bluedevil's definitions

dittohead

Someone who seeks to make sense of American politics, but delegates the task to a right-wing radio pundit, resulting in a chasm between what is believed to be true and objective reality.

- "Joe says that if the icecaps melt, the water level will actually decrease, because ice takes up more space than liquid water."
- "Doesn't he know most of the world's ice is on land, and not floating in the ocean?"
- "What can you do? He's a dittohead."

by bluedevil July 20, 2006

joementum

The essential quality of a flagging political campaign, particularly when conducted by an incumbent who is overly confident of victory. This term is a reference to Joe Lieberman, whose perceived conservatism and tendency to publicly undercut the Democratic Party have led to an alienation of the Democratic base.

Polls suggest that Rick Santorum as Joementum to spare.

by bluedevil July 20, 2006

bushco

Term used by liberals as a synonym for "Bush administration" to emphasize its extensive ties and loyalty to big business.

Having received a no-bid contract from Bushco to support the war effort in Iraq, Halliburton proceeded to misplace billions of taxpayer dollars.

by bluedevil July 20, 2006

nihilist

One whose active denial in the meaning or worth of life is typically based on an incongruity between life and that person's pre-conceived notions of justice, fairness, or meaning. In other words, one who is tortuously trying to follow an ethos which denies that there can be a meaningful ethos.

False Nihilist - "If people weren't so stupid they would learn to be miserable all the time like me."

True Nihilist - "To match the metric of our corporate vision, we must leverage our best people to think outside of the box and achieve strategic ubiquity and synergy.

by bluedevil July 20, 2006