Lost in Translation (What liberals are saying and what they really mean)

The Source	The Quote	The Translation
June Quotations
Harry Reid, June 29, 05	“The president's numerous references to September 11 did not provide a way forward in Iraq .”	The president's numerous references to September 11 did nothing to appease the terrorists.
Henry Waxman, June 21, 05	"It is a disgrace that the matters relating to the treatment of detainees have not been meaningfully investigated by this House.	It's frustrating that we can't get political traction out of criticizing the military.
Bill Moyers, June 10, 05	“It’s very hard for a liberal to throw red meat simply because the issues are more complex than you can reduce down to a soundbite.”	It's very hard for a liberal to make a significant point because we're usually caught up in political spin to make our agenda sound more palatable.
Nancy Pelosi, June 9, 05	"If Governor Dean were not being effective, they would not be going after him so strongly,"	If Howard Dean weren't such a loud-mouthed oaf, no one would be paying attention to him.
Hillary Clinton, June 8, 05	"We are living in a time when the other side doesn't want us to see the facts.”	The other side is not being intimidated by our propaganda.
Hillary Clinton, June 6, 05	“There has never been an administration, I don't believe in our history, more intent upon consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda”	I don't remember an administration more focused and effective that they have successfully confounded our efforts to oppose them.

Just learning the meaning of some "code words" goes a long way to translating their garbage.

Diversity = Everyone looks different but thinks the same.

Tolerance = You tolerate our policies, or we'll put you in jail for something.

Civil Rights = The Right of people that think the way we do to take your money or property and give it to someone that did absolutely nothing to earn it. (has nothing to do with anything in the Constitution)

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