Definitions by StoogeWatcher

Mike Nifong 

The disgraced Durham County (North Carolina) distrcit attorney behind the 2006 Duke lacrosse rape hoax.

That rape [hoax] ruined Mike Nifong's career.

Mike Nifong by StoogeWatcher December 27, 2010

cartoon riot 

The reaction of Muslims going ballistic in 2006 after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve cartoons that parodied Muhammad and Islam

Islam didn't help its case when the cartoon riots happened.

cartoon riot by StoogeWatcher November 21, 2010

Jyllands-Posten 

A newspaper first published in Denmark in 1871 that became famous for cartoons of Muhammad published in 2006 that results in Islamist riots. The term is Danish for "Jutland Post".

I wonder how many people outside of Scandanavia knew about the Jyllands-Posten before the controersy

Jyllands-Posten by StoogeWatcher November 21, 2010

House of Hypocrisy 

A term used by Texas Republican Congressman John Carter after Congress censured Joe Wilson for his 2010 "You Lie" comment, but not Charlie Rangel for his tax problems

Nancy Pelosi's Congress is a House of Hypocrisy.

House of Hypocrisy by StoogeWatcher August 21, 2010

Culture of Corruption 

1. A term used by the Democratic Party in 2006 to describe the problems of the Republican Party.

2. A term Republicans use to describe the Democratic Party in response to William Jefferson's bribery scandal, Nancy Pelosi's hypocrisy on ethics, and Charlie Rangel's tax issues.

3. A book by conservative author and political blogger Michelle Malkin, subtitled "Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies"

These days, we're starting to see where the real Culture of Corruption is.

Culture of Corruption by StoogeWatcher August 21, 2010

Do As I Say Not As I Do 

An expression used to call out hypocrites, including "environmentalists" with private jets, politicians who send their children to private schools while opposing measures to give other kids the same chance, or those who accuse others of racism while not hiring minorities.

Also the name of a 2005 book by Peter Schweizer, subtitled "Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy."

Hillary Clinton is basicallly proof of Do As I Say Not As I Do.

Do As I Say Not As I Do by StoogeWatcher July 30, 2010

TurboTax Timmy

A nickname for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, who used the excuse that he didn't know how to use TurboTax to justify his failure to pay $34,000 in taxes over four years.

TurboTax Timmy controls our tax dollars, but he doesn't even pay his own taxes.

TurboTax Timmy by StoogeWatcher July 30, 2010