The Republican Dictionary

[liberal N proud]

http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
By Katrina vanden Heuvel the Nation

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

PHILOSOPHY, n. Religion.

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

SLAVE, n. A person without legal rights, e,g. a fetus.

BONUS DEFINITION: NEOCONSERVATIVES, n. Nerds with Napoleonic complexes.

[molly]

1. My Israeli contractor made sure to call me

to tell me that he and everyone he knew voted for Kerry! He and his friends have lots of family living in Israel.

[Stargleamer]

2. And the definition for "justice"?

one would think it would be:

justice (n.): "anything in accordance with The Bottom Line "

injustice (n.): "anything that helps poor people at the expense of Rich people"

[MaineYooper]

3. more

BLACK, n. white.

DOWN, n. up.

UP, n. down.

WHITE, n. black.

[Lenape85]

4. DIVISIVENESS

A state of having diversity of opinion

[Crassus]

5. Katrina's clever

I wonder sometimes whether being clever doesn't hurt us.

I sure love reading Katrina - I wish sometimes we'd stop being clever and work on the motivational side of things.