MEOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on 12/30/2004 9:07:50 PM PST by cfhBAMA
This past November, I wrote about the right's semantic trickery and proposed an idea for how we could debunk and decode the conservative's Orwellian Code of encrypted language: A Republican Dictionary.
I put together a small list and asked readers to send me their own entries. Response has been overwhelming--more than 375 people have sent definitions.
I published a small sample of the entries I've received in this space earlier this month. Below I'm publishing a second batch of reader submissions to this on-going project. We're going to continue posting additional entries in the weeks ahead, so click here to suggest your contributions.
ALARMIST, n. Any respected scientist who understands the threat of global warming. (Dave Nold, Berkely, California) ALLIES, n. Foreigners who do what Republicans tell them to do. (Gary Schroller, Bellaire, Texas)
BALANCED, adj. 1. favoring corporations (a more balanced approach to the environment.); 2. favoring conservatives (fair and balanced reporting). (Scott Davis (news - web sites), Grand Prairie, Texas)
CLASS WARFARE, n. Any attempt to raise the minimum wage. (Don Zwier, Grayslake, Illinois)
COALITION, n. One or more nations whose leaders have been duped, pressured or bribed into supporting ill-conceived, unnecessary, under-planned and/or illegal US military operations. (Michael Shapiro, Honolulu, Hawaii)
CONVICTION, n. Making decisions before getting the facts, and refusing to change your mind afterward. (Paul Ruschmann, Canton, Michigan)
CULTURE OF LIFE, n. A reduction of reproductive freedoms. (Sean Sturgeon, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
DEMOCRACY, n. My way or the highway. (Daniel Quinn, London, UK)
ECONOMIC RECOVERY, n. When three out of five software engineers who lost their jobs to outsourcing are able to find part-time work at Wal-Mart. (Rob Hotman, Houston, Texas)
ELECTION FRAUD, n. Counting every vote. (Sean O'Brien, Chicago, Illinois)
GIRLY MEN, n. Those who do not grope women. (Nick Gill, Newton, MA)
HARD WORK, n. What Republicans say when they can't think of anything better. (Brian McDowell) HEALTHY FORESTS, n. No tree left behind. (Ron Russell, San Francisco, California)
JOB GROWTH, n. Increased number of jobs an individual has to take after losing earlier high-paying job. (John E. Tarin, Arlington, Virginia)
JUNK SCIENCE, n. Sound science. (Geoffrey King, Austin, TX)
OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES, n. Christian Right payoff. (Michael Gendelman, Fair Haven, New Jersey)
OWNERSHIP SOCIETY, n. A society in which no one ever needs to own up to their mistakes or the consequences of their actions. (Sharon Gallagher, New York, New York) PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION, n. A non-medical term invented by anti-choice zealots that refers to a broad class of abortion procedures; employed as a first step in reversing Roe v. Wade (news - web sites). (David McNeely, Lutz, Florida)
POLITICAL CAPITAL, n. What a Republican president receives as a result of a razor-thin margin of victory in an election. (Joy Losee, Gainesville, Georgia)
PRESS CONFERENCE, n. A rare event designed for the President to brag about his prowess as a leader while simultaneously dodging difficult questions. (Jim Nidositko, Westfield, New Jersey)
REFORM, n. Rollback of New Deal reforms, laws, standards and social protections. (Nick Gill, Newton, MA)
RESOLUTE, adj. Pig-headed. (Paul Ruschmann, Carlton, MI)
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, n. rich person (Michael Mannella, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM, n. Leave no Wall Street broker behind. (Ann Klopp, Princeton, NJ)
STAYING THE COURSE, v., The act of being stubborn and unable to admit glaring policy mistakes; being wrong and sticking with the wrong idea regardless of the consequences. (Jillian Jorgensen, Staten Island, New York)
TAX SIMPLIFICATION, n. A way to make it simpler for large US corporations to export American jobs to avoid paying US taxes. (Seth Hammond, Goodwell, Oklahoma)
VERY CLEAR, adj. Modifier used immediately before any preposterous explanation or rationale. (Lance L. Prata, Eastlake Weir, Florida)
I can enjoy a good joke at my own expense.
But this stuff is really, really limp.
Maybe Katrina ought to try generating some "If you...., you must be a liberal" material.
But, then, liberals are incapable of laughing at their own expense...
You been zotted.
You forgot the BARF Alert.....
I saw something else he posted tonight (after the Viking kittens played with it). I'm moving him to the Moonbat column.
Aye. No kitties (yet), no ozone, and no "He's dead, Jim." 'tis still open season.
Katrina is just pissed because she lost her KGB subsidy when the ol' Evil Empire fell.
From the liberal dictionary:
Racist
Anyone who thinks people should be considered as individuals not in groups.
Anyone who thinks blacks, hispanics, immigrants etc are as intelligent as whites.
Anyone who disagrees with a liberal.
Same here. LIMP is a good descriptor. They take their vitriolic hatred and try to couch it as humor.
MM
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1311376/posts
Too late. He's already been banned.
MEOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Socialists calling the right Orwellian is the funniest
At least Maureen seems to enjoy hating the Republicans; Katrina is so consumed with hatred she seems devoid of sex and sense of humor.
"How sad. It's not even funny, just one more exhumation of the same old worn out and dead liberal ideas."
Oh come on, I love this stuff!!! I get a good laugh and since the writer was evidently published on yahoo who knows how many people get to see just how pathetic and stupid they sound.
She sounds like one of those people who can never think of a quick come back and resorts to "Well your mother......."
Yup, superb comparison.
MM
The phrase "Girly Men" is a Schwarzeneggerism. (Ironically Schrwarzeneggerism is a duznshrnkdism.) At any rate, Ahnuld has a history of groping women. If you missed this during the California recall, look forward to hearing it again in the next California election.
I think the kitties are really bored and not very hungry, so they played with the mouse for a long time before sckrunching its little skull...
Or is this some form of polemicism? Antics so absurd that we are disarmed by our own scorn? Court Jesters in our midst? Shall we die of laughter?
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