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Ecumenist

(6,086 posts) Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:01 PM Oct 2012

DEMOCRAT??!! WTF happened to DEMOCRATIC?? Is he trying to be insulting?

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DEMOCRAT??!! WTF happened to DEMOCRATIC?? Is he trying to be insulting? (Original Post) Ecumenist Oct 2012 OP

Yes.. They all us it ... as an insult Narraback Oct 2012 #1

Right Wingers Narraback Oct 2012 #2

Actually, they should be interrupted, and told IT IS DEMOCRATIC, and democratic you POS still_one Oct 2012 #4

That's dog whistle talk to El Rushbo's followers...saying I'm with you. CincyDem Oct 2012 #3

All the Repubs do it. Very childish. Jennicut Oct 2012 #5

I think it started with the rabid cabal that came in via The Contract on America Wednesdays Oct 2012 #10

It's been around since the 50s, but yes Repubs started using it consistently in 1994. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #12

Yup madashelltoo Oct 2012 #6

Hello? He did it TWICE in the last debate. elehhhhna Oct 2012 #7

Call them republics. They aren't worthy of a capitalization. Norrin Radd Oct 2012 #8

Yep. It's a thing Repukes have been doing for a few years now. JTG of the PRB Oct 2012 #9

Just a Rebel yell to his base neverforget Oct 2012 #11

I just tweeted pretty much the same thing. Fawke Em Oct 2012 #13

Narraback

(648 posts)

1. Yes.. They all us it ... as an insult

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:02 PM

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Narraback

(648 posts)

2. Right Wingers

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:02 PM

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still_one

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4. Actually, they should be interrupted, and told IT IS DEMOCRATIC, and democratic you POS

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:02 PM

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CincyDem

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3. That's dog whistle talk to El Rushbo's followers...saying I'm with you.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:02 PM

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Jennicut

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5. All the Repubs do it. Very childish.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:03 PM

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Back in the day (maybe before 2000) they all used to use "Democratic". It's the stupidest thing ever.

Wednesdays

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10. I think it started with the rabid cabal that came in via The Contract on America

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:06 PM

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in 1994.

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)

12. It's been around since the 50s, but yes Repubs started using it consistently in 1994.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:07 PM

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Frank Luntz told them to do it.

madashelltoo

(1,696 posts)

6. Yup

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:03 PM

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elehhhhna

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7. Hello? He did it TWICE in the last debate.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:04 PM

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Norrin Radd

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8. Call them republics. They aren't worthy of a capitalization.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:04 PM

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JTG of the PRB

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9. Yep. It's a thing Repukes have been doing for a few years now.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:04 PM

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Because they have no other ideas whatsoever. About ANYTHING.

neverforget

(9,436 posts)

11. Just a Rebel yell to his base

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:07 PM

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Fawke Em

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13. I just tweeted pretty much the same thing.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012, 10:08 PM

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