Remember Rhett Butler saying that in "Gone with the Wind?" Well, Alec MacGillis writes about "frankly" or "to be frank" as being an f-word that the politicians have confiscated and "rendered meaningless." He says:

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In its degradation, “frankly” joins a bevy of partisan fillers that have overtaken political rhetoric, such as Obama’s ultimate favorite, “let me be clear,” typically deployed when he is being anything but clear.

Do you agree?