Libertatis's definitions

Digg Patriot

A Conservative ideologue who tries to censor articles that might hurt their political views on Digg while promoting ones that promote their views. To a Digg Patriot everything is about partisan politics, regardless of the trends, and popularity of articles on Digg.

Originally a Digg Patriot gathered on a Yahoo Group called Digg Patriots to receive orders form other Digg Patriots on what articles to bury.

by Libertatis September 11, 2010

Gun Grabber

A Fringe Gunnut term for anyone that doesn't conform to Fringe 2nd Amendment views/positions on the 2nd amendment interpretation. Often used to smear Americans that support anything from strong gun safety rules/policies like background checks to common sense gun control.

-Gun Grabber is a dualism type of argument which invokes the idea that you are either agree with their hard line Conservative views on 2nd amendment rights or you are after their guns.

The debate on 2nd Amendment interpretation was interrupted when a Gun Owner accused people that didn't agree with him as being part of the Gun Grabber crowd.

by Libertatis November 4, 2013

libertarian traffic jam

When drivers ignore the rules of the road and cause accidents. delays, accidents that results in in a traffic jam. Sometimes happening in times of mass panic like a natural disaster.

A complete lack of order, regulations, or rules that results in a disaster.

Oh great here comes a Libertarian Traffic Jam.

by Libertatis July 12, 2015

GOP Compromise

A type of oxymoron.

Ask for more then you target amount of concessions from the opposition party. Then argue down to you what you originally wanted to begin with giving the illusion of compromise.

Billy wanted a cookie so he demand three from his mother. She said no, so he made a GOP Compromise and ask for one cookie. Not wanting to see a melt-down his mom gave him one cookie.

by Libertatis October 3, 2013

Dick Cheney Moment

When a politician or some other public servant tells someone else in government who they are having issues with to "Go fuck yourself".

A comment immortalized by then Vice President Dick Cheney in an exchange with Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy on the US Senate floor back in 2004. The comment has since shown up in various political satire about Vice President Cheney.

Judging by the reaction of the tense exchange that had occurred between Congressman Frank and Congressman Stewart, It was apparent that Congressman Frank had just had a Dick Cheney Moment

by Libertatis October 18, 2015

Moderate Bait and Switch

When a candidate for political office, runs a political campaign portraying themselves to the public as being political moderate then where the candidate actually stands on various political issues in an effort to broaden their appeal to a larger group of voters.

Upon winning the political office the candidate ran for, the new elected Politician then reveals themselves to the public to be a partisan hardliner who instead of working with both parties, toes the political party line that they are affiliated with. Often pushing for policies that the party they affiliated with wants regardless of what they pledged on the campaign trail.

Despite portraying himself as not being a partisan hardliner during the General Election campaign, Senator Smith pulled a Moderate Bait and Switch on the voters of the state that elected him and proceeded to vote in favor of policies he said he would not support on the campaign trail

by Libertatis September 18, 2016

Trump Whoring

To use bigoted, demeaning, slanderous rhetoric to get attention for your political campaign from the media.
A political form of Attention whoring

Ann Coulter was Trump Whoring when she rushed to defend an political candidate for his racist comment towards a Judge

by Libertatis June 8, 2016