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Speaking of 1984:
The Democrats' Dictionary - Rasmussen Report, by Debra J. Saunders, May 10, 2009
I know I'm not worthy, but I've got an assignment, so I shall borrow a page from Ambrose Bierce, not with a Devil's Dictionary, but a Democrats' Dictionary. The easy part: There's no dif. Academic freedom: Full license to espouse liberal thought to unformed minds. Bailout: Billions upon billions -- trillions really -- of government aid doled out to financial institutions to remind voters of the need for strong regulation. Biden, Joe: Running-at-the-mouth politician, but, hey, he was elected vice president. Bipartisanship: 40 Republicans and 60 Democrats. Bush, George W.: Big-spending, war-waging Republican. Cheney, Dick: Satan. Clean coal: What Santa Claus puts in Democrats' stockings so they don't have to admit that their global-warming agenda is anti-coal. Climate change: Global warming during a blizzard. CNN. Unbiased news network whose reporters battle "right-wing" media. Deficits: Overspending before 2009, or spending practices that President Obama inherited. For current usage, see: Investment. Extremists: Abortion opponents. Fox News: Unlike CNN, biased news network. Global warming: An apocalyptic theory that every scientist believes in -- except dissenting scientists who don't count -- best bemoaned from one's Gulf Stream jet en route to an international conference on the environment. God: What people in small towns clung to before Obama won the White House. See: guns, anti-immigrant or anti-trade beliefs. Health care costs: A spiraling chunk of the U.S. economy that can be reduced by providing health care to all Americans. Really. Homeland security: Gun control. Iraq: An immoral war, once the focus of numerous anti-war demonstrations, which Democratic leaders vowed to end immediately upon winning the White House -- until Obama won the 2008 election. Liberal: The L-word, a term unfairly hurled by name-calling right-wing kooks. .... Doublespeak is alive as Democrats pull the strings in the White House and Congress 24 years after 1984. What do they mean when they engage in Democrat-speak?