*If anyone disagrees with you, they are a "Democrat"
*If anyone argues with you, they are a "Liberal"
*If they argue with you and actually present data (formerly known as "debating"), shrug it off as "propaganda from the Liberal Media"
*If you cannot rebut the argument, pick on details such as misspellings, improper punctuation or taglines
*If your opponent has an unrefutable argument, change the subject
*If your opponent consistently overturns your "correct" stories (anything told by Rush Limbaugh), use ad hominem attacks.
*Anyone who puts life over profits is a "tree hugger"
*Anyone who refutes or debates "correct" science (Creationism, Ecological Stability) is a "sky-is-falling" reactionary
*Anyone who opposes the melding of religion and government is one of the "liberals" who helped create the rampant immorality today
*Any federal program created by a Democrat, or that "looks" Democratic is "socialistic".
*Dismantling programs and restrictions on spending then sending the money to states as a "block grant" is better than having a standardized Federal program with rules
*Giving tax money to People is "enslaving them", giving tax money to Corporations is "making jobs"
*Anything that does not turn a profit for private corporations is "an elitist" operation
*Always take everything personally
*Whatever your weakness is, blame it on your opponent
*The more narrow and prejudiced your sources, the more you project that onto your opponent
*When your opponent attacks a Republican/conservative President's policies, blame them on a Democratic Congress (or vice versa)
*When quoting your opponent, edit his words to conform to "correctness"
*Anyone who reads anything beyond "the Limbaugh Letter" is an "ivory tower intellectual"
*When all else fails, lie
If that wasn't good enough, here's a handy FLOW CHART to help!
RIGHTWING PC UPDATE!!
The Conservative Ten Commandments
I. Thou shalt talk about Christian principles, but not live by them
II. Thou shalt attack opponents personally when you can't win on policies
III. Thou shalt call yourself pro-life, but be in favor of the death penalty
IV. Thou shalt cry for "personal responsibility" in others, but when conservative ideas fail thou shalt blame Bill Clinton
V. Thou shalt give lip service to democracy and individual rights while taking away civil liberties
VI. Profit is the Lord Thy God, thou shalt not put the people's interest above those of your business partners and corporate contributors
VII. Thou shalt make sure fetuses have health coverage, but children and mothers shall be on their own
VIII Thou shalt bear false witness against your opponents and liberals, and demonize them
IX. Thou shalt run on a moderate platform, then enact right-wing policies as soon as possible
X. Thou shalt call the media liberal, so the people will forget that the media is owned by huge multinational corporations with a conservative fiscal agenda
Addition:
XI. Questioning a Republican President in times of war and conflict is treason and unpatriotic - questioning a Democratic President in similar circumstances is not.
XIa. Questioning a Republican President at any time is unpatriotic - reverse for Democrats.
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