(Cross-posted on The Rambling Weatherdude)
At The Rambling Weatherdude, we want our DailyKos brethren to completely understand what you're hearing from your Republican overlords. Here is a fairly incomplete list on how to decipher the Republican Codewords you hear in a typical press conference/news interview.
Religious Freedom
1. You are free to practice my religion.
Pro-Life
1. A person who cares about a fetus until and only until the point of birth.
2. More accurately, pro-not-born.
Traditional Marriage
1. Another term for homophobia.
2. The ability to protect a man's relationship between his wife and mistress(es).
ObamaCare
1. Socialist policy that may extend the lives of the minorities and underprivileged.
Liberal Tax Increase
1. A ploy to get the middle class to vote against their self interests.
Conservative Tax Cuts
1. A Christmas gift to fellow conservatives.
Activist Judge
1. I'm pouting right now. Where's my sippy cup?
Bureaucrat
1. A Democrat who holds any office that a Republican wants (as defined by Harry Truman).
Fox News
1. Republican National Committee
Hawaii
1. Illegitimate state
2. Kenya
Tea Party
1. More discrete Ku Klux Klan.
2. A group of citizens, like troubled teenagers, who joined to "belong."
Reverse Discrimination
1. We're not oppressing you hard enough.
Union
1. Nazi group designed to convert your children to homosexuality and Satanism.
2. Trade groups who specialize in abortion training.
Homosexuality Is Bad
1. Usually spoken to convince the oneself that he or she is not gay.
2. Statement to make oneself feel better about last night.
Contract with America
1. Only applicable to white straight Christian males. See Church for details.
2. Slightly sleazier than a payday loan contract.
Government Overreach
1. Shit! That might just work.
Socialism/Fascism/Nazism/Maoism
1. Shit! That might just work.
Death Panel
1. I'm afraid those who will vote against me will live to see Election Day.
Republican Takeover
1. Jobs security for gay prostitutes.
Unconstitutional
1. I do not agree with your position, even though the Constitution does.
Amendment Repeal
1. Our Constitution is fine the way it is...except for the parts that don't support my position.
No
1. Means no, unless you're being raped.
Unemployment Benefits Are Bad
1. You may not obtain a job before the election. You may not scrape by. You may not collect anything.
Federal Deficit
1. My spending doesn't matter. Yours matters with 10 times the weight.
Spread Democracy
1. A process by which carpetbombs bring freedom and justice to sovereign countries.
War
1. Diplomatic answer to all.
This list is far from complete. Feel free to add on as you wish.