Reply #8: Just use the same language.

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Whenever you refer to the Repubs, don't say "right-wing". Say:

Extreme right

Extremist right

Fundamentalist right

Hard right

Ultra-right

Deep right

... and so on. The beautty of this is that you can combine it with a friendly gesture, just as the RW has: "I have a lot of respect for the Republican party, but since it's been captured by the extreme right ..."

This is best done by word of mouth. Then, when your friend is talking with a friend who shares his beliefs, who he can admit doubts to, he might use the phrase. "Y'know, Bush is great and all, but I worry the party's been captured by the extreme right." And a talking point is born.