We mentioned oxymorons in the closing line of a story the other day. One reader suggested another one. So we put together this list of the media’s 30 favorite oxymorons.
Surely, there are others. Feel free to add your favorites in the comments section.
- Abortion doctor
- American Taliban
- Amtrak schedule
- Campaign promise
- Chinese legal system
- Civil unrest
- Collective liberty
- Committee decision
- Conservative Democrat
- Great Depression
- Government worker
- Holy war
- Honest politician
- Journalistic integrity
- Liberal thinker
- Loyal opposition
- Moderate extremist
- Physician-assisted suicide
- President Obama
- Public servant
- Safe abortion
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Tax relief
- Temporary tax increase
- Truth-In-Lending
- Unbiased journalism
- Union worker
- United Nations
- Excess profits
- Liberal values
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Some respondents should look up the definition of "oxymoron." *facepalm*
From the Clinton era:
Mandatory Volunteerism
Liberalism: Ideas so good they have to be manditory.
Andrew Wilkow
moderate democrat
Job Creation Bill
Liberal Intelligentsia
mainstream media
Get your point... but these are NOT 'Oxymorons' by definition... Most are just 'contradictions in term'...
The definition of “oxymoron” is “joining together contradictory or incongruous terms in one expression.” I just thought I’d underscore that point.
Obama is a Natural Born Citizen. Well you guys wanted oxymorons, right?
Politically correct
Feminist
1. Fox News: Fair and Balanced
Oooohhhh. You sure showed us! Now that you've called out Fox's 'imbalance' as your Manly Gesture of the day, what's next on the schedule? Interpretive pottery, or culturally relevant masturbation?
In your brilliance, tell me how Fox is supposed to be liberal? You know -- as in the article title. 'the Liberal Media's 30 Favorite Oxymorons". You've proved your lack of reading comprehension. Your statement wasn't even an oxymoron. At least you got the part about a moron being involved right -- although the role of moron is currently played by you.
You know, Fox could be a completely whacko right wing conservative news outlet and still honestly lay claim to that motto -- no thanks to the over-the-top bias/incompetence of their competition.
So go back to ogling your nude pics of Rosie O'Donnell or whatever it is you liberal ass hats do, and leave the forum to people with enough intelligence to comprehend what an oxymoron is. Hurry along now! Although you and Rosie may never be together, at least you can compare dick sizes.