Liberals have long since learned that debating Conservatives can be a challenging endeavor, since Conservatives have a penchant for fortifying their arguments with facts, statistics, history and other elements that create convincing and thoughtful arguments. 
Not to worry. The following are several tips Liberals can use right away to begin defeating Conservatives in every debate, every time.
Lib Tip # 1: Drop the Race Card: The moment your Conservative opponent begins crafting a cogent, air-tight argument buttressed in fact, drop the race card. This technique is designed to stifle further discussion, impugns your opponent and puts him on the defensive. Often, this is enough of a distraction to direct attention away from your lack of qualitative, quantitative evidence.
Lib Tip # 2: Impugn the Source: When debating a Conservative, content is less important than character. When your Conservative opponent states a compelling argument, do not address the argument and instead attack the Conservative personally. Since we are all sinners, it shouldn’t take long to find something wrong with your opponent. Use it.
Lib Tip # 3: Social Justice Trumps Logic: Argue every issue from a “Social Justice” or “Moral” high-ground. The Conservative will attempt to show that your ideas are unworkable, unsustainable or downright illogical. Don’t worry about any of that. Just stay on message by arguing from the moral, social justice perspective.
Lib Tip # 4: Exploit the Weakest Link: Define your opponent by his weakest link. If 10,000 Tea Partiers hold a rally, and one guy has a placard that is inappropriate, that is all you need to characterize the entire group as radical, racist militants. See how that works? It’s simple and fun and, most importantly, deflects all those awkward facts and articulate points away from the discussion and leaves the Conservative in a defensive mode.
Lib Tip # 5: Use “New Speak”: If health care is not a right according to the Constitution, and you want it to be a right, claim it is and then raise your voice. Raising your voice is always the best course of action in lieu of a good argument. Redefine words to suit your needs, and always be on guard for any stray, powerful fact or statistic the Conservative may use to support their position.
Lib Tip # 6: State the Opposite of what you believe: If you are in favor of taking money from producers and giving it to non-producers, that’s fine, but make sure your wording is a bit more obtuse than that. Try saying you are in favor of moral and social justice, and characterize everyone who earns a good living as somehow having won the lottery in life, and all those who want as being desperately hard-working folks who have an almost allergic reaction to hand-outs. Never imply or point out in any way that people can change their situation simply by making better decisions.
Lib Tip # 7: Define America by it’s Errors, not its Successes: Taking a cue from Lib Tip # 4, it is important to characterize America by it’s errors in judgement and misdeeds. It is critical that you completely overlook the good things America has done, and the manner in which it has beaten back one dictatorship after another. In fact, you must go to some lengths to divert people from the notion that without America, the world would be a far more dangerous, hostile, sad place. So talk about Indians and Slaves.
Lib Tip # 8: Blame talk radio and FOX news for fanning hate and racism: Avoid at all costs the fact that both talk radio and FOX news stand in defiant refutation of an otherwise fully agreeable media that presents only one template, a liberal template. Also, attempt to divert attention should someone ask why Conservative Talk Radio and FOX news is growing exponentially, while traditional, liberal media is closing offices, thinning their employees and running deficits like, you know, the government.
Lib Tip # 9: Government is Good: Insist that a massive expansion of government is a good thing. Assert that it is our patriotic duty to pay ever more in taxes so that a centralized government comprised of east and west coast Liberal elites can decide what is best for the unwashed masses, since it would be sheer lunacy to allow individuals the right to make decisions for themselves. If you run into problems, see Tips 1-8.
Lib Tip # 10: Assign Blame away from Yourself: Always assign blame to the other guy, preferably a Conservative. This may require rewriting history so that people may one day believe that Reagan did NOT usher in 25 years of prosperity, or it may require still more retooling of the content of public school text books. But over time we’ll get there.
Remember: The ends justify the means. No matter how cruel and violating the means may be, if it results in a mediocre society where all citizens ultimately suck off the the government for their most meager needs, it will all be worthwhile.
There is of course the small matter of where all the money for all these programs will come from. Right now, they come from spirited entrepreneurs, dreamers with drive and other people whose passion poses a direct threat to the new world we want to usher in. 
But first things first. Learn the ten tips to squelch free speech, hurt your opponent with the intellectual equivelant of a kick to the groin and avoid facts, statistics and studies altogether, as those will get you in trouble.
Good luck Liberals! Battle on and remember what Dennis Prager said: The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. Oh wait, no. You don’t want to remember that. My bad. Here, try this: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. Yeah, that’s the one. Whew!
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Thanks Buster55. We try. It’s one thing to disagree with one or another piece of legislation. It’s quite another when you genuinely feel that the POTUS is actually out to transform the fundamentals of our great country.
We really appreciate how much you have been involved in our project and look forward to hearing more from you. Mustangs rule! Gang boarderlands suck. I get it. Thx for the kind words.
Scot
I'm so glad you have made this guide. Those pesky conservatives just keep trying that whole facts & logic thing. How dare they!! They even have the gall to actually read the U.S. Constitution. Silly conservative facts are for squids.
Great Job Scot! Can't wait until tomorrow when my lib friends want to use this on me. I'll just start calling out rule numbers. 'Hey wasn't that rule #3" Nice!!!
Very well written. Talk about telling it like it is.
Lib tip #11 – if people start a running tally of the lib tips you've used, just shut up. You have no chance.
Another great article. I will go back to this writing so I can memorize each tactic. Keep up the the great work.
The progressives think they have the tools to lynch this nation but thanks to you and others that report these tactics WE ARE ONTO THEM. WE THE PEOPLE are writing a new chapter for Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals". Thank you for this…
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There are a number of very good points made here. Usually, I am not very keen on web logs. even so, once in a while all of us should take notice. Inspiring, I’m thankful to you.
To expand upon #1, characterize all opposition as "hatred." If you are against increasing welfare, it's because you "hate" the poor. If you are against late-term abortion, you "hate" women. If you are against gay marriage, you "hate" gays. If you are opposed to environmental regulation, you "hate" all mankind, the earth, and Bambi. If you supported overthrowing Saddam, you "hate" muslims.
And a word about muslims: one Tea-partier snarling a bad word (even if no one can prove it actually happened) is a sign that all conservatives are hate-filled monsters, but 500 muslim suicide bombers proves NOTHING about Islam, do you hear? NOTHING. Remember that.
You left one out (maybe a sub-category of #1) Go to Nazi. I have a BIL that does that by saying "Well, *I* read Mein Kampf and it was (or was not) in there." All discussion stops there. Peet frm W.Mass
A suggestion to add perhaps #11:
Establish credentials and expertise so you look smarter than ol’ conservative hill billy Joe over there. Tell them you’re an expert because you took one or two of ‘em liberal political classes in university. And if they say anything use your academic knowledge and proven stats to talk them down and make them look dumb.
hehehe that is a great site you’ve got there! Would you mind if I put a link to you on my site? Greg
Hi Greg.
Are you genuine in your request? I ask because your site is "Americas Funniest Videos" and I don't see the connection. Are you refering to the vids I have on the site? Those come from YouTube. Regardless, best of luck and God Bless.
Scot
Lol. Points taken. I think I'll do a second set of "Liberal Debating Tips". The responses have been excellent, including yours.
God Bless.
Scot
You left out how to use the Bush argument and steal a conservatives words and insert opposite words to make it sound like a lib said it.
Oh please add to the list from the suggestions as I'm using this guide in discussion forums and posting it to their replies. It's so much easier than actually trying to debate them.
Don't forget the foul language and names they call you. This is great I love it
Cute, but it missed the biggest and most commen one I run into (I debate liberals a LOT.)
Use Moral Equivalence – No matter how bad our enemies are, we have no right to criticize anyone (Cuba, Tyrant Run Arab Countries etc…whichever), we are just as bad. (i.e. We can't criticize N. Korea b/c we have Gitmo, etc…)
I hope you come back on this pretty soon as I've been using the tips rather frequently and need the new list.
Good job bringing 2 light how easy it is 2 be a complete political moron with the backbone of a weasel ( anyone not aware of what the common weasel looks like just Google Dem Anthony Weiner a great example ) and still make yourself feel like you are a smart person and a good judge of character who is almost single handedly saving the planet !!
I completely agree with the post. You’ve just made me to bookmark this article
Hilarious!