The RW spin. Those who disagree with or attack us are "desperate"

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

A little Saturday morning Googling came up with many examples.
"desperate Democrats" is an alliteration, (remember flip/flop). Is there a short, catchy phrase we can counter with?



Scott McClellan press conference, June 17, 2004

And each step that we take to move closer to transitioning to a sovereign, democratically elected government, the more desperate the terrorists will become.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040617-5.html



RW editorial

In a nutshell, Truthout.org’s primary purpose for its existence on the Web – alongside their hatred for America and Israel – is to dump anti-Republican, Bush-hating rhetoric into their own private black hole on the Internet for anyone desperate enough to listen to their toxic pontifications.

http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_8230.shtml



Another RW editorial

When the president nominates Chief Justice Rehnquist's successor, Democrats will be even more desperate and their character assassination of the president's nominee even more reckless and damaging to the nominee and the court.

http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050526-085732-4244r.htm



Recent news item

Bush said the fledgling Iraqi government was "plenty capable of dealing with" Iraqi insurgents, whom he called "a group of frustrated and desperate people who kill innocent life."

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11783178.htm



A Rovian quote

"They're just desperate," Mr. Rove said of Democrats on CNN. "They're not offering ideas in the debate, they're not being constructive, and so some of their members are taking potshots at Tom DeLay

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050419-121820-4270r.htm


A personal favorite...the desperate Darwininsts

Darwinists Growing Desperate
"Smoking gun" memo outlines the strategy of pro-Darwinian forces in the debate over science standards.

http://www.religionjournal.com/showarticle.asp?id=2426


Anyone who is not in lockstep is dismissed as desperate.

So, are the neocons nervous? Is the administration alarmed? Is there wavering at the White House? Is the president petrified?



MKJ

Edited to add: I think when the DSM is really out there, we will all be labeled as "desperate"....




:patriot:

[Somawas]

1. "Rapacious Republicans"

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. That's excellent,!I had a hard time with R words n/t

MKJ

[calimary]

15. Or Ruthless republi-CONS.

Alliteration is always good. Easier to remember.

Reckless republi-CONS.

Ricidulous republi-CONS.

Or you could say Wretched republi-CONS. Oops! Doesn't begin with "R" - "wretched" begins with "W". Well, THAT'S certainly true!

[Bake]

19. That's great. Like anybody knows what it means.

We need to do better. Pukes are PERFECT at sound bites. We're not.

Bake

[Somawas]

21. Deadly accurate, though.

and I'll bet more people know what it means than you think.

[Eric J in MN]

3. Good collection (nt)

nt

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Thanks, I have a thing for collecting the rw "word of the day".

MKJ

[wryter2000]

4. Don't forget those desperate insurgents

We've got those guys on the fun, for sure. :sarcasm:

On edit: I see you didn't forget them. Dumb bomb-building Democraps.

[cornermouse]

5. Simple labels that stick in simple minds.

In other words, this is something one of their PR firms cooked up.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Randy and raunchy Republicans

How many kinky sex scandals have the Repubs and the Theocrat Preachers been involved in? Eeeeeeewwwww. Please don't mention White House gay male prostitute/journalist Jeff Gannon (James Guckert), and his Republican "friends."

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

10. Oh yeah, keep those R words coming!!! n/t

MKJ

[Sparkly]

8. Great observations/ examples!! nt

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

11. Thanks. The rw only uses a few words over and over and over n/t

MKJ

[notadmblnd]

9. So everyone is desparate?

my mother had a saying for this when we were young. "A skunk smell's his own hole first". Never really made sense to me, as she usually said it when one of us accused another in the family of farting, but I think it makes perfect sense with this current administration.

[KarenS]

12. Rabid Republicans, they are,,,,

AND

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

[Bake]

20. Rabid is good!

Very descriptive. Everybody knows what a rabid dog looks like. Good analogy.

Bake

[abluelady]

24. Rabid is wonderful

Even George Bush would know the definition of rabid.

[Doctor_J]

13. Nice catch

I have noticed that wingers are too stupid to think up words themselves, so they repeat whatever Rove tells them to say.

On the upside, the Iraqi patriots have been "desperate" for some time now, and hopefully our fight against the neocons will be as successful as theirs.

[TheFarseer]

14. I have noticed Rush will mention an attack from lefties

on righties. Sometimes the attack does seem goofy. More often the attack seems damaging. He will usually not offer a counter point or refute the attack. He will only say, "folks, I told you they're getting desperate"

[AP]

16. Also: "they're just angry" or "they're crazy."

Yous see those tactics on DU too.

[Democracy White]

17. Irresponsible Republicans

I know that this isn't a very good alliteration but it's the best I could come up with.

BTW how can we start to put our own spin on things and get the MSM to listen or is that just plain futile. I think that the Downing Street Minutes is quite a bombshell and does anyone really know if there is an impeachment in progress?

Sorry, I haven't been watching the news lately.

dee

[me b zola]

18. rancorous republicans

seems to fit them to a tee

[Somawas]

22. Radical Republicans

[salin]

23. quick response (conversational)

"ya, sorta like the stepped up insurgent attacks aren't a sign that things are getting worse, but instead are a sign that we are winning"... completed with an eyeroll.

[kerrygoddess]

25. From Spin Control Central: White House Plays Down, White House Downplays

This fits with my recent post on LUTD - The White House has been stuttering and dumbing down the news the past couple of days with their attempts at spin control and this has not escaped some in the media. Quips from these two recent headlines are from AP News: “White House Plays Down”, “White House Downplays.”

Scott McClellan has obviously been working overtime to “Play Down” and “Downplay” the reality and gravity of both of these news stories.

MORE - http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=1012

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

26. Good one...WH downplays/plays down desperate attempt by opponents

blah, blah, blah...it's beyond me how they can be so obvious in their response to damaging news and most of the MSM lets it happen. MKJ

:grr:

[smartvoter]

27. It's amazing how quickly that party gets "on message." nt