Welcome to House Republicans' version of American exceptionalism, which means whatever they take exception to, is unAmerican. I guess if mere, second-generation Orwellian Luntzism fails to sufficiently deceive the electorate, then one should try one's hand at outright censorship.
From The Hill, quoting Democratic Rep. John Yarmouth:
The Republican-controlled Franking Commission, which controls content of mailings from congressional offices, is now dictating that any reference to the end of Medicare be cut out from correspondence. Whenever the word "end" is used, they say we have to use the word "change."
Rep. Gerry Connolly called it "blatant and transparent censorship."
I'm not allowed to refer to changing Medicare to a voucher system [said Connolly], even though Mr. Ryan himself referred to it as a voucher system. I must now call it a premium support system. This censorship would make former Soviet censors blush.
Five Democratic Members have written to Speaker Boehner, complaining that they have "surmise[d] that there is a deliberate, strategic attempt to censor any Member communication that echoes the widespread public criticism of the Republican Plan for Medicare."
What next for the Dems? A 2012 campaign of samizdat? Secret, forested communities of liberals who memorize the collected works of John Kenneth Galbraith? 'Radio Free Democrats' broadcasting from the Antilles?
How many times must Theodor Adorno's Authoritarian Personality be validated, vindicated and confirmed? The right detests free and open debate, and it loves the iron fist.