These make me cringe:
Democrat Party=a Republican slur for the Democratic Party. There is no Democrat party. I am a Democrat, I belong to the Democratic Party. A candidate is a Democrat his/her success is a Democratic win.
Voter Fraud=fraud committed by voter/s, used when the poster obviously means:
Election Fraud=fraud committed by political activist to interfer with the honest outcome of an election
These are a few of the things which confused or took me forever to figure out when I was new. In no particular order:
n/t= no text
CT= Conspiracy Theory
TU=Trusted User
TR=Troll rate/d
WOT=War On Terror
GWOT=Global War On Terror
IOKIYAR=It's OK If You're a Republican
LIHOP=Let It Happen on Purpose
NCLB=No Child Left Behind
TANG=Texas Air National Guard
GBCW/GBCK=Goodbye Cruel World/Kos
UID=User I D, the number found when you hold your mouse over your name in a comment
RWNM=Right Wing Noise Machine aka the Mighty Wurlitzer used for Republican media propaganda
Fitzmas=for Special Council Patrick Fitzgerald and the hope that he will bring lotsa indictments 'cuz when he does it will be better than Christmas.
VRWC=vast right wing conspiracy
Wapo=Washington Post
NYT=New York Times
WSJ=Wall Street Journal
TNR=The New Republic
TNO=National Review Online
Tweety=Chris Matthews
O'Lielly/O'Falafel/=Bill O'Reilly
LGBT=Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
RINO/DINO=Republican or Democrat In Name Only
Chickenhawk=politician, pundit or bureaucrat who cheerleads for or helps implement war though has never actually served
Freeper=member of FreeRepublic, a right wing website. To Freep is to uprate a poll.
Strawman=One can set up a straw man in the following ways:
1. Present a misrepresentation of the opponent's position, refute it, and pretend that the opponent's actual position has been refuted.
2. Present someone who defends a position poorly as the defender, refute that person's arguments, and pretend that every upholder of that position, and thus the position itself, has been defeated.
3. Invent a fictitious persona with actions or beliefs that are criticized, and pretend that the person represents a group of whom the speaker is critical.
for more info see Wikipedia
Snark=funny, ironic or biting sarcasm
CiC=commander in chief CoC=culture of corruption, these two are interchangable (this is snark)
Jump the shark=the point at which someone or something has past their peak, came from the TV show Happy Days episode where Fonzie is water skiing, in swim trunks and his leather jacket, and jumps over a shark.
Netroots=internet blog grassroots activism=us
the NSA=National Security Agency
DFA=Democracy for America
DLC=Democratic Leadership Council
NOLA=New Orleans, Louisiana
Chimpy McFlightsuit=Bush
Other definitions/acronyms may be found in the FAQ section, and here .
Please feel free to add more in comments especially nicknames for notorious members of the regime and media.