Re: [Biofuel] Republican to English Dictionary

2006-06-30 Thread Mike Weaver
There ARE no Republicans anymore.  These guys aren't Republicans!

D. Mindock wrote:

>I'd like to believe that not ALL Republicans are bad news. The
>dictionary below does fit the vast majority though, sadly. Peace, D. Mindock
>
>
>
>Subject: Republican to English Dictionary
>
>Republican-to-English Dictionary for those having trouble deciphering recent
>speeches and news reports:
>
>alternative energy sources (n.) New locations to drill for gas and oil.
>
>bankruptcy (n.) A means of escaping debt available to corporations but not
>to poor people.
>
>"burning bush" (n.) A biblical allusion to the response of the President
>of the United States, when asked a question by a journalist who has not been 
>paid
>to inquire about non-issues.
>
>Cheney, Dick (n.) The greater of two evils.
>
>class warfare (n.) Any attempt to raise the minimum wage.
>
>climate change (n.) Progress toward the blessed day when the blue states are
>swallowed by the oceans.
>
>compassionate conservatism (n.) Poignant concern for the very wealthy.
>
>creation science (n.) Pseudo-science that claims George W. Bush's
>resemblance to a chimpanzee is totally coincidental.
>
>DeLay, Tom (n.) Past tense of De Lie.
>
>extraordinary rendition (n.) Outsourcing torture.
>
>faith (n.) The belief that the Beatitudes (statements made by JC) include
>"Blessed are the rich" and "Blessed are the war-makers."
>
>free markets (n.) Halliburton no-bid contracts at taxpayer expense.
>
>girly-men (n.) Males who neglect opportunities to grope unwilling women.
>
>God (n.) Senior presidential adviser.
>
>growth (n.) 1. The justification for tax cuts for the rich. 2. What happens
>to the national debt when policy is made according to Definition 1.
>healthy forest (n.) No tree left behind.
>
>honesty (n.) Lies told in simple declarative sentences (e.g., "Freedom is on
>the march.")
>
>"House of Representatives (n.) Exclusive club; entry fee: $1 million to $5
>million (See: Senate).
>
>insanity (n.) See: staying the course.
>
>laziness (n.) When the poor are not working.
>
>leisure time (n.) When the wealthy are not working.
>
>liberal(s) (n.) Followers of the Antichrist.
>
>No Child Left Behind (riff.) There are always jobs in the military.
>
>ownership society (n.) 1. A civilization where 1 percent of the population
>controls 90 percent of the wealth. 2. A political system in which all power
>is in the hands of the owners.
>
>Patriot Act (n.) 1. Pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent the
>terrorists from destroying them first. 2. The elimination of one of the
>reasons why they hate us.
>
>pro-life (adj.) Valuing human life up until birth.
>
>senate (n.) Exclusive club; entry fee: $10 million to $30 million.
>
>simplify (v.) To cut the taxes of Republican donors.
>
>staying the course (interj.[slang]) Continuing to perform the same actions
>and expecting different results (See: insanity).
>
>stuff happens (interj.[slang]) I don't have to live in Baghdad.
>
>[the poor (n.) losers who fail to avail themselves of the abundant 
>opportunities of this Great Nation.]
>
>[truth (n.) something, sometimes called facts, that blocks reality as seen 
>by men of unlimited vision & thus is to be denied existance]
>
>voter fraud (n.) A significant minority turnout.
>
>woman (n.) 1. Person who can be trusted to raise a child but can't be
>trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have a child. 2. Person who 
>must have
>all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she
>wouldn't want to have sex in the first place.
>
>"War - except in self-defense - is a failure of moral imagination, political
>nerve and diplomacy." ~~ Bill Moyers
>
>Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Ph.D.
>Director, Dr. James Dale Ethics Center
>Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
>Youngstown State University
>One University Plaza
>Youngstown, OH 44555
>Work Phone: 330.941.1465
>Fax: 330.941.1600
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[Biofuel] Republican to English Dictionary

2006-06-30 Thread D. Mindock
I'd like to believe that not ALL Republicans are bad news. The
dictionary below does fit the vast majority though, sadly. Peace, D. Mindock



Subject: Republican to English Dictionary

Republican-to-English Dictionary for those having trouble deciphering recent
speeches and news reports:

alternative energy sources (n.) New locations to drill for gas and oil.

bankruptcy (n.) A means of escaping debt available to corporations but not
to poor people.

"burning bush" (n.) A biblical allusion to the response of the President
of the United States, when asked a question by a journalist who has not been 
paid
to inquire about non-issues.

Cheney, Dick (n.) The greater of two evils.

class warfare (n.) Any attempt to raise the minimum wage.

climate change (n.) Progress toward the blessed day when the blue states are
swallowed by the oceans.

compassionate conservatism (n.) Poignant concern for the very wealthy.

creation science (n.) Pseudo-science that claims George W. Bush's
resemblance to a chimpanzee is totally coincidental.

DeLay, Tom (n.) Past tense of De Lie.

extraordinary rendition (n.) Outsourcing torture.

faith (n.) The belief that the Beatitudes (statements made by JC) include
"Blessed are the rich" and "Blessed are the war-makers."

free markets (n.) Halliburton no-bid contracts at taxpayer expense.

girly-men (n.) Males who neglect opportunities to grope unwilling women.

God (n.) Senior presidential adviser.

growth (n.) 1. The justification for tax cuts for the rich. 2. What happens
to the national debt when policy is made according to Definition 1.
healthy forest (n.) No tree left behind.

honesty (n.) Lies told in simple declarative sentences (e.g., "Freedom is on
the march.")

"House of Representatives (n.) Exclusive club; entry fee: $1 million to $5
million (See: Senate).

insanity (n.) See: staying the course.

laziness (n.) When the poor are not working.

leisure time (n.) When the wealthy are not working.

liberal(s) (n.) Followers of the Antichrist.

No Child Left Behind (riff.) There are always jobs in the military.

ownership society (n.) 1. A civilization where 1 percent of the population
controls 90 percent of the wealth. 2. A political system in which all power
is in the hands of the owners.

Patriot Act (n.) 1. Pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent the
terrorists from destroying them first. 2. The elimination of one of the
reasons why they hate us.

pro-life (adj.) Valuing human life up until birth.

senate (n.) Exclusive club; entry fee: $10 million to $30 million.

simplify (v.) To cut the taxes of Republican donors.

staying the course (interj.[slang]) Continuing to perform the same actions
and expecting different results (See: insanity).

stuff happens (interj.[slang]) I don't have to live in Baghdad.

[the poor (n.) losers who fail to avail themselves of the abundant 
opportunities of this Great Nation.]

[truth (n.) something, sometimes called facts, that blocks reality as seen 
by men of unlimited vision & thus is to be denied existance]

voter fraud (n.) A significant minority turnout.

woman (n.) 1. Person who can be trusted to raise a child but can't be
trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have a child. 2. Person who 
must have
all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she
wouldn't want to have sex in the first place.

"War - except in self-defense - is a failure of moral imagination, political
nerve and diplomacy." ~~ Bill Moyers

Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Ph.D.
Director, Dr. James Dale Ethics Center
Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Youngstown State University
One University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555
Work Phone: 330.941.1465
Fax: 330.941.1600
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