squirmish

A word that a rural, inconsequential uneducated woman uses when trying to explain foreign policy decisions that are beyond her understanding and in a country outside the view of her porch.

...do we use the word war, do we use the word intervention, do we use the word squirmish?

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pettifog

The method in which Fox News resorts to, in order to take the steam out of President Obama's approval ratings after the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

falafel: "Should we do some real, investigative journalism today based on historical facts?"

Roger Ailes: "Nah, keep up with the pettifog!"

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