Spin; Spin Doctor:

The following is typical of what various dictionaries have to say about the word ‘spin’ and its associated term ‘spin doctor’. Viz.:

• spin (tr.v.): to provide an interpretation of (a statement or event, for example), especially in a way meant to sway public opinion.

• spin doctor (n.; slang): a person who publicises favourable interpretations of the words and actions of a public figure, especially a politician. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary).

• spin (n.): a bias or slant on information, intended to create a favourable impression when it is presented to the public; an interpretation, a viewpoint. 

• spin doctor (n.): a political spokesperson employed to promote a favourable interpretation of events to journalists. ~ (Oxford English Dictionary).

• spin (v.): to present information in a way meant to influence public opinion. 

• spin doctor (n.): somebody whose job is to present to the public the policies, actions, or words of a person or organisation in their best possible light. ~ (Encarta English Dictionary).

• spin (n): a special point of view, emphasis, or interpretation presented for the purpose of influencing opinion.

• spin doctor (n): a person (as a political aide) responsible for ensuring that others interpret an event from a particular point of view. ~ (Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary).

So, basically the vituperative sock-puppeteer is providing an interpretation of a statement or event, especially in a way meant to sway public opinion and/or is putting a bias or slant on information so as to create a favourable impression and/or is presenting information in a way meant to influence public opinion and/or is presenting a special point of view, emphasis, or interpretation for the purpose of influencing opinion.

This definition just happens to be particularly apt:

• spin doctor (n.): an individual charged with getting others to interpret a statement or event from a particular viewpoint; [e.g.]: “Charlie is the governor’s spin doctor”; this term, born about 1980 along with the term “spin control”, uses the titular ‘doctor’ in the colloquial sense of “one who repairs something”. ~ (American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms).

Ha! ... rephrasing the above example, ‘Charlie’ is the sock-puppeteer’s spin doctor.

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