« Here Comes Amnesty Again | Main | Chairman Zero Refuses Pensions for World War II Veterans »
September 28, 2009
Obamunist Doubletalk Glossary
For those having difficulty making sense of Obamunist doubletalk, Bob Maistros offers a helpful glossary. Be sure to have it on hand next time you try to sit through a speech by Dear Leader.
Action (as in "now is the time for action") — big government.
Balanced and sustained (as in "chart a course for growth that is balanced and sustained") — involving more big government.
Choice — the opportunity to select big government.
Competition — we choose who wins.
Compromise — accepting my position after I give a big speech.
Cost savings — $900 billion in new spending.
Create or save (as in "create or save 4 million jobs") — destroy or lose, as in 2 million jobs.
Engagement — a combination of unilateral concessions and America-bashing abroad.
Fact (as in, "these are the facts" or "to state a fact") — my opinion.
Honest debate — agreeing with me.
Incorporate (as in "incorporate ideas from Republicans") — include in the early stages of a proposal and then have Pelosi and Reid drop like a hot potato behind closed doors in the final version.
Irresponsible (as in "irresponsible behavior") — constitutionally protected.
Misinformation — facts, when presented by our opponents.
Neutrality (as in "net neutrality") — favoring one side in a dispute, especially when that side has supported your campaign and provided a senior White House staff member.
Necessary (as in "necessary war") — not really that necessary, at least when it comes to backing up your words with required manpower and funding and standing up to your liberal base.
Negotiations without preconditions — the position I took vis-à-vis our enemies during the campaign, then denied taking, but am now trying to force on the Israelis.
Nobody (as in "nobody disputes [these facts]") — no liberals or members of the mainstream media.
Non-profit (as in proposals to establish tax-favored, non-profit status for failing newspapers) — making official a condition that has existed unofficially for years.
Nothing (as in "nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have") — everything.
Plan (as in, "the [health-care] plan I am announcing tonight") — a really good speech.
Respect (as in, "respects the rights of the Israelis and Palestinians" or "the Iranians and North Koreans") — overrun (Israelis) or elevate beyond reason with no expectation of reciprocity (everyone else).
Responsibility (as in the "responsibility" to buy health insurance or America's "responsibility" to confront global warming) — big government telling people or nations things they have to do. (See "Action" above.)
Scare tactics — see "Misinformation" above.
Security (as in "stability and security" in health care or "true security for all Israelis") — you're toast.
Stand by our friends — desert our friends in order to "engage" with our enemies. (See "Engagement" above.)
If you can't find the term you'd like to translate, use this handy rule of thumb: Obamunist doubletalk almost always means the precise opposite of what it pretends to mean.
On a tip from mega.
Posted by Van Helsing at September 28, 2009 7:41 AM
Comments
Suit? Nah! Nothing but a mouth.
Lying mouth.
Posted by: TED at September 28, 2009 8:23 AM
You forgot the word sustain. He says just about every other word in all his speeches.
Sustain/sustained/sustainable.
Posted by: J at September 28, 2009 8:27 AM
Imagine doing geometry in Obama's reality.
Parallel lines can meet and diverge.
Axioms can change from problem to problem.
If a proof isn't working out, it is permitted to
substitute opinion for how it should be. Such opinion is given more weight than any fact.
One can divide by zero--in fact it is recommended. The result is whatever you want it to be.
Imaginary numbers are preferred. Expecially if you cube them and not square them.
Triangles can have more than three sides--this is called warping and was derived from economic theory--it is handy for making angles come out since one must avoid RIGHT angles at all costs.
Problems are worked out in a dimly lit room by a committee of people who have never had a math course in their lives, and it is done in a hurry without directions. But since the answers are already provided, they can do the problems easily.
Posted by: SnowSnake at September 28, 2009 8:29 AM
Don't forget 'move boldly and swiftly'. Real meaning...Let's get this done before anyone can read the bill! Let's put some crap in that no one wants, hide it deep within thousands of pages. Let's never let a good crisis go to waste!
Posted by: TheScribbler at September 28, 2009 8:32 AM
Posted by: oldguy at September 28, 2009 6:02 AM
There is so much truth in what you have spoken. It's called liberal math.
Posted by: funkendunkel at September 28, 2009 8:33 AM
Oops, meant you SnowSnake. My bad.
Posted by: funkendunkel at September 28, 2009 8:36 AM
