cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/48345159

When he launched his campaign last week for a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat, Representative Seth Moulton made sure that one of his first moves was to announce that he is returning campaign donations that he received from individuals affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and would no longer accept campaign support from the group. Also last week, popular podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan pressed Senator Cory Booker to answer whether he considered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal; The Ringer’s Van Lathan told Governor Gavin Newsom that Lathan would not support a 2028 candidate who took money from AIPAC, resulting in the governor literally squirming and using the word “interesting” repeatedly; radio host Charlamagne tha God asked Governor Josh Shapiro if AIPAC donations improperly influence U.S. decisions on Israeli-Palestinian issues; and MSNBC’s Eugene Daniels asked Kamala Harris if Israel’s actions over the last two years constitute genocide.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    An old fashioned term meaning you are dating someone. The proper term is “pitching woo.”

    In other words, you are trying to entice someone to join your side.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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      1 day ago

      I don’t think pitch has to accompany woo like some other fossil words need their counterparts (eg no one says “fro” without the entire phrase “to and fro”). It’s not used as much for romantic dating these days but it’s still relatively common to hear about say, a company trying to woo a potential hire with perks without “pitch” being included. In fact, I’d say when the full phrase “pitching woo” is used is when it sounds truly old fashioned.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_word