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|[[hate speech]] card

|[[hate speech]] card

|Anything that highlights or is critical of the historical record of liberal governance.

|Anything that highlights or is critical of the historical record of liberal governance.

|The [[Obama administration]] has used the [[FCC]] to harass and intimidate what it considers its media critics. <ref>http://spectator.org/archives/2009/10/20/fcc-church-conspiracy-to-silen/print#</ref>

|The [[Obama administration]] has used the [[FCC]] to harass and intimidate what it considers its media critics.<ref>http://spectator.org/archives/2009/10/20/fcc-church-conspiracy-to-silen/print#</ref>

|programmed response for liberal failures.

|programmed response for liberal failures.

|mimics liberal talking points

|mimics liberal talking points

|Used to imply a few Republicans, mostly [[RINO]]s, are "responsible."

|Used to imply a few Republicans, mostly [[RINO]]s, are "responsible."

|"During the health care battle, President Obama was unable to find a single Responsible Republican." <ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2251101/</ref>

|"During the health care battle, President Obama was unable to find a single Responsible Republican." <ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2251101/</ref>

|Who killed Responsible Republicans? [[Bill Kristol]], of course. <ref>Ibid.</ref>

|Who killed Responsible Republicans? [[Bill Kristol]], of course.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

|In 1990 President [[George H.W. Bush]] was hailed as a Responsible Republican for breaking his "read my lips" pledge.

|In 1990 President [[George H.W. Bush]] was hailed as a Responsible Republican for breaking his "read my lips" pledge.

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| trickle down card

| trickle down card

| anti-free market agitprop

| anti-free market agitprop

| [[Nobel Laureate]] [[Paul Krugman]] claims GOP zombies will eat Obama's brain for extending the Bush tax cuts. <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/12/20/paul-krugman-says-gop-zombies-are-going-eat-obamas-brain Paul Krugman Says GOP 'Zombies' Are Going to Eat Obama's Brain], ''Newsbusters.</ref>

| [[Nobel Laureate]] [[Paul Krugman]] claims GOP zombies will eat Obama's brain for extending the Bush tax cuts.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/12/20/paul-krugman-says-gop-zombies-are-going-eat-obamas-brain Paul Krugman Says GOP 'Zombies' Are Going to Eat Obama's Brain], ''Newsbusters.</ref>

| apparently there is a ready market for hyperbole and fear among leftists.

| apparently there is a ready market for hyperbole and fear among leftists.

| Ignores the fact the Reagan reforms gave birth to the longest, most extended era of peacetime prosperity in U.S. history.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574344230339019304.html</ref>

| Ignores the fact the Reagan reforms gave birth to the longest, most extended era of peacetime prosperity in U.S. history.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574344230339019304.html</ref>

|global warming denier card

|global warming denier card

|opposition to using [[junk science]] to promote political [[activism]].

|opposition to using [[junk science]] to promote political [[activism]].

|[[Global warming]] activists have likened climate change to Nazi atrocities. <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-roberts/global-warming-and-the-ho_b_74210.html</ref>

|[[Global warming]] activists have likened climate change to Nazi atrocities.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-roberts/global-warming-and-the-ho_b_74210.html</ref>

|equates moderates with ignorant fascists.

|equates moderates with ignorant fascists.

|belittles and denigrates victims of the [[Nazi]] [[holocaust]].<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/02/on_comparing_global_warming_de.html</ref>

|belittles and denigrates victims of the [[Nazi]] [[holocaust]].<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/02/on_comparing_global_warming_de.html</ref>

| never-admit-a-mistake card <ref>[[Thomas Sowell]] writes, (a) goals are redefined after the fact to give the public the illusion of success; (b) bad motives are ascribed to the opposition or society in general; (c) good intentions of the anointed are highlighted; and (d) they attack the accuracy of the data showing failure. Thomas Sowell, [http://nobsblog.blogspot.com/2002/12/vision-of-anointed-by-thomas-sowell.html ''The Vision of the Anointed]'', Chap. 2.</ref>  

| never-admit-a-mistake card <ref>[[Thomas Sowell]] writes, (a) goals are redefined after the fact to give the public the illusion of success; (b) bad motives are ascribed to the opposition or society in general; (c) good intentions of the anointed are highlighted; and (d) they attack the accuracy of the data showing failure. Thomas Sowell, [http://nobsblog.blogspot.com/2002/12/vision-of-anointed-by-thomas-sowell.html ''The Vision of the Anointed]'', Chap. 2.</ref>  

| inability to admit a mistake; lack of [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindness]]

| inability to admit a mistake; lack of [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindness]]

| Obama said his [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus]] would hold unemployment below 8%; instead it rose to over 10% and straddled the U.S. with the [[debt ceiling]] crisis. <ref>http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/07/20/opinion/only-hope-is-undoing-obamas-mess.html Only Hope Is Undoing Obama’s Mess], Kenneth Brown And Micha Gisser, ''Albuquerque Journal'', July 20 2011.</ref>

| Obama said his [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus]] would hold unemployment below 8%; instead it rose to over 10% and straddled the U.S. with the [[debt ceiling]] crisis.<ref>[http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/07/20/opinion/only-hope-is-undoing-obamas-mess.html Only Hope Is Undoing Obama’s Mess], Kenneth Brown And Micha Gisser, ''Albuquerque Journal'', July 20, 2011.</ref>

| the quick fix

| the quick fix

| incrementalism leads to compromise

| incrementalism leads to compromise

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| [[Anti-Americanism|Anti-American]] card

| [[Anti-Americanism|Anti-American]] card

| Denying [[ American exceptionalism|American exceptionalism]]. Trots out false examples of how European countries have better standard of living.

| Denying [[American exceptionalism]]. Trots out false examples of how European countries have better standard of living.

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| [[Deceit|deceit]] card

| [[deceit]] card

| Lies or distorts truth in order to win argument.

| Lies or distorts truth in order to win argument.

| Obama's critics are racists.

| Obama's critics are racists.

|working families card

|working families card

|class warfare

|class warfare

|See Democratic Talking Points, [[2008_Democratic_National_Convention#Democratic_National_Convention|2008 Presidential Nominating Convention]], from the ''[[New York Times]]''. [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/democrats-talking-points-on-the-convention/]

|See Democratic Talking Points, [[2008 Democratic National Convention#Democratic National Convention|2008 Presidential Nominating Convention]], from the ''[[New York Times]]''. [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/democrats-talking-points-on-the-convention/]

|Postures [[Democrat]]s as advocates for people who hold jobs and have children.

|Postures [[Democrat]]s as advocates for people who hold jobs and have children.

|Politicians who employ such rhetoric invariably work to pass legislation that destroys jobs and undermines families.

|Politicians who employ such rhetoric invariably work to pass legislation that destroys jobs and undermines families.

|[[Godwin's Law|Godwin]] card

|[[Godwin's Law|Godwin]] card

|invoking the name of Hitler.

|invoking the name of Hitler.

|Liberal [[George_Soros#2004_Presidential_Elections_in_the_United_States|George Soros]] likened the Bush administration to the Nazi regime.

|Liberal [[George Soros#2004 Presidential Elections in the United States|George Soros]] likened the Bush administration to the Nazi regime.

|appeals to emotion and extremists, and less educated leftists.

|appeals to emotion and extremists, and less educated leftists.

|typical [[totalitarian]] tactic.

|typical [[totalitarian]] tactic.

|insinuates NASCAR fans are uneducated and racist

|insinuates NASCAR fans are uneducated and racist

|NASCAR fans tend to vote Republican,<ref>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/04/24/109269/-Why-do-NASCAR-Fans-Vote-Republican</ref> more so than fans of most others sports.

|NASCAR fans tend to vote Republican,<ref>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/04/24/109269/-Why-do-NASCAR-Fans-Vote-Republican</ref> more so than fans of most others sports.

|Republicans failed to balance the budget by cutting $7.4 million from the [[Pentagon]]'s sponsorship of NASCAR for Army recruiting. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19nascar.html</ref>

|Republicans failed to balance the budget by cutting $7.4 million from the [[Pentagon]]'s sponsorship of NASCAR for Army recruiting.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19nascar.html</ref>

|NASCAR has an estimated 75 million fans.

|NASCAR has an estimated 75 million fans.

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| insensitive card

| insensitive card

| failure to behave in a [[politically correct]] manner.

| failure to behave in a [[politically correct]] manner.

| a former Miss California was stripped of her crown for saying she thought marriage was between a man and a woman. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/04/20/carrie-prejean-says-answer-gay-marriage-question-cost-miss-usa-crown/</ref>

| a former Miss California was stripped of her crown for saying she thought marriage was between a man and a woman.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/04/20/carrie-prejean-says-answer-gay-marriage-question-cost-miss-usa-crown/</ref>

| ostracizing others among the unenlightened masses leads to feelings of superiority.

| ostracizing others among the unenlightened masses leads to feelings of superiority.

| not everyone keeps up to date on the lastest liberal [[tripe]].

| not everyone keeps up to date on the lastest liberal [[tripe]].

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