hiking the Appalachian Trail
Euphemism for a politician who claims to be doing one thing but in reality went to meet with his mistress. The term was coined after South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) went missing in 2009, claiming that he was hiking the Appalachian Trail when in reality he was in Argentina with his mistress.
gaffe
An unintentional comment that causes a politician embarrassment. The term often refers to a politician inadvertently saying something publicly that they privately believe is true, but would ordinarily not say because it is politically damaging. Michael Kinsley: “It used to be, there was truth and there was falsehood. Now there is spin and there are [...]
full Ginsburg
The “full Ginsburg” refers to an appearance by one person on all five major Sunday-morning interview shows on the same day: This Week on ABC, Face the Nation on CBS, Meet the Press on NBC, State of the Union on CNN and Fox News Sunday. The term is named for William Ginsburg, Monica Lewinsky’s lawyer [...]