Political season is in the air and there's nothing like hearing clichés from political candidates about their 'vision' for whatever office they are planning to occupy.

We've heard it all before. Things like, but not limited to: "I feel your pain", "Read my lips, no new taxes" or "We're gonna make America great again", or "Hope and Change." Ho-hum.

When we look for substance in a political candidate, one would hope that the public would demand definition from the candidates, instead of accepting the age-old political balderdash that has been fed to us for years.

Here are 5 examples of political jargon that we don't want to hear our political candidates mention in their speeches. Maybe you have some too.

  1. "I'll move the city forward" - Ok, what does that really mean? I remember my teacher telling me in class to move forward. No real definition here. One mayoral candidate recently talked about his plan for Cheyenne and the only thing I really remember was that he wanted to "Move Forward."
  2. "Take Cheyenne to the next level" - What 'level' are we on, and what awaits us on the 'next level?" More rhetoric here. This almost sounds like we're playing an '80s video game. "Hey! We made it to level 4!!!!" Woo-hoo! But what does that mean, exactly?
  3. "Let me be clear" - In other words, we heard the bad idea you had the FIRST TIME. Now you want to reiterate what you just said, hoping we'll get a different meaning.
  4. "This is the most important election of our life time." - Is it really? I think every election is important. To the 'opportunist', they will use these cliches to magnify themselves as if they are the savior of the city, county, state or country. Give me a break.
  5. "My name is on the ballet, but election is really about YOU" - Sure it is. The only part about US is that we are the vehicle in which to propel them into office. For many politicians, who are supposed to represent YOU, your voice only matters when it is election time. But if they truly represent YOU, then they should be listening to YOU as they represent YOU while in office. Please political candidates, don't patronize us, just be you, tell us your ideas and we'll decide if we truly want your representation.

There are others that may irritate you, albeit slightly, like: "We're at a crossroads," "Jobs, jobs, jobs," "I will fill every pot hole in Cheyenne" and so on.

Maybe you have a few pet cliches that you would like to tell the political candidates to hold off on while running for office. Feel free to share those in our comments section below.

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