Liberal to English Phrase of the Day

[mack_the_knife]

I've decided, in the hopes of spreading understanding between Liberals and the rest of America, to offer a 'phrase of the day' along with a translation that most others will understand better.

The Liberal Phrase of the day for 7/24/06 is 'Disproportionate Response'
Disproportionate Response, a newly-coined liberalese phrase is used to describe what happens when some criminals are allowed to behave as if they were a sovereign and an actual sovereign takes umbrage. The term implies that the sovereign should behave more restrainedly, and only respond with force equal to, at most, the amount of force that the criminal organization could muster. Assumedly, this indicates that the Israeli's, for whom the phrase was created, should support and train their own counter-terrorist terrorists. Given western distaste for suicide bombings, cruise missiles could, of course, be substituted.

 

[cantdog]

This isn't even clear enough to make a point. When you fetch something off the web, Mack, have the good sense to fetch something well written.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Gee, I understood it and I gadgeeated college and everything even.

 

[Oblimo]

People have been putting two words together to make a phrase for years, Mack. Sometimes, even conservatives do it. It's called syntax.

Oh, and the phrase "disproportionate response?" It's a legal term that's been in use in the US for, what, almost a hundred years, as part of criminal law regarding self-defense.

 

[Belegon]

reinventing the wheel and trying to claim they invented spokes...politicians of all nature do this.

...and I have far more respect for someone with an agenda who admits to it. Don't hide the fact that you are talking about your particular beliefs by claiming them as "the rest of americas"...

 

[mack_the_knife]

This isn't even clear enough to make a point. When you fetch something off the web, Mack, have the good sense to fetch something well written.

Accusing me of plagerism is beneath even you, cant.

 

[mack_the_knife]

People have been putting two words together to make a phrase for years, Mack. Sometimes, even conservatives do it. It's called syntax.

Yes, but the Liberals have raised it to such a high artform that I thought I would give it a venue for expression.

Oh, and the phrase "disproportionate response?" It's a legal term that's been in use in the US for, what, almost a hundred years, as part of criminal law regarding self-defense.

That is the traditional or 'standard english' term, I am attempting cross-cultural outreach here in offering translation services for specific sub-cultural usages of terminology.

 

[Oblimo]

Yes, but the Liberals have raised it to such a high artform that I thought I would give it a venue for expression.

Do you reall think that "Liberals" (whoever they are) have a monopoly on newspeak? That there's some qualitative difference between the marketing aparatus known as spin? That "Conservative" (whatever that means) pundits have some magic bullet of Truth that makes phrases like "homocide bomber" and "revisionist history" and "blame game" any less vacuous?

Or are you just looking to tickle your Destrudo impulse by a little trolling? If so, I recommend you read a Lit story and jerk off instead. It's much more fun.

 

[mack_the_knife]

Do you reall think that "Liberals" (whoever they are) have a monopoly on newspeak? That there's some qualitative difference between the marketing aparatus known as spin? That "Conservative" (whatever that means) pundits have some magic bullet of Truth that makes phrases like "homocide bomber" and "revisionist history" and "blame game" any less vacuous?

Or are you just looking to tickle your Destrudo impulse by a little trolling? If so, I recommend you read a Lit story and jerk off instead. It's much more fun.

Not a monopoly, I've seen conservatives try their hand at it, they're just not as good at it, really. You gotta admit 'homocide bomber' will never really catch on and I don't remember anyone using the term 'blame game' ever.

I gotta troll once in a while, It keeps the outlook fresh stirring the pot of libs up and reminds me to make sure I vote. They rile up real nice, like locusts in a field of hops, all glomming together to stick up for one another and hurling personal insults within a few posts. Besides, while my post count isn't stratospheric, I'm hardly a one-time-visiting troll, I simply don't live on the boards and will grow bored with this again, as before, and find something more entertaining again.

 

[elsol]

*burp*

Conservative to English Phrase of the Day -- 'family values'.

Ah...fuck it, that one is TOOOO easy.

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[Oblimo]

and I don't remember anyone using the term 'blame game' ever..

Okay. Now I know you're pulling my leg: Linky.

 

[elsol]

oooh....oooh... I got a better one.

Conservative to English Phrase of the Day - 'unamerican'.

Liberals who don't agree with our war...err, foreign policy.


Conservative to English Phrase of the Day II -- 'unpatriotic'.

see 'unamerican'.


Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[cloudy]

oooh....oooh... I got a better one.

Conservative to English Phrase of the Day - 'unamerican'.

Liberals who don't agree with our war...err, foreign policy.


Conservative to English Phrase of the Day II -- 'unpatriotic'.

see 'unamerican'.


Sincerely,
ElSol

ooh! More!

 

[Guest]

ooh! More!

Agreed.

More!

 

[elsol]

Conservative to English Phrase of the Day -- 'Disaster Relief'

Nap time.

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[elsol]

Conservative to English Phrase of the Day: "Tax Break"

Food stamps for the Rich.

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[cantdog]

Accusing me of plagerism is beneath even you, cant.

Okay, I stand corrected. It was you, then, who decided that "disproportionate response" is brand new this month? That's a laugh! Thanks.

And it was you who wrote this? Golly. Well then, accept my condolences. Do more reading, it'll help. Start with one of those compendia of great speeches, I think. Seriously.

 

[elsol]

This isn't even clear enough to make a point. When you fetch something off the web, Mack, have the good sense to fetch something well written.

I will stand to the challenge pf being a better web surfer.

A Non-Disproportionate Response:

Dear Mr. Terrorist:

This is bad. We condemn it. And we pat ourselves on the back for condemning it. And you should release these men before we get another resolution condemning you a second time. We are mad and don’t you doubt for one minute our resolve to scold you again!

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[cantdog]

That one's disproportionate. A proportionate one might be to capture two terrorists, small fry. Two rank and file terrorists would be proportionate to two rank and file IDF. But...

The facts are, Israel already had in captivity many hundreds of Palestinians and such, and also many people whose 'crime' was to be relatives of them. Their wives, their children or their mothers. Neither the terrorist suspects nor the relatives had been charged with any crime, they were simply being held. Proportionately, they were kidnapped.

Indeed, the release of the relatives was the demand of the terrorists who were holding the soldiers. Didn't you read that part, when you saw the news?

No, I'm afraid no one is in the right in the Hezbollah/Israel conflict, and no one entirely in the right in the Palestinian/Israeli one.

 

[mack_the_knife]

7/25/06 'Constitutional Crisis'
A Constitutional Crisis arises whenever a Republican president excercises his prerogative to nominate a judge that the Liberals think may actually have looked at the Constitution at some point in their past, rather than referring to the laws of other countries or simply crafting law from the bench. As can be seen, the basis for the crisis is that this judge is unsuitable because they have unreasonable and intimate knowledge of what they are supposed to be doing, as opposed to simply reacting emotionally to issues brought before them.

 

[mack_the_knife]

Okay. Now I know you're pulling my leg: Linky.

Well, see, I don't watch television, so I suppose I missed that news piece. I was aware that a 'Plame Game' was going on, and a 'blame game' was being launched, however, I did not know it had garnered it's own doublespeak word.

 

[Guest]

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