A: A conservative who's been arrested.
Q: What's the definition of a conservative?
A: A liberal who's been assaulted.
A: A liberal who's been assaulted.
Q: What's the definition of a conservative?
A: A liberal who has grown up, gotten a job, and joined the real world.
A: A liberal who's been assaulted.
Yes, I know. That's a very old definition. I heard it back in the 1970s. I assume everyone's heard it many times by now.
The definition I offered of a liberal ...
Q: What's the definition of a liberal?
A: A conservative who's been arrested.
... is a takeoff of the above definition of a conservative. I first heard it in the 1980s, but I assume it's still less widespread. And it's just as true.