The verb meddle has to go. Media, stop parroting yourselves.

[janx]

Politicians, please stop parroting the media.

Intrude or invade are accurate verbs for what happened. Use a dictionary please, and remember George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language."

Thanks.

[empedocles]

1. cyber warfare invasion, inflicting huge losses

[janx]

3. They invaded the United States via cyber espionage.

That much is obvious.

[malaise]

2. Every time I hear it I think of that truly offensive way in which sportscasters

made a verb out of the noun medal during the Olympics.

[janx]

5. I can't stand that either,

as I can't stand using an adjective as a noun in politics: Inaugural instead of inauguration, oval instead of oval office, etc.

Making a verb out of a noun is popular now. I know language changes and am a professional who appreciates that, but this is some lazy, pop-culture junk.

[malaise]

6. Lazy is the word

What went down in the elections is collusion and conspiracy to steal an election not meddling. I go further - it was a coup

[eppur_se_muova]

4. They didn't meddle in the election, they THREW the election. nt