Decipher That Buzzword!

[Tysyacha]

Dear Everyone,

 

I humbly confess that I have NO idea what the following political buzzwords and catchphrases mean. If anyone would enlighten me, I would be grateful!

 

"Knowledge economy"

 

"Value-add/value-added [anything]"

 

"Compassionate conservatism"

 

"Neo-conservatism" (how does this differ from the traditional kind?)

 

"True patient-centered, free market reform" (Sarah Palin)

 

"Race to the Top"

 

"Competitiveness in the 21st-century global economy"

 

If any of you think of any more fuzzy buzzwords, post them here and let us post our theories on what they might mean! (No, I don't trust Wikipedia).

[Tommycat]

"Knowledge economy"

Political answer: Using America's Vast knowledge resources to compete in the global market

Real answer: Blowing smoke up the posterior of the listener.

 

"Value-add/value-added [anything]"

Marketing term: A way to increase sales by providing additional features/items to make the customer happy.

Real answer: Throwing in stuff that should have been free to make the customer THINK it's a good deal

 

"Compassionate conservatism"

Political answer: Conservatives reaching out to Liberals

Real answer: Blowing smoke up the posterior of the listener.

 

"Neo-conservatism" (how does this differ from the traditional kind?)

This one is a bit trickier. It's people who share SOME values with traditional republicans, but have added things like being pro-war(traditionally conservatives have been more for non-involvement)

 

"True patient-centered, free market reform" (Sarah Palin)

Political answer: Guiding people in insurance companies to focus on providing better care.

True answer: We don't know what to do but we know something needs to be done.

 

"Race to the Top"

Political answer: Become a leader in the global economy

Real answer: try to take BACK the lead in things we were the leader in.

 

"Competitiveness in the 21st-century global economy"

Political answer: Increase American worth in the markets of Information and leading the world in technological evolution.

Real answer: Spend more money on education so they can teach things like political correctness and <random> studies to kids even though they aren't spending more on the actual kids while giving middle management more money.

[mimartin]

Made up buzz words that have no purpose other than being misleading.

 

Although I do believe George Bush defined compassionate conservative during his Presidency; that is when a president only starts two wars instead of three.