Most of these contributions come from people who wish to remain anonymous. For obvious reasons.

Oxymorons—Old and New

Bi-Partisan

Broadcast Journalism

Intelligent Design

Homo Sapiens

Conventional Wisdom

The Patriot Act: emasculates the Constitution. What's patriotic about that?

Rational Americans

Department of Justice

compassionate conservatism: just like the medieval aristocracy.

military intelligence

Republican logic

legitimate business

democratic government

free elections

honest politician

moral majority

friendly fire

Reality TV

Annoying and, Consequently, Meaningless Clichés

Person of Interest: law enforcement's new term for suspect. "Person of interest" avoids possible law suits for false arrest and allows law enforcement to pressure the suspect and to try them in the media. Their lives are ruined, they are unemployable, humiliated, impoverished, and often innocent of the non-charges.

Zero tolorance

I had no choice

In all honesty

no brainer (think about it. Why is the advertiser, salesman, preacher, politician urging you not to bother thinking?)

Abstinance

bipartisan

as we speak

arguably

level playing field

someone once said... [followed by an obscure quotation]

24/7

...just doing my job

Have a nice day

"must see tv"

hindsight is 20/20

Contributed by Carolinahousecats

• "Don't go there!"
• "I'm good."
• "'tzup."

Amazing: over-used mainly by tv advertisements for ginzu knives and Popeil kitchen gadgets.

Slippery slope

Euphonisms (new category): when you are too ignorant or politically correct to use the real word.

• friggin': used by script writers on TV shows in place of the "F" word to get around TV censors. The irony is that friggin' is nastier than the "F" word. Old sailors song about frigging in the rigging. Now, what do you think that's all about? As the captain said, "form a circle and give the end man a chance." TV censors aren't very smart if they're fooled that easily.
• African-American, Native-American: if not totally American, then why not German-American, Scot-American, Japanese-American, Chinese-American, French-American.... etc, etc, ad infinitem, ad nauseum.

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