Modern Mainstream Oxymorons

Steeplerot

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Huge tax breaks for people who already have more money than they can spend in their entire lifetime will stimulate the economy, because now they?ll have more money to spend.

Buying cheap goods from China is good for the American economy, because the people who have had their jobs outsourced to China can only afford to buy cheap goods.

A president who lies to the nation about a sexual liaison with a fellow consenting adult should be impeached. A president who lies to the nation about going to war should be re-elected.

When Jerry Falwell uses his pulpit to shill for the Republicans, he?s an influential party spokesperson. When the IRS knocks on his door, he?s a tax-exempt man-of-the-cloth.

If you joined the military and fought in Iraq, you were protecting your country. But if you return home and run for elected office as a Democrat, you were in Iraq to "pad your resume".

If you fight for America, you are protecting freedoms like the First Amendment. But if you exercise your First Amendment rights, you are anti-American.

When a panel of judges stops votes from being counted in Florida and installs a man in the White House, they are upholding the Constitution. When a panel of judges in Florida upholds the law and decide against Terry Schiavo?s parents, they are activists.

According to Rumsfeld, keeping Gitmo detainees standing for hours is "uncomfortable". Rumsfeld developing writer?s cramp from personally signing letters to the families of fallen soldiers constitutes "torture".

When children see Janet Jackson?s breast for five seconds on TV, they are learning wanton, sinful behaviour. When children hear Pat Robertson calling for the murder of duly-elected leader, they are learning good Christian values.

According to our military analysts, the soldiers currently serving in Iraq are not targets for the insurgents; they are securing the country. According to those same analysts, we can?t send any more soldiers to Iraq to secure the country, because we?d just be sending more targets.

We can?t announce when we?ll be withdrawing from Iraq, because the insurgents may decrease their attacks and simply wait out the clock. But we can?t train Iraqi troops so that ours can withdraw, because of the constant attacks by the insurgents.

The terrorists hate us because of our freedoms. Unless we allow those freedoms to be taken away via the Patriot Act, the terrorists have won.

When thousands of scientific experts declare global warming a reality, we need more study before we can act. When we get information from a single source named Curveball, we must take action before it?s too late.

When warned that Social Security will be in trouble within the next four decades, the best course of action is to totally gut it immediately. When warned that Bin Laden plans an attack on US soil, the best course of action is to adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

When Americans see billions of their tax dollars going to Halliburton, they are appreciating the enormous cost it takes to wage a war. When they ask how that money is being spent, they are nit-picking.

When Dick Cheney told someone to f*** off on the Senate floor, he was, as promised, bringing dignity back to Washington politics.

When TV journalists show videos of Administration members saying something they deny having said twenty-four hours later, those journalists are engaging in ?revisionist history?.

When millions of Americans march in anti-war demonstrations, they are a ?handful of people?. When a handful of people support an anti-gay marriage Constitutional amendment, they are an ?overwhelming number of Americans?.

Washington logic -- now, there's an oxymoron -- sorry, I meant OXYMORAN!
 

Stunt

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Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.
 

RightIsWrong

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Originally posted by: Stunt
Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.

Like you, I agree with some (probably most) of those. But I thought that they were more along the lines of GOP hypocrisy or contradictions than oxymorans. Of which, my favorite is "Jumbo shrimp". :)
 

Stunt

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Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
Originally posted by: Stunt
Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.

Like you, I agree with some (probably most) of those. But I thought that they were more along the lines of GOP hypocrisy or contradictions than oxymorans. Of which, my favorite is "Jumbo shrimp". :)
Other good oxymorons:

Military Intelligence
Tax Return
Middle East Peace
Friendly Fire

:)
 

Rainsford

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Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
Originally posted by: Stunt
Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.

Like you, I agree with some (probably most) of those. But I thought that they were more along the lines of GOP hypocrisy or contradictions than oxymorans. Of which, my favorite is "Jumbo shrimp". :)
Other good oxymorons:

Military Intelligence
Tax Return
Middle East Peace
Friendly Fire

:)

Compassionate conservative ;)
 

Stunt

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Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
Originally posted by: Stunt
Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.

Like you, I agree with some (probably most) of those. But I thought that they were more along the lines of GOP hypocrisy or contradictions than oxymorans. Of which, my favorite is "Jumbo shrimp". :)
Other good oxymorons:

Military Intelligence
Tax Return
Middle East Peace
Friendly Fire

:)
Compassionate conservative ;)
I knew someone would say it...
As much as I hate the word getting thrown around...I think i'd consider myself a compassionate conservative. Unfortunately some of the most right-wing nuts use the term enough to make me steer clear.
 

6000SUX

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President Bush didn't lie about going to war, or his reasons for same; it's a well-established fact that the intelligence community reported that there were WMDs in Iraq.

On the other hand, President Clinton did lie repeatedly about having sex with an employee. They never managed to pin his numerous other peccadilloes on him, such as Whitewater, the Rich pardon, etc. etc. etc. etc. -- just as Al Capone eventually went to prison for nothing other than tax evasion.

The funny thing is, you don't have to be proven a liar to destroy the country economically and politically, as Bush proves daily. Even though Clinton appears to have been more corrupt, he was much better for the country.
 

martinez

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Originally posted by: alchemize
Copy/paste from one of your looney leftists email groups - impressive!

leaving the wool snugly over your eyes- more impressive!
 

Rainsford

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Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
Originally posted by: Stunt
Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.

Like you, I agree with some (probably most) of those. But I thought that they were more along the lines of GOP hypocrisy or contradictions than oxymorans. Of which, my favorite is "Jumbo shrimp". :)
Other good oxymorons:

Military Intelligence
Tax Return
Middle East Peace
Friendly Fire

:)
Compassionate conservative ;)
I knew someone would say it...
As much as I hate the word getting thrown around...I think i'd consider myself a compassionate conservative. Unfortunately some of the most right-wing nuts use the term enough to make me steer clear.

Don't get me wrong, I think a person can be both...I just don't think the modern era has furnished us with a lot of good examples.
 

AlabamaCajun

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Compasionate Conservative was stolen from Dick Duvos a founder of Amway who wrote about Compasionate Capitolist, guess which political party has the largest number of people in the Amway network.
 

Starbuck1975

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leaving the wool snugly over your eyes- more impressive!
Those who believe such lists hold any meaning or significance are the ones with the wool snugly covering their eyes. Do you know how many such lists are circulating the internet at any one time? I have encountered similar lists that criticize the sometimes hypocritical or ironic contradictions amongst liberals.

Anyone with an objective mind can easily dismiss such postings for what they are.
 

kylebisme

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Originally posted by: 6000SUX
President Bush didn't lie about going to war, or his reasons for same; it's a well-established fact that the intelligence community reported that there were WMDs in Iraq.
the intelligence community speculated that there WMD in Iraq, but Bush and crew lied when they tried to push that speculation off on us as fact.

 

Skanderberg

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Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
Originally posted by: Stunt
Those are not oxymorons, they are potentially ironic if anything...
An oxymoron is specifically two contradictory terms...not whole statements/phases.

While I can agree with some of the statements...a lot are open to interpretation and do not represent the whole situation and debate.

Like you, I agree with some (probably most) of those. But I thought that they were more along the lines of GOP hypocrisy or contradictions than oxymorans. Of which, my favorite is "Jumbo shrimp". :)
Other good oxymorons:

Military Intelligence
Tax Return
Middle East Peace
Friendly Fire

:)

We can't forget Business Ethics.

 

3chordcharlie

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Originally posted by: Starbuck1975
leaving the wool snugly over your eyes- more impressive!
Those who believe such lists hold any meaning or significance are the ones with the wool snugly covering their eyes. Do you know how many such lists are circulating the internet at any one time? I have encountered similar lists that criticize the sometimes hypocritical or ironic contradictions amongst liberals.

Anyone with an objective mind can easily dismiss such postings for what they are.

Actually, anyone with an objective mind can easily see that the Republicans and Democrats both have their followers believing some serious double-think.

The difference is only the Republican double-think is supposed to excuse massive violation of the constitution, needless deaths of American soldiers, and outright murder in foreign nations.
 

6000SUX

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Originally posted by: TheSnowman
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
President Bush didn't lie about going to war, or his reasons for same; it's a well-established fact that the intelligence community reported that there were WMDs in Iraq.
the intelligence community speculated that there WMD in Iraq, but Bush and crew lied when they tried to push that speculation off on us as fact.

No, that's not correct. Nobody has successfully proven that they lied, and your claim on an anonymous Internet board certainly doesn't serve as proof. The intelligence community didn't just speculate-- they reported many actual facts. Not only has no one shown that they lied, it's not reasonable to assume that they lied.

I'm willing to bet you're a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat! How's that for speculation!
 

Aisengard

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Originally posted by: 6000SUX

No, that's not correct. Nobody has successfully proven that they lied, and your claim on an anonymous Internet board certainly doesn't serve as proof. The intelligence community didn't just speculate-- they reported many actual facts. Not only has no one shown that they lied, it's not reasonable to assume that they lied.

I'm willing to bet you're a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat! How's that for speculation!

Read: "Lalalalala they didn't lie, lalalala I can't hear you.......lalala they didn't coerce the intelligence community into telling them things they wanted to hear......lalalalalala hey give me back that wool!"

Yawn. Typical Republican disbelief. Maybe you just don't want to accept it yet.

 

6000SUX

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Originally posted by: Aisengard
Originally posted by: 6000SUX

No, that's not correct. Nobody has successfully proven that they lied, and your claim on an anonymous Internet board certainly doesn't serve as proof. The intelligence community didn't just speculate-- they reported many actual facts. Not only has no one shown that they lied, it's not reasonable to assume that they lied.

I'm willing to bet you're a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat! How's that for speculation!

Read: "Lalalalala they didn't lie, lalalala I can't hear you.......lalala they didn't coerce the intelligence community into telling them things they wanted to hear......lalalalalala hey give me back that wool!"

Yawn. Typical Republican disbelief. Maybe you just don't want to accept it yet.

That's pretty stupid. He would have been impeached already if there were evidence of those things. Acting smart-alecky on an anonymous Internet forum sure won't prove anything, that's for sure, although you get props for trying. :cookie: You might want to take a more objective view if you want to learn the truth.

P.S. I'm not a Republican. I'm just not a fool, either.
 

blackllotus

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Originally posted by: 6000SUX
On the other hand, President Clinton did lie repeatedly about having sex with an employee. They never managed to pin his numerous other peccadilloes on him, such as Whitewater, the Rich pardon, etc. etc. etc. etc. -- just as Al Capone eventually went to prison for nothing other than tax evasion.

Dude it was a blowjob, get over it. It didn't kill anybody, and why the hell did he have to testify under oath about it anyways?
 

6000SUX

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Originally posted by: blackllotus
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
On the other hand, President Clinton did lie repeatedly about having sex with an employee. They never managed to pin his numerous other peccadilloes on him, such as Whitewater, the Rich pardon, etc. etc. etc. etc. -- just as Al Capone eventually went to prison for nothing other than tax evasion.

Dude it was a blowjob, get over it. It didn't kill anybody, and why the hell did he have to testify under oath about it anyways?

Actually, it wasn't just a BJ, it was an abuse of power. He also has a history of doing this; look at all the women who came out of the woodwork after the story broke. Obviously, one can be impeached for doing things that don't kill people; don't be foolish.

You should learn to use Google; it's more effective than asking people for this sort of information.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/resources/lewinsky/timeline/

He had to testify because he was already being investigated for sexual harassment, and he made the bad mistake of lying repeatedly in front of the press. Like I said, it's not as serious as some of the other corruption that apparently went on behind the scenes during his presidency, but it was definitely due to stupidity on his part.