Republican Dictionary

[stellanoir]

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>>Republican Dictionary-
>>
>>ACTIVIST JUDGE, n. A judge who attempts to protect
>>the rights of minorities against the tyranny of the
>>majority.
>>
>>ALARMIST, n. Any respected scientist who understands
>>the threat of global warming.
>>
>>ALLIES, n. Foreigners who do what Republicans tell
>>them to do.
>>
>>ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, n. New locations to drill
>>for oil and gas.
>>
>>BALANCED, adj. 1. favoring corporations (a more
>>balanced approach to the environment.); 2. favoring
>>conservatives (fair and balanced reporting).
>>
>>BI-PARTISANSHIP, n. When conservative Republicans
>>work together with moderate Republicans to pass
>>legislation Democrats hate.
>>
>>CIVIL LIBERTIES, n. Unnecessary privileges that you
>>aren't afraid of losing unless you are a God-hating,
>>baby-killing, elitist liberal who loves Saddam Hussein
>>more than your own safety.
>>
>>CLARIFY, v. Repeating the same lie over and over
>>again.
>>
>>CLASS WARFARE, n. Any attempt to raise the minimum
>>wage.
>>
>>CLEAN, adj. The word used to modify any aspect of the
>>environment Republican legislation allows corporations
>>to pollute, poison, or destroy.
>>
>>CLIMATE CHANGE, n. Global warming, without that
>>annoying suggestion that something is wrong.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>CONVICTION, n. Making decisions before getting the
>>facts, and refusing to change your mind afterward.
>>
>>CULTURE OF LIFE, n. A reduction of reproductive
>>freedoms.
>>
>>DEATH TAX, n. A term invented by anti-tax zealots and
>>referring to a tax used to prevent the very wealthy
>>from establishing a dominating aristocracy in this
>>country.
>>
>>DEMOCRACY, n. My way or the highway.
>>
>>DEMOCRATIC ALLY, n. Any democracy, monarchy,
>>plutocracy, oligarchy or dictatorship--no matter how
>>ruthless--that verbally supports American diplomatic
>>and economic goals.
>>
>>DEREGULATE, v. To pursue greed and exploitation.
>>
>>DETAIN, v. Hold in a secret place without recourse to
>>law and treat in any manner one wishes.
>>
>>ECONOMIC PROGRESS, n. 1. Recession; 2. Rising
>>unemployment; 3. Minimum-wage freeze.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>ELECTION FRAUD, n. Counting every vote.
>>
>>FAIRER, adj. Regressive.
>>
>>FAITH, n. The stubborn belief that God approves of
>>Republican moral values despite the preponderance of
>>textual evidence to the contrary.
>>
>>FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE, n. Christian Right Payoff.
>>
>>FAITH COMMUNITY, n. Evangelicals, because they are
>>saved, and hawkish conservative Jews, because they are
>>useful. Israel is the bait-on-the-hook just waiting
>>for God to take that Rapturous bite.
>>
>>FAMILY VALUES, n. Oppression of women.
>>
>>FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, n. A Republican who is in the
>>minority.
>>
>>FOX NEWS, n. White House Press Office.
>>
>>FREEDOM, n. What Arabs want but can't achieve on
>>their own without Western military intervention. It
>>bears a striking resemblance to chaos.
>>
>>GROWTH, n. The justification for tax cuts for the
>>rich. What happens to the deficits when Republicans
>>cut taxes on the rich.
>>
>>HARD WORK, n. What Republicans say when they can't think >>of anything better.
>>
>>HEALTHY FORESTS, n. No tree left behind.
>>
>>HONESTY, n. Lies told in simple declarative
>>sentences: "Freedom is on the march."
>>
>>HUMBLE FOREIGN POLICY, n. The invasion of any
>>sovereign nation whose leadership Republicans don't
>>like.
>>
>>HUMBLED, adj. What a Republican says right after a
>>close election and right before he governs in an
>>arrogant manner.
>>
>>INSURGENT, n. Armed or unarmed, violent or
>>non-violent Iraqi on the receiving end of an American
>>rocket blast or bullet spray, regardless of age,
>>gender or political affiliation.
>>
>>JOB GROWTH, n. Increased number of jobs an individual
>>has to take after losing earlier high-paying job.
>>
>>JUNK SCIENCE, n. Sound science.
>>
>>MORAL VALUES, n. Hatred of homosexuals dressed up in
>>Biblical language.
>>
>>MANDATE, n. What a Republican claims to possess when
>>only 49 percent of the voting public loathes him
>>instead of 51 percent.
>>
>>THE MEDIA, n. Immoral elitist liberally-biased
>>traitors who should leave Republicans alone so they
>>can complete God's work on Earth in peace and quiet,
>>behind closed doors.
>>
>>MODERNIZE, v. To do away with, as in modernizing
>>Social Security, labor laws, etc.
>>
>>NEOCONSERVATIVES, n. Nerds with Napoleonic complexes.
>>
>>
>>OBSTRUCTIONIST, n. Any elected representative who
>>dares to question Republican radicals on the issue of
>>the day.
>>
>>OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES, n. Christian Right
>>payoff.
>>
>>OWNERSHIP SOCIETY, n. A society in which Republican
>>donors own the rest of us.
>>
>>PHILOSOPHY, n. Religion.
>>
>>POLITICAL CAPITAL, n. What a Republican president
>>receives as a result of a razor-thin margin of victory
>>in an election.
>>
>>PRESS CONFERENCE, n. A rare event designed for the
>>President to brag about his prowess as a leader while
>>simultaneously dodging difficult questions.
>>
>>PRIVATIZE, v. To steal the resources of the national
>>community and give them to private business.
>>
>>REFORM, v. To eliminate, as in tort reform (to
>>eliminate all lawsuits against businesses and
>>corporations) or Social Security and Medicare reform
>>(to eliminate these programs altogether).
>>
>>REFORM, n. Rollback of New Deal reforms, laws,
>>standards and social protections.
>>
>>RESOLUTE, adj. Pig-headed.
>>
>>SIMPLIFY, tr. v. To cut the taxes of Republican
>>donors.
>>
>>SLAVE, n. A person without legal rights.
>>
>>SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, n. A rich person

>>SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM, n. Leave no Wall Street broker
>>behind.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST, n. A judge with extremely
>>conservative beliefs, who interprets laws in a manner
>>that fits his/rarely-her own belief systems, while
>>maintaining that this was the original intent of the
>>law.
>>
>>SUPPORT THE MILITARY, v. To praise Bush when he sends
>>our young men and women off to die for no reason and
>>without proper body armor.
>>
>>TAX REFORM, n. The shifting of the tax burden from
>>unearned income to earned income, or rather, from the
>>wealthy elite to the working class.
>>
>>TAX SIMPLIFICATION, n. A way to make it simpler for
>>large US corporations to export American jobs to avoid
>>paying US taxes.

>>TORT REFORM, n. Corporate immunity and impunity.
>>
>>UNITER, n. A Leader who brings together his followers
>>by fomenting hatred for anyone who disagrees with him.
>>
>>
>>VERY CLEAR, adj. Modifier used immediately before any
>>preposterous explanation or rationale.

[Hokie]

1. I removed the ">>" 's

For those of you who wish to copy and paste into your own email:

Republican Dictionary-

ACTIVIST JUDGE, n. A judge who attempts to protect
the rights of minorities against the tyranny of the
majority.

ALARMIST, n. Any respected scientist who understands
the threat of global warming.

ALLIES, n. Foreigners who do what Republicans tell
them to do.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, n. New locations to drill
for oil and gas.

BALANCED, adj. 1. favoring corporations (a more
balanced approach to the environment.); 2. favoring
conservatives (fair and balanced reporting).

BI-PARTISANSHIP, n. When conservative Republicans
work together with moderate Republicans to pass
legislation Democrats hate.

CIVIL LIBERTIES, n. Unnecessary privileges that you
aren't afraid of losing unless you are a God-hating,
baby-killing, elitist liberal who loves Saddam Hussein
more than your own safety.

CLARIFY, v. Repeating the same lie over and over
again.

CLASS WARFARE, n. Any attempt to raise the minimum
wage.

CLEAN, adj. The word used to modify any aspect of the
environment Republican legislation allows corporations
to pollute, poison, or destroy.

CLIMATE CHANGE, n. Global warming, without that
annoying suggestion that something is wrong.

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.

CONVICTION, n. Making decisions before getting the
facts, and refusing to change your mind afterward.

CULTURE OF LIFE, n. A reduction of reproductive
freedoms.

DEATH TAX, n. A term invented by anti-tax zealots and
referring to a tax used to prevent the very wealthy
from establishing a dominating aristocracy in this
country.

DEMOCRACY, n. My way or the highway.

DEMOCRATIC ALLY, n. Any democracy, monarchy,
plutocracy, oligarchy or dictatorship--no matter how
ruthless--that verbally supports American diplomatic
and economic goals.

DEREGULATE, v. To pursue greed and exploitation.

DETAIN, v. Hold in a secret place without recourse to
law and treat in any manner one wishes.

ECONOMIC PROGRESS, n. 1. Recession; 2. Rising
unemployment; 3. Minimum-wage freeze.

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.

ELECTION FRAUD, n. Counting every vote.

FAIRER, adj. Regressive.

FAITH, n. The stubborn belief that God approves of
Republican moral values despite the preponderance of
textual evidence to the contrary.

FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE, n. Christian Right Payoff.

FAITH COMMUNITY, n. Evangelicals, because they are
saved, and hawkish conservative Jews, because they are
useful. Israel is the bait-on-the-hook just waiting
for God to take that Rapturous bite.

FAMILY VALUES, n. Oppression of women.

FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, n. A Republican who is in the
minority.

FOX NEWS, n. White House Press Office.

FREEDOM, n. What Arabs want but can't achieve on
their own without Western military intervention. It
bears a striking resemblance to chaos.

GROWTH, n. The justification for tax cuts for the
rich. What happens to the deficits when Republicans
cut taxes on the rich.

HARD WORK, n. What Republicans say when they can't think of anything better.

HEALTHY FORESTS, n. No tree left behind.

HONESTY, n. Lies told in simple declarative
sentences: "Freedom is on the march."

HUMBLE FOREIGN POLICY, n. The invasion of any
sovereign nation whose leadership Republicans don't
like.

HUMBLED, adj. What a Republican says right after a
close election and right before he governs in an
arrogant manner.

INSURGENT, n. Armed or unarmed, violent or
non-violent Iraqi on the receiving end of an American
rocket blast or bullet spray, regardless of age,
gender or political affiliation.

JOB GROWTH, n. Increased number of jobs an individual
has to take after losing earlier high-paying job.

JUNK SCIENCE, n. Sound science.

MORAL VALUES, n. Hatred of homosexuals dressed up in
Biblical language.

MANDATE, n. What a Republican claims to possess when
only 49 percent of the voting public loathes him
instead of 51 percent.

THE MEDIA, n. Immoral elitist liberally-biased
traitors who should leave Republicans alone so they
can complete God's work on Earth in peace and quiet,
behind closed doors.

MODERNIZE, v. To do away with, as in modernizing
Social Security, labor laws, etc.

NEOCONSERVATIVES, n. Nerds with Napoleonic complexes.

OBSTRUCTIONIST, n. Any elected representative who
dares to question Republican radicals on the issue of
the day.

OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES, n. Christian Right
payoff.

OWNERSHIP SOCIETY, n. A society in which Republican
donors own the rest of us.

PHILOSOPHY, n. Religion.

POLITICAL CAPITAL, n. What a Republican president
receives as a result of a razor-thin margin of victory
in an election.

PRESS CONFERENCE, n. A rare event designed for the
President to brag about his prowess as a leader while
simultaneously dodging difficult questions.

PRIVATIZE, v. To steal the resources of the national
community and give them to private business.

REFORM, v. To eliminate, as in tort reform (to
eliminate all lawsuits against businesses and
corporations) or Social Security and Medicare reform
to eliminate these programs altogether).

REFORM, n. Rollback of New Deal reforms, laws,
standards and social protections.

RESOLUTE, adj. Pig-headed.

SIMPLIFY, tr. v. To cut the taxes of Republican
donors.

SLAVE, n. A person without legal rights.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, n. A rich person

SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM, n. Leave no Wall Street broker
behind.

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.

STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST, n. A judge with extremely
conservative beliefs, who interprets laws in a manner
that fits his/rarely-her own belief systems, while
maintaining that this was the original intent of the
law.

SUPPORT THE MILITARY, v. To praise Bush when he sends
our young men and women off to die for no reason and
without proper body armor.

TAX REFORM, n. The shifting of the tax burden from
unearned income to earned income, or rather, from the
wealthy elite to the working class.

TAX SIMPLIFICATION, n. A way to make it simpler for
large US corporations to export American jobs to avoid
paying US taxes.

TORT REFORM, n. Corporate immunity and impunity.

UNITER, n. A Leader who brings together his followers
by fomenting hatred for anyone who disagrees with him.


VERY CLEAR, adj. Modifier used immediately before any
preposterous explanation or rationale.

[stellanoir]

3. that was kind of you

to do so. . .thanks.

[Kerrytravelers]

8. No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind n. The belief that public schools promote homosexuality and ungodly behavior and should no longer be free to the public's children by basing their worth on skewed scoring system on standardized tests in English only.

[nytemare]

10. STEADFAST, adj. See resolute

:)

[GOPBasher]

15. That's hilarious. I haven't seen that one before. nt

[UrbScotty]

2. Thank you for posting

:thumbsup:

[Jamastiene]

4. ROFLMAO

How true this is. Thanks for sharing. I loved it.

[stellanoir]

5. yeah I felt the same

as it totally exposes their persistant pattern of diabolically and somewhat masterfully, employing the usage of entirely "disingenuous nomenclature" for everything.

But the level of deceipt and the fact that so many are unknowingly duped by it does sadden me tremendously.

I do have faith though, that this deception cannot continue indefinitely.

Thank goodness for the intrepid efforts of the bloggers.

They may just be our only hope at this point

[Squeech]

6. Yup

This is part of Repuke "message discipline." The great achievement of Newt Gingrich was to instruct all Repuke candidates to adopt the same set of hot buttons, weasel words, and lies. They hold workshops on it, where people like Gingrich and Frank Luntz and their acolytes teach the drill to wannabe candidates and pundits. And that's why they all sound like the Borg.

Republicans: putting the "ass" in "assimilated" since 1994.

[stellanoir]

7. "Republicans: putting the "ass" in "assimilated" since 1994"

too funny . . .or perhaps even longer.

My kid was 8 and it was very early on in *'s first term. His father was dropping him and his father started babbling on about his BS RW politics and I said to my son, "I'm going up stairs. I can't listen to this." My kid whispered back , "Oh mommy don't listen to him. He's just like *. He just makes stuff up and keeps repeating it over and over again until people start believing him."

Made this mommy very proud.

[GOPBasher]

14. That's an awesome story!

[tjwmason]

9. Very funny

Not seen this one before.

[stellanoir]

11. shamelessly kicking

for left coasters. . .

[NightTrain]

12. PRO-LIFE: Condemning abortion as murder while...

...vocally supporting the death penalty and unquestioningly cheering on every war into which a Republican president leads us.

[stellanoir]

13. RAPTURE: n. -

1. a faith based all purpose excuse for not giving a damn about the long term repercussions for policies that only qualify as absolute short sighted idiocies in regards to the economy, the environment, education, overall well being of our society, and international opinion. 2. is guaranteed to alleviate one of one's conscience eternally providing they pledge allegience to the truth the light and the wayyyyyyy.