post by HailTheLeaf at Feb 3,2006 6:15pm edited Feb 3,2006 6:31pm
just a sampling...
Dictonary of Republicanisms
abstinence-only sex education n. - Ignorance-only sex education
alternative energy sources n. - New locations to drill for gas and oil
bankruptcy n. - A punishable crime when commited by poor people but not by corporations
Cheney, Dick n. - the greater of two evils
class warfare n. - any attempt to raise the minimum wage
climate change n. - when the air conditioning is on in your BMW
compassionate conservatism n. - poignant concern for the very wealthy
creationism n. - pseudoscience that claims Bush's resemblance to a chimpanzee is totally coincidental
democracy n. - a product so extensively imported that the domestic supply is depleted
energy independance n. - the caribou witness relocation program
extraordinary rendition n. - outsourcing torture
Fox News fict. - Faux news
free markets n. - Halliburton no-bid contracts at taxpayer expense
healthy forest n. - no tree left behind
honesty n. - lies told in simple declarative sentences
laziness n. - when the poor aren't working
leisure time n. - when the rich aren't working
neoconservatives n. - nerds with Napoleonic complexes
9/11 n. - tragedy used to justify any administrative policy, especially if unrelated
No Child Left Behind Act riff. 1. v. - there's always the military
ownership society n. - A civilization where 1 percent of the population controls 90 percent of the wealth
Patriot Act n. - the pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent terrorists from destroying them first
pro-life n. - valuing human life up until birth
staying the course interj. Slang. - saying and doing the same stupid thing over and over, regardless of the result
voter fraud n. - a significant minority turnout
walmart n. - the nation-state, future tense
woman n. - 1. person who can be trusted to bear a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have the child. 2. person who must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she would never have sex with in the first place.