Obama's Contribution to Political Correctness

We must give credit to Obama when credit is due.
Politically correct (PC) phrases have worked their way into schools, the workplace, the media and political speeches for the past few decades. Some PC talk has stuck with us and other has fallen by the wayside for most as just too phony. So, a ghetto is an "ethnically homogeneous area", a short person is "height challenged", old people are "chronologically challenged", censorship is "selective speech", a housewife is a "domestic engineer", coming in last in a contest makes you "the last winner" and so on.
Thanks to Obama we now have two new phrases to add to politically correct speak. When you lie, exaggerate, distort or give an uninformed opinion, instead of apologizing and admitting you were wrong, you have created a "TEACHABLE MOMENT" whereby you have the opportunity to "RECALIBRATE" your words.
These Obamaisms are perfect for all politicians and have the chance of working their way into other parts of society.
In his one-half year in office, Obama has had one "teachable moment" after another, but he hasn't always taken the opportunity to "recalibrate" his words. We look forward to more "recalibration" like on national health care, Cap and Trade, budget deficits, increased taxes and more.