Saturday, February 17, 2007
definitions of terms being used for our understanding
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” - JFK
In case you've been having trouble understanding speeches and news reports here are some explanations of the terms being used.
Alternative energy sources mean new locations to drill for gas and oil.
Bankruptcy is the tool for escaping debt available to corporations but not to poor people.
Class warfare is any attempt to raise the minimum wage.
Compassionate conservatism is concern by the Repubs for the very wealthy.
Faith is the belief that the Beatitudes include “Blessed are the rich” and “Blessed are the warmakers.”
Free markets are demonstrated by Halliburton no-bid contracts at taxpayer expense. (Or other friends of congress)
Growth is the justification for tax cuts for the rich and what happens to the national debt as a result.
Healthy forest means no tree left behind.
Honesty is bush speak for his lies told in simple declarative sentences like; Freedom is on the march.
House of Representatives is an Exclusive club; entry fee: $1 million to $5 million or the Senate where the entry fee: $10 million to $30 million.
Insanity is staying the course; Continuing to perform the same actions and expecting different results.
Laziness like when the poor aren’t working is different from leisure time like when the wealthy aren’t working.
Liberals are followers of the Antichrist.
No Child Left Behind is the government program showing there are always jobs in the military.
Ownership society is our civilization where 1 percent of the population controls 90 percent of the wealth and our political system in which all power is in the hands of the owners.
The Patriot Act was a Pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent the terrorists from destroying them first and to eliminate of one of the reasons why they hate us.
Pro-life is concern for the value of human life up until birth.
Simplify is when you cut the taxes of Republican donors.
Women can be trusted to raise a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have a child and must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men.
“Defenseless villages are bombarded from the air, the inhabitants driven out into the countryside, the cattle machine-gunned, the huts set on fire with incendiary bullets: this is called pacification.” Orwell
In case you've been having trouble understanding speeches and news reports here are some explanations of the terms being used.
Alternative energy sources mean new locations to drill for gas and oil.
Bankruptcy is the tool for escaping debt available to corporations but not to poor people.
Class warfare is any attempt to raise the minimum wage.
Compassionate conservatism is concern by the Repubs for the very wealthy.
Faith is the belief that the Beatitudes include “Blessed are the rich” and “Blessed are the warmakers.”
Free markets are demonstrated by Halliburton no-bid contracts at taxpayer expense. (Or other friends of congress)
Growth is the justification for tax cuts for the rich and what happens to the national debt as a result.
Healthy forest means no tree left behind.
Honesty is bush speak for his lies told in simple declarative sentences like; Freedom is on the march.
House of Representatives is an Exclusive club; entry fee: $1 million to $5 million or the Senate where the entry fee: $10 million to $30 million.
Insanity is staying the course; Continuing to perform the same actions and expecting different results.
Laziness like when the poor aren’t working is different from leisure time like when the wealthy aren’t working.
Liberals are followers of the Antichrist.
No Child Left Behind is the government program showing there are always jobs in the military.
Ownership society is our civilization where 1 percent of the population controls 90 percent of the wealth and our political system in which all power is in the hands of the owners.
The Patriot Act was a Pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent the terrorists from destroying them first and to eliminate of one of the reasons why they hate us.
Pro-life is concern for the value of human life up until birth.
Simplify is when you cut the taxes of Republican donors.
Women can be trusted to raise a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have a child and must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men.
“Defenseless villages are bombarded from the air, the inhabitants driven out into the countryside, the cattle machine-gunned, the huts set on fire with incendiary bullets: this is called pacification.” Orwell
