So let's take these "examples" of conservative speak, and diagnose which track our good professor attempts to adhere to. We can really place them in 3 categories:
1) Arguing an issue no one is making
2) Gross misrepresentation of the issue
3) Bald Face Lie
1. "small businesses" really mean large corporation
Mostly a 1), with a little bit of 2). When referencing small businesses, conservatives and Republicans are nearly always referencing businesses with no more than 100 employees. The xo's of the left would like to make this about BIG businesses and corporations, that way they can argue how much money they make (ignoring of course those times when they lose a ton of money. Unless of course your a Union-centric big business, in which case you're not allowed to fail, thanks to an ever vigilant Government to bail it out with tax payer monies
2. "simpler tax" means more tax cuts for the wealthy
This is definitely closer to 3), although sprinkled with a little bit of 2). Tax cuts are for EVERYONE who pays taxes. "Simpler" is one that is simpler for EVERYONE who pays taxes, be they wealthy, upper middle class, middle class, and those in the lower class who happen to pay taxes. The simple truth is that from a gross amount, a 5% tax cut for EVERYONE, means that "the wealthy" may receive a bigger cut $ wise, but its only because they payed more in taxes to begin with. The % is the same for everyone, but because "the rich" pay more, they would get more back. But the left loves to use this lie that tax cuts are supposedly for the "the rich". I'm no where near "the rich", but a hypothetical 5% tax cut for me would be an even greater assist than 5% for someone like Soros. But I'm also not jealous that Soros would get more back in total $'s, since the % of tax cut is the same for he and I. Why should I be bothered that he got more back? He payed more, to begin with
3. "secure medicare" means destroy it
This again would be all 3). It's imploding all on its own. It can NOT fiscally sustain itself, much like Social Security. It's just simple math. "Securing" anything is reforming it to the point that it can remain solvent and not be destroyed within. Leave it to the left though, to spread this lie, and scare as many people as possible with it
4. "repair and replace obamacare" means destroy it
This is mostly 2). Yes, it needs destroyed, its crap, and was never meant to do what it was promised to do. It was 1st and foremost an effort to gut the private Health Care System, we relied on. Used a ton of false promises and out and out lies, like keeping your doctor, keeping your insurance, containing costs, etc, lie, etc. Yes, it needs to be gutted, and to secure a .....wait for it.....BIPARTISAN PIECE OF LEGISLATION, that BOTH parties can support, or at least agree to. Yes, The Dems won't get their Government gets to dictate everything want, and the Republicans don't get Government completely out of the way want. Insurance Companies will make profits, but they will also be mandated to take on indiviuals with pre-existing conditions. Everyone gets something, while everyone will also be left with more they wished they could have. This is the foundation to Government function.....compromise, with placing the country, its citizenry, and most importantly, being fiscally responsible with that tax payer's $$$$, 1st, and not some ideological agenda. No more of this We need to pass it in order to see what's in it crap
5. "secure the borders first" means treat Hispanics as second-classed citizens
This is front and center 3). Secure the border 1st means that since we can't trust a Democrat as far as we could throw one, when it comes to national security and enforcing CLEAR FEDERAL LAW, it means before any "comprehensive immigration reform", the Dems must demonstrate a willingness to secure our border. No one is treated as "2nd class", especially anyone here LEGALLY. There is no right to be in this country, if you come from another...period. You want to come here, great....GET IN LINE, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
6. "all lives matter" means we need to shut-up and take our murders like men
Mostly 2), with alot of 3) spread around. "All lives matter" means that ANY death is to be considered tragic. If its found to be a murder, than absolutely all those responsible should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. It also means that WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME A MURDER JUST BECAUSE OF COLOR. FACTS demonstrate if its murder or not.
7. "horrified by planned parenthood" means I really need evangelicals in my camp
This has to be mostly 2), with some 1). To be honest however, not sure what this is supposed mean. Horrified that an organization, receiving tax dollars is in the business of selling "baby parts". Yea, that's pretty horrific. Not sure what Evangelicals have to do with anything, though
8. "take America back" means get them African Americans out of our White House!
This is pretty much all 3), with a little bit of 1). Race has squat to do with any of the policies that is royally screwing this country, & sending it into an economic, debt riddled black hole. The President could be Jimmy Carter, and it still be "take America back". But its a convenient lie to use, none-the-less
9. "the economy is in turmoil" means obama saved America from a Great Depression
Mostly all 2). We're STILL in a depressed state. The simple fact is that Obama has initiated a "new normal", that the Lame Scream Media has lapped up. GDP's now lower than ever for a supposed "recovery". More people out of the job market altogether than any other time in modern history. More people on food stamps than ever before. More people in poverty, than when Obama took office. He didn't save us from anything outside of some hard choices that should have been made, vs bailing out every high end big banks & industries that donated millions to political coffers, to claim the mantra of "too big to fail"
10. "I won't lead from behind" means I'm starting wars with Iran, Syria and maybe Russia too.
Ahh, kind of back to where we began in that this is mostly 1) with sprinkling of 2). No one wants to start wars with anyone. Only that A country and its leader is only respected if its credible....that we mean what we say. When we make it clear that Iran isn't to to have the capacity to build nuclear weapons, then bend over backwards to get them to agree to a "plan" that allows them to do precisely that, we've guaranteed a war. When we talk about hitting elements of ISIS, and then hamstring our pilots to the point where we rarely are able to attack elements of ISIS, we embolden them to expand in both territory and carnage. When we proclaim how they're a "JV team", and that we "have then contained", only to see just how gruesome and far reaching they've become, that would make AlQeada jealous, that's called "leading from behind"
