What is your least favorite conservative buzzword?

[rbrnmw]

Mine is labeling every social program "entitlements" My husband hates statist he says for one thing they don't know what it means and another is they all use it constantly

[MADem]

1. I'm not a fan of the way they interchange "values" for "bigotry," myself!

But I agree that "entitlements" is a stinker, too! They say it in a way to insinuate that people are not, in fact, 'entitled' to that which is part and parcel of our social contract. It's like they're trying to say that some of us are less worthy to draw from the community well, which slakes the thirst of all, than others.

[Avalux]

2. Freedom. They don't even have a clue what it means. n/t

[eqfan592]

10. YES!

This and "Patriotism." These morons wouldn't know real patriotism if it kicked them in the face.

[patrice]

26. Agree!!!

[eridani]

44. For them it means freedom to shit in the reservoir

And do anything they want to people they don't like.

[backscatter712]

53. When right-wingers say "Freedom", they actually mean privilege.

As in white privilege, male privilege, heteronormative privilege, class privilege, Christian privilege, Republican privilege...

They want the "right" to treat people who aren't like them like shit, and throw a hissy fit when we tell them we won't put up with that.

[JHB]

71. Freedom... for the most ruthless.

[Poiuyt]

87. Have you noticed how they now refer to our "freedoms"?

When did it become plural? Was that a bushism?

[RKP5637]

3. "Family Values" grates on my nerves. We certainly don't share their concept of family values, but

they make it sound sooo pious, like they are the authorities on family values.

[seabeyond]

21. i am going to have to agree for the simple fact of their hypocrisy. pro life, too.

but, not only the hypocrisy with family values, but the suggestion that left does not have 'family values" or that they are "anti life"

[RKP5637]

38. Yep! Two others that irk me are "Real Americans" and "Patriots." Like none in America

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are real Americans but them, and none are patriotic but them. Damn that gripes me.

[seabeyond]

61. yes. nt

[LeftishBrit]

73. 'Anti-life' is used at times; so is 'culture of death'

I hate both, especially since some religious right-winger described Britain as 'the epicentre of the culture of death'.

[Brother Buzz]

33. We might somewhere if republicans start to love their children more than they hate us.

Apologies to Golda Meir

[eridani]

47. Only their families have value.

Other peoples' families don't.

[DrewFlorida]

4. My least favorite conservative buzzword is, CONSERVATIVE.

The republican party is anything except for conservative, they are the party of spend spend spend.
I think the phrase "Republican Conservative", should be labeled as the oxymoron that it is.

[RKP5637]

7. Republicans are Freeloaders and Corporate Welfare Queens. The republicans don't want to

contribute anything to America. The GOP should be renamed "The Freeloader Party."

[oldhippydude]

5. the fokkks phrase "some say"

some is a couple of guys at the copy desk..you can bet it is a "pants on fire" lie... some say implies there is a source outside Fokkks news.

[Teamster Jeff]

6. "The Democrat Party"

Pisses me off

[AsahinaKimi]

39. This!!

They have NO RESPECT for our party in any way or form. Infact, I saw a video where someone stood up an said "Keep using Democrat party, that really pisses them off."

He's right but than again, hes a baka tare.

[oldhippydude]

48. the worst part of that Democrat party thing

is that damn if some Democrats aint using it.....

BTW... what the hell is a baka tare? (sorry old white guy)

[AsahinaKimi]

50. baka tare

In Japanese means, complete idiot.

[oldhippydude]

60. thank you..

[NYC_SKP]

8. Austerity...

[KathieG]

9. "job creators"

[DrewFlorida]

11. Yep, that one burns my ass too!

[mick063]

29. You got it. Job Creators

Of all the lies, this is the biggest.


Stocks and profits are up and big money is in hedge funds or hidden abroad. These are convenient methods to effectively wage a capital strike. The ultimate union busters. The 1% will create jobs only if enough corporate welfare is directed their way.

The premise of "Trickle down" was championed by the GOP deity named Reagan and because of that, and even in the face of clear contradictory evidence, the ill affected lower class lemmings cannot, and will not, ever let it go.

[Initech]

35. Yes! They're not job creators, they're job destroyers!

[TuxedoKat]

75. That's mine too! (nt)

[MrMickeysMom]

12. Along with the one you mentioned, how about, "We built it"?

... and the meaning of "we"...

[hollysmom]

13. conservative

they conserve only wealth for the very rich and not lives or resources or this planet.

[patrice]

23. +1google!

[Arctic Dave]

14. Cadillac driving welfare queen.

Racist and condescending.

The fact that it is song about about a white guy going to jail for gambling is lost on them. (Jerry Reed)

[JHB]

15. Socialism

It's sort of a nebulous tentacle-cloud monster. You can never really pin it down, but it's bad, really bad.

Something like this:

[begin_within]

22. They use it constantly, without even knowing what it means.

You see them labeling Obama as a socialist... hundreds, even thousands of times per day on message boards and news comment sections. Even when I bother to take the time to explain briefly what socialism means, and point out that Obama is very much a capitalist, not a socialist... they still don't get it. They just go right on saying "socialist Obozo" or whatever they can remember from Fox/Limbaugh.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

16. "playing the race card"

always used to try to deflect criticism of actual racism.

[Cali_Democrat]

54. Yup

[Brickbat]

17. "Right to work" and "family values."

[XemaSab]

18. Statist/Marxist/Socialist

Whenever anyone uses any of these words, it tells me that he needs a punch in the nuts.

And it's always a he.

[HughBeaumont]

40. I've seen a few females use it . . . but red-baiting IS primarily a guy thing among the Tea Set.

It also tells me they're not ready to converse like adults. That's 1980s-speak, and they still haven't grown out of it.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

19. Many of the above + "abortionist." (n/t)

[patrice]

20. Liberty - What they mean is EXPLOITATION & their need for slaves to stay slaves.

[lpbk2713]

24. Founding Fathers

They like to invoke "Founding Fathers" as if it were delivered from behind a burning bush.
Truth is, the F/F's would gag being in the presence of any modern day rethuglicans.

[madinmaryland]

25. Any word that comes out of a conservative's mouth pisses me off.

[former-republican]

28. what about ? what !! we lost again

[former-republican]

27. Mine is the ACLU

The right has tried to paint them as some type radical organization.

boggles my mind.

Yea................ civil liberties are radical

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

31. yet the same wingnut talking heads turn to the ACLU when they're in trouble

Limbaugh used them during his drug troubles and North used them to get out of Iran-Contra.

[former-republican]

37. Crazy isn't

They know they are bashed by these talking heads o ver and over again but put it all side for defense of civil liberties.

I have great respect for the attorneys and staff that work there.

[Webster Green]

30. "Job creators" makes me nuts.

As it applies to rich fucks that are outsourcing jobs.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

32. "Nanny State"

Whenever there is a regulation they don't like, they love to throw that one out there. Even if said regulation is actually in their best interests....

[phasma ex machina]

34. "fiscal conservative" code for "squeeze the serfs"

"I want you to squeeze, and squeeze, and squeeze!"

[On the Road]

63. It Drives Me Nuts

when "fiscal conservative" is applied to people with absolutely no concern for the deficit, and who have defended fiscal irresponsibility for the last thirty years.

[whathehell]

36. "Entitlement". n/t

[HughBeaumont]

41. Some Bingos for reference:

[Iris]

43. Love these!

[rbrnmw]

67. So Cool

[Populist_Prole]

42. "Class Warfare"

Talk about projection! Reminds me of the smartass younger brother that irritates the older sibling and starts a spat and then is the first to go crying to the parents when he gets his just desserts, figuring the first one to complain will get the sympathy and argumental high ground.

[HiPointDem]

45. 'investors,' 'entitlements,' 'job creators,' there are others.

i especially hate the post-reagan tv talk that insists every economic development must be examined for how 'investors' will react to it.

it wasn't the case pre-reagan & when i started noticing it i was scratching my head.

who cares about the fucking 'investors'!!!!!

[Zambero]

46. "Values Voter"

Denoting a self-righteous "I have a lock on morality" attitude, based on a perceived need to restrict others' basic rights and personal freedom, while conveniently overlooking everything else that really matters.

[Jennicut]

49. "Real America". Where does one suppose this real America is?

After all, we are all living in the real America. Stupidest phrase EVER. Sarah Palin loved it as do other Repubs.
So sorry I live in the northeast part of the United States. And horror of horrors I happen to live in a state that is part of New England. Oh no! That is the most non real part of America! A state that was once part of the 13 colonies. Oh dear. Makes me want to tear my hair out and also go visit Mark Twain's house. In my non real American state of Connecticut.

[RichardRay]

51. Job Creators & Marxist/Socialist

'Job Creators' because they AREN'T.

'Marxist/Socialist' because he ISN'T.

And it would be great if they really were, and he really was.

[Initech]

52. One that always gets me: "We're gonna take this country back!!!"

From who?

[slampoet]

55. Feminazi

[Freddie]

56. Religious liberty

Is code for "freedom to force everyone to play by my religion's rules"

[LaydeeBug]

57. chortle. It's a dead giveaway. nt

[xxxhelal]

58. Spam deleted by Warren DeMontague (MIR Team)

[Freddie]

59. Concerns about the evil deficit

"saddling our grandchildren with debt" etc

Hey who got us there with wars and tax cuts?? History has proven that austerity during a recession only makes things worse. Pay off the debt in good times and prime the pump in bad times. Sigh.

[LittlestStar]

62. "Pro-abortion"

There is no such thing and we all know it.

[WilliamPitt]

64. Entitlements.

I fucking pay for them, assholes.

[tnvoter]

65. "small government" and "Constitutionalist"

[HughBeaumont]

66. You could probably break all of these down in a Dog Whistle Glossary . . ..

Their word = What they really mean by it.

"Entitlements" = "Why should I have to pay for Sheniqua and her nine crack babies???/?"
"Values" = "What We Learnt Bein' White n Heterosexual . . . you know, NORMAL!"
"Freedom" = "I can be as big of an uncaring asshole as I want cuz I'm a WHITE MURKIN!"
"Conservative" = "The Way Things OUGHTA Be, Commie."
"Some Say . . . " = "Normal America thinks . . . "
"Democrat Party" = "Buncha pansy, sissy Ni**er-lovin COMMIES!"
"Austerity" = "Whatever it means, I won't be hurt by it. The Welfare recipients will!"
"Job Creators" = "True Hard Working Americans who I hope to BE PART OF someday!"
"We Built It" = "We Built It"
"Welfare Queen" = &quot Insert racial, ethnic or gender slur here)s"
"Statist/Marxist/Socialist/Socialism" = "All Democrats"
"Playing the Race Card" = "Why don't we have a WHIIIIIITE ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL???"
"Right To Work" = "Whatever it means, I won't be hurt by it!"
"Liberty" = "FREEDOM!! Well, except for the gays, women and (insert racial slur here)"
"Founding Fathers" = "Founding Christians"
"ACLU" = "FUCKING CORNHOLING DEMUCRAPS!!!!1!!!"
"Nanny State" = "Murka should just be a free for all!! Hey Shitter, watch me jump this fence with my jet ski . . ."
"Fiscal Conservative" = "More War, Less welfare!"
"Class Warfare" = "LEAVE THE RICH ALOOOOOOOOOONE!!"
"Real America" = "Not the (Insert racial, ethnic or gender slur here)s"
"We're going to take this country back" = "I'm going to take me a gun and kill all the (Insert racial, ethnic or gender slur here)s I seeeeee . . . "
"Feminazi" = "Git in the kitchen whur you belong, stupid!"
"Religious Freedom" = "Why CAN'T that Chick Filet guy tell it like it is about the homos without all these libs runnin' their yaps?"
"Small Government" = "Reagan, the Greatest Preznit Next to Bush!"

[rbrnmw]

68. We could make book of these

[QC]

69. "Family Values," which is nothing more than a thinly-veiled attack

on the homos, generally uttered by men who have enough mistresses and ex-wives to field a football team.

[ananda]

70. Freedom.

Mainly MY freedom, which I deserve, and many others don't.

[LeftishBrit]

72. 'Culture of dependency' basically meaning poverty

And on a cruder level, throwing about the words 'workshy' and 'scroungers' for anyone who is unemployed.

[Raine1967]

74. All of the posts above. AND...

... all that come after my post, I strongly suspect.

[tosh]

76. "kick the can down the road"...

I've heard it so many times it makes me <<barf>>

[PCIntern]

77. "the fact of the matter is" followed by the lie-du-jour. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

78. There's plenty of them

But the main one that comes to my mind is their "pro-abortion" crap.

[Posteritatis]

79. Any of the synonyms for their definition of "communist." (nt)

[intaglio]

80. Pro-life

Meaning forced birth and after the birth both mother and child can go to hell as far as "prolifers" care

[demosincebirth]

81. "Union Bosses"

[Smickey]

82. The whole "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" phrase.

Which means you are on your own and don't ask us for anything. And by the way those bootstraps are now made in China and most likely going to snap off in your hands.

[ZX86]

83. "Government"

I am so sick of people using "government" as a perjorative. If you live in 1939 Germany government is probably a bad thing. If you're Black and trying to go to school in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957 it's probably a good thing.

For this I mostly blame Reagan and his "government coming to help you" BS.

[Blue Belle]

84. The Democrat Party...

They mispronounce our party's name in order to diminish us, and then turn around and imply that we are the ones who are smug.

[kestrel91316]

85. feminazi

[stuntcat]

86. "Family"

They make me sick how everything they want completely rapes the future of all the babies being squirted out. And our country is wasting so much time and talk on things that just do not make a difference considering how bad the rest of this century's gonna suck.

Maybe in 2050 someone being born today will look back to now at all the ridiculous things our species thinks are so important. And they'll just wish we'd worked together to make the world a little more livable.

"Family" my ass.