Wednesday, August 15, 2007

An Arab American's Pocket Political Dictionary

Top 25 Translations

By RUSSELL MOKHIBER
CounterPunch

".....Intifada -- To Shake Off
Jihad -- To Work Hard
Madrassa -- School
Democrats -- Sycophants
Republicans -- Masters of Deceit

Two-Party System -- Corrupt to the Core
Fox News -- Republican Organ
New York Times -- Democrat Organ
Clinton -- Our Worst Nightmare
Bloomberg -- He's Not a Terrorist

Congress -- Occupied Territory
Edwards -- Just Another Dem
Incompetent -- Arab-American Political Leadership
First Amendment -- Don't Speak, Don't Translate
Justice -- Just Us

Gaza -- Prison
Lebanon -- Cluster Bomb Receptacle
Iraq -- Evidence of War Crimes Receptacle
Obama -- The Black Hillary
Bush/Cheney -- Oil/Power

New York Post -- Slander Sheet
UFT -- Union of Frightened Teachers
Almontaser -- Bring Her Back
Kafaya -- Enough
Bootstraps -- Only Way Out"

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