; incautious; rash

Something in the same vein as misspeak.

misspeak

misspeak – v - To speak, utter, or pronounce incorrectly; to speak inaccurately, inappropriately, or too hastily.

When a politician or other public figure claims to have misspoken what he means is:
1) I inadvertently told the truth.
2) I forgot myself and said what I really believed.
Keep this in mind as you watch the carefully scripted, poll-driven, focus-group-tested mouthing of sound-bites laughingly called presidential debates.