Nothing uncontroversial
John Podheretz, tweeting about Wayne LaPierre's proposal to put armed guards in every American school:
The awful part of what LaPierre just did is until he spoke there was nothing uncontroversial about having security at schools
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 21, 2012
When he wrote "… there was nothing uncontroversial about …", he clearly meant "… there was nothing controversial about …"
Where did the extra un- come from? A blend of "uncontroversial" and "nothing controversial"? A bit of emphatic overnegation? Both?
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