Cliché Corner   

"But before the drum roll sounds, it must be made clear that the shock and awe days in Green Bay will be over once [Brett] Favre leaves."
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

"Frankly, we tree-hugging, tofu-eating, SUV-driving-but-never-go-off-road Hollywood lefties view the South's reaction to the Dixie Chicks with shock and awe. "
PR Week

"Wow--1.6 billion hours. That's a shock-and-awe number if I've ever seen one. But it's a figure taken completely out of context."
Toronto Star

"Blend insecticide with the dust on top of the ceiling fan to launch spring ' shock and awe ' offensive against invading carpenter ants and wasps."
West Virginia's Charleston Gazette

"Today, radio stations, cable TV channels, Internet sites, newspapers and entertainment magazines eagerly pounce upon any celebrity 'controversy' that can beexploited for shock-and-awe value. "
Memphis' Commercial Appeal

"Let's hope it doesn't take shock and awe to jump-start the state economy and enact reforms to create more effective and efficient government."
Madison's Wisconsin State Journal

"It's the car-lovers' version of shock and awe. The 29th annual World of Wheels began last night at the Winnipeg Convention Centre..."
Canada's Winnipeg Sun

"All four activists expressed shock and awe at the recent report that some in the Senate were considering the removal of the 'sunset' provisions in the PATRIOT Act."
Salon.com