Politicians long ago perfected the art of speaking for long periods of time without actually saying ANYTHING of substance.
But they're not alone... spinning a story to soften or hide true intent is common now in many endeavors. For example, ever lose a job because your company "rightsized"?
Many of today's weasel words--sorry, terminological inexactitude--are explored in the book
Authors Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf obtain electronic access to the program to discuss their opus.