Rogue

Posted on 11/22/2009 at 8:56 am by Bob Cesca

I just noticed this so pardon me if this has already made the rounds. The definition of “rogue.”

Main Entry: rogue
Pronunciation: \ˈrōg\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1561
1 : vagrant, tramp
2 : a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel
3 : a mischievous person : scamp
4 : a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave
5 : an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation

The adjective:

Main Entry: rogue
Function: adjective
Date: 1872
1 : resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable
2 : corrupt, dishonest (rogue cops)
3 : of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior

Clearly she didn’t look it up before she so cleverly decided to borrow the McCain campaign’s pejorative phrase for the title of her book. But maybe that’s her thing. Describing her endeavors with very negative terms. If she decides to open her own chain of theme restaurants, for example, she could call them T.G.E. Coli. Or her inevitable line of Walmart signature clothes might be called The “Wedges Up Your Ass Crack” Collection.

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  • http://www.opednews.com/articles/Weak-Public-Option-Myths-T-by-Kevin-Gosztola-091120-950.html Terri

    No one — not one single person — has to ever worry about Palin becoming president. There is not a sliver of a chance. Not a teeny tiny possibility of this.And, the reason is not because she’s dumb, or can’t speak, or her views, or any other reason we heard before.It’s because she can’t be controlled.In order to be a modern day president you have to just be the media salesperson-in-chief and do what your advisors and the real power behind the president ask you to do.Palin would never “play along”.Obama is all to eager to simply be the Obama Brand.He has a great media presence and he fools and soothes the masses as they confuse his style over his substance: of which there is none.By Palin “going rouge” and pushing back against McCain and his team she is showing that she does things her way —- and she is gaining some of the spotlight, for sure.But she would not appease big business or be controlled as Obama has agreed to be.For this reason she will never ever be president but it is not for the reasons that circulate.

  • http://www.bobcesca.com Bob_Cesca

    Terri:>>>>But she would not appease big business or be controlledThis is a joke, right?

  • eljefejeff

    No Terri if she wants to be president, she will lose. If she doesn’t want to be president it’s because she’d rather make easy money elsewhere. And those two reasons alone are why she will never be president.Would never be controlled…..that is laughable. Do you realize how completely full of shit you are? Go take a dump right now, you need one. Ew….

  • roxsteady

    Someone’s got their knickers in a twist! There is an ocean of difference between Obama and that stupid bitch. The presidency Terr describes sounds more like the last 8 years. Obama has his issiues but, they’re night and day compared to caribou barbie!

  • laddieluv

    As a retired English teacher (and “word” lover! LOL!), I noticed this immediately.IMO, the quitter did NOT investigate the meaning of the word. Nor did the actual writer of the book (that bigot). Or anyone else, for that matter.She doesn’t CARE!! She likes the sound of it.After all, she’s actually expecting everyone to BUY that the reason she did so poorly in the Couric/Gibson interviews was that she didn’t know the answers ON PURPOSE (’cause she was just so mad that Couric/Gibson would ask her such HARD questions!!!)This person defies the definition of “human being.”She’s missing a working brain and a soul.Farm animals are more intelligent.I am vexed that she even exists. LOL!The cave called. They want their bat chit back!

  • jhw22

    “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” — Inigo Montoya

  • likala

    “But maybe that’s her thing. Describing her endeavors with very negative terms.”That has to be it since apparently she knew the meaning before McCain picked her. She had used rogue to describe her brother-in-law during the “troopergate” affair when she used her influence as gov. to try to get him fired. The Alaska bloggers had a field day when the name of her book was released, comparing her use of it to describe someone she hated and then going ahead and using it to describe herself.

  • likala

    @Bob”This is a joke, right?”No joke, but someone seems to be off her meds again.

  • veralynn

    @likala–you have a way with words :)

  • eljefejeff

    jhw, that’s awesome, good one. Inconceivable!