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Fox News/Republican-speak: A Translation by Outlandish.

“Sound Jurisprudence” = court rulings conservatives like.
“Judicial Activism” = court rulings conservatives despise.

“Special Interests” = lobbyists conservatives don’t like.
“Industry Spokesmen = lobbyists on the conservative payroll.

“Law and Order” = government enforcing laws conservatives like.
“Government Interference” = laws conservatives don’t like.

“Militia leaders” = armed locals with conservative ideas.
“Warlords” = armed foreigners who frighten conservatives.

“Protection of Strategic Interest” = US interventionism.
“Violation of Sovereign Boundaries” = when anyone else does it.

“Welfare Queen” = federal handouts to people.
“Vital Subsidy” = federal handouts to corporations.

“Public Servant” = conservative congressmen.
“Career Politician” = liberal congressmen.

“Unemployment” = people out of work under Democratic Administrations.
“Labor surpluses” = people out of work under Republican Administrations.

“Resolute” = a conservative blundering ahead when all evidence points to his/her chosen course being completely wrong.
“Waffling” = a liberal displaying thoughtfulness or weighing all the options.

“Naked Aggression” = When a country conservatives don’t like invades another country.
“Pre-emptive Self Defense = When a country conservatives like invades another country.

“Enforcing the will of the people” = When a Republican politician pushes an issue the public at large agrees with.
“Exhibiting political courage” = When a Republican politician pushes an issue the public at large doesn’t agree with.

“Debt under a Democratic president” = Fiscally irresponsible.
“Debt under a Republican president that’s even larger” = Fiscally conservative.

Photo from the film Network (1976) because “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.”