Reply #38: It may not be a word in the dictionary. Yet. [View All]

[Adelante]

And he is not inventing it. It's been in use for the past few years, at least, particularly in reference to the Bush administration. Web writers seem especially to like the use of "misleadership," as you can see by a simple search; interesting most seem to be leftist web writers.

However, the main thing is that there is a big difference between a thinking person choosing to use a variation of speech and somebody who doesn't know he is even doing it, so it is ludicrous to ever connect Clark's doing it with Bush's doing it.





In any case, strictly on "misleadership": it works.

mis·lead ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ms-ld)
tr.v. mis··led, (-ld) mis·lead·ing, mis·leads
To lead in the wrong direction.
To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive.

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mis·leader n.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mislead


lead·er·ship ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ldr-shp)
n.
The position or office of a leader: ascended to the leadership of the party.
Capacity or ability to lead: showed strong leadership during her first term in office.
A group of leaders: met with the leadership of the nation's top unions.
Guidance; direction: The business prospered under the leadership of the new president.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=leadership&r=67

mis-1
pref.
Bad; badly; wrong; wrongly: misconduct.
Failure; lack: misfire.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mis&r=67