Phrases and terms I'm sick of hearing from politicians. (for starters)...

[Skidmore]

"in a bipartisan way" (every other sentence)

"Thank you for your_________ (insert leadership, service, bribe, etc. as situation calls for).

"My esteemed friend (after jabbing colleague in back with sharpest stilleto available)

"It's a different world since 9/11..." (now a convenient dual purpose excuse for implementing something that doesn't pass the smell test not tackling difficult issues during election year or for maintaining status quo through fearmongering)

"The president is a ________(insert bold, strong, decisive or other some such untrue descriptor on a bipartisan basis)leader.

[theboss]

1. Any mention of "children" makes me gag reflexively

Children have been used as the reason for every government action since 1975.

[Warpy]

3. Good reflex. Whenever any government wonk starts talking

about doing something for the bay-bees, you can be sure your rights and your wallet are both being sorely threatened. Those old boys don't give a rip about any children anywhere and mostly consider child care a self indulgent hobby of silly and inferior women.

Any mention of "doing such and so for the children" should just about pin your bullshit meter.

[sniffa]

2. vaLues

it's code for, "i share your whity boy concerns"

[soupkitchen]

4. Out of the mainstream

[kskiska]

5. Slippery slope

Family values (whatever that means)
Plain spoken (meaning the imbecile has the vocabulary of a first-grader)
Wartime president

Why does every Dem have to preface any dissent with, "Saddam was a bad man…" in order to innoculate himself from being called "unpatriotic?" This shouldn't be necessary. It goes without saying.

[dogtag]

6. These two are soooooo overused. Gag.

"transparent"

"specificity"

[newyawker99]

7. Hi dogtag!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[AmandaRuth]

8. thats a great question,

thank you for asking it.

it just sounds like an intro to doublespeak. i hate that.

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. Commonly used in North Carolina....

"Candidate XXX - strong conservative values for North Carolinians"....

Sounds like an oxymoron to me....