Most major media companies seek and support conservative regulatory and tax relief policies that benefit their financial bottom line. This concorporate nature influences a great deal of its programming, analysis, and commentary.
by shoqvalue February 01, 2010
Get the Concorporatemug. Corpocracy + Citizen (n)
A citizen or other member of a corpocracy; a form of society that is dominated by private interests operating as incorporated commercial entities.
A citizen or other member of a corpocracy; a form of society that is dominated by private interests operating as incorporated commercial entities.
The Supreme Court, in Citizen's United vs. FEC, unleashed the power of corporate money in political campaigns, further entrenching the influence of corporate interests over United States corpizens.
by shoqvalue February 11, 2010
Get the Corpizenmug. A contrived political message or theme designed to inspire or reinforce a blind adherence to a party or idea, often with a cynical awareness that professional and amateur followers and pundits will relentlessly repeat it throughout the Internet and mass media echo chambers with a nearly syncopated precision.
The talk show host knew that by pounding the table and screaming "we must take our government back," he was reissuing a marching meme that had inspired his many sycophantic followers in the past.
by shoqvalue June 19, 2010
Get the Marching mememug. GOP + BP
An acronym, popular on many social networks, which represents the constellation of converging interests between the American Republican Party and the Beyond Petroleum Corporation.
An acronym, popular on many social networks, which represents the constellation of converging interests between the American Republican Party and the Beyond Petroleum Corporation.
The GOBP was determined to push for new deep water oil drilling permits, even as an oil slick from a broken well continued flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
by shoqvalue June 23, 2010
Get the GOBPmug. An abbreviation for Wingnut Threat Level.
#WTL is a common hashtag used on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks, often used in the question, "What's the #WTL?"
Similar to the U.S. Government's Terrorism Alert Level, the answer is usually a color such as "red" or "orange." The subjective level is usually influenced by some ludicrous, exaggerated or manipulated hyper-partisan political event being praised or lauded by political operatives or extremists.
Regardless of which color (or other signifier) is used, the more the event threatens the public discourse, political civility, or narratives being advanced by the concorporate media, the greater is the assumed threat level.
#WTL is a common hashtag used on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks, often used in the question, "What's the #WTL?"
Similar to the U.S. Government's Terrorism Alert Level, the answer is usually a color such as "red" or "orange." The subjective level is usually influenced by some ludicrous, exaggerated or manipulated hyper-partisan political event being praised or lauded by political operatives or extremists.
Regardless of which color (or other signifier) is used, the more the event threatens the public discourse, political civility, or narratives being advanced by the concorporate media, the greater is the assumed threat level.
by shoqvalue February 22, 2010
Get the WTLmug. A twitter hash tag used on 8/28/2010 to commemorate Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on the Washington mall.
Most often, but not exclusively used by his detractors, and a few insightful Republicans.
Most often, but not exclusively used by his detractors, and a few insightful Republicans.
The #douchebeck claimed that he wasn't promoting a book, but was "restoring America's honor." Few understood what he meant.
by shoqvalue August 28, 2010
Get the Douchebeckmug. Detoxification + Fox News
1) A treatment for poisoning by counteracting the toxic
properties, ideas, myths, fallacies and lies which can be readily absorbed by watching Fox News Channel. (n)
2 ) If you defox, or if something defoxes your body, you do something to remove the poisonous effects of Fox News from your body. (v)
Defoxes plural, 3rd person present; Defoxing present participle listen defoxed past tense, past participle
1) A treatment for poisoning by counteracting the toxic
properties, ideas, myths, fallacies and lies which can be readily absorbed by watching Fox News Channel. (n)
2 ) If you defox, or if something defoxes your body, you do something to remove the poisonous effects of Fox News from your body. (v)
Defoxes plural, 3rd person present; Defoxing present participle listen defoxed past tense, past participle
After a whole evening of Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck, George rushed to the emergency room in hopes that even without health insurance, he could get immediate defoxification for free, or at reduced cost.
by shoqvalue February 02, 2010
Get the Defoxificationmug.