[lit-ideas] Excerpt from the Republican Dictionary
- From: Eric Yost <NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 07:25:47 -0500
[extract of http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7&pid=2086]
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.
(Rob Hotman , Houston, Texas)
ELECTION FRAUD, n. Counting every vote. (Sean O'Brien, Chicago, Illinois)
GIRLY MEN, n. Those who do not grope women. (Nick Gill, Newton, MA)
HARD WORK, n. What Republicans say when they can't think of anything
better. (Brian McDowell)
HEALTHY FORESTS, n. No tree left behind. (Ron Russell, San Francisco,
California)
JOB GROWTH, n. Increased number of jobs an individual has to take after
losing earlier high-paying job. (John E. Tarin, Arlington, Virginia)
JUNK SCIENCE, n. Sound science. (Geoffrey King, Austin, TX)
OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES, n. Christian Right payoff. (Michael
Gendelman, Fair Haven, New Jersey)
OWNERSHIP SOCIETY, n. A society in which no one ever needs to own up to
their mistakes or the consequences of their actions. (Sharon Gallagher,
New York, New York)
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION, n. A non-medical term invented by anti-choice
zealots that refers to a broad class of abortion procedures; employed as
a first step in reversing Roe v. Wade. (David McNeely, Lutz, Florida)
POLITICAL CAPITAL, n. What a Republican president receives as a result
of a razor-thin margin of victory in an election. (Joy Losee,
Gainesville, Georgia)
PRESS CONFERENCE, n. A rare event designed for the President to brag
about his prowess as a leader while simultaneously dodging difficult
questions. (Jim Nidositko, Westfield, New Jersey)
REFORM, n. Rollback of New Deal reforms, laws, standards and social
protections. (Nick Gill, Newton, MA)
RESOLUTE, adj. Pig-headed. (Paul Ruschmann, Carlton, MI)
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, n. rich person (Michael Mannella, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania)
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM, n. Leave no Wall Street broker behind. (Ann
Klopp , Princeton, NJ)
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. (Jillian Jorgensen, Staten Island, New
York)
TAX SIMPLIFICATION, n. A way to make it simpler for large US
corporations to export American jobs to avoid paying US taxes. (Seth
Hammond, Goodwell, Oklahoma)
VERY CLEAR, adj. Modifier used immediately before any preposterous
explanation or rationale. (Lance L. Prata, Eastlake Weir, Florida)
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