Anybody else feel it is offensive...

[Solon]

that the symbol of the Repukes is such a sensitive and INTELLIGENT animal as the Elephant? I mean seriously, they may actually be self-aware (sentient), I don't feel they are appropriate for the GOP, does anybody have any other suggestions for a new political animal? I would pick the vulture, it is a scavenger and opportunist in where it gets its meals, and not that discriminatory as to what it will swallow.

BTW: I do think the Donkey is perfectly appropriate for the Democratic Party: We're stubborn, tough, and when messed with we kick them damn Repukes in the ASS!!!

[demnan]

1. Hyena

Cause that's what they sound like when they're all trying to make their point at the same time.

[ablbodyed]

2. A scorpion....

[NuckinFutz]

3. a cross-eyed ostrich.....n/t

[amazona]

4. vultures are perfectly sentient

..which I hope lets them off the hook. Once I spent several hours sitting with a vulture flock. It is not true that they are undiscriminating about what they will swallow, my flock was waiting for the kill (an armadillo) to 'age' to the correct degree of perfection. While they waited, they played like puppies, playfully hopping and darting at each other but in a fun way, with no one getting hurt.

[Solon]

10. OK that does it, I'm convinced, how about this...

since most animals have traits that some of us have found endearing, how about this. The Republican Mascot can be a....Rock, immovable, non-intelligent, and IN THE WAY!!!

[MsUnderstood]

5. speaking of Donkeys

Donkey in Shrek does a good job of putting a good spin on our mascot.

Anyone interested in the history of the mascots?

http://www.democrats.org/about/donkey.html

The Democrats think of the elephant as bungling, stupid, pompous and conservative -- but the Republicans think it is dignified, strong and intelligent. On the other hand, the Republicans regard the donkey as stubborn, silly and ridiculous -- but the Democrats claim it is humble, homely, smart, courageous and loveable.

[Nadienne]

6. I like your idea.

Vulture, picking at eyeballs and blinding the unwary.

[seabeyond]

7. tyrannosaurus rex

i kinda like the vulture.

trex, out dated, goes up against their creationary theory, feeds of garbage, as the world has pumped it up to be big and bad, really is not, cannot kill. has the littlest and weakest of hands, topple it over and it is done. cannot get up

been a couple years since son told me about this dinosaur, so don't hold me to the facts.

[Solon]

19. hell I heard that its jaw could break through falling on its face...

though if it really had all those drawbacks, I wonder why it survived all those years.

[Sirveri]

8. Hawk

Gotta be the hawk, then it can have a wreath below it with a picture of Reagan in it. Or maybe a occult symbol that's not the swastica, cause that's too easy to recognise.

[alittlelark]

9. Crow

intelligent, predatory, thieving, and eat the young of other birds - along with road kill. They will snatch pretty shiny things for vanity. Their screech pierces the eardrums, and they tend to congregate, while screeching.

I actually like crows.......but they still seem to fit.

[Solon]

13. Sorry Intelligence kills that idea...

they are among the most intelligent of birds after all.

[alittlelark]

29. Let's be honest

The neo-con Republicans are not stupid. They may lack fore-sight, but they are intelligent.

[proud patriot]

11. Weasel or Catfish

:hi:

Catfish because they are bottom feeders

[Maeve]

12. Well, they never forget...and never forgive

They also never learn, but that's another post altogether!

Vulture works...

[LoZoccolo]

14. That would be the "jackass".

When Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, his opponents tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist views and his slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson, however, picked up on their name calling and turned it to his own advantage by using the donkey on his campaign posters.

http://www.democrats.org/about/donkey.html

[Solon]

15. Still fits though n/t

[Mandate My Ass]

16. Piranhas

Not tough at all unless they're in a large group, live under the surface, rely on sneak attacks, and gorge on large quantities of flesh in the blink of an eye.

[Tina H]

17. who said the symbol has to be an animal?

How about a pile of waste with stink lines coming off?

(it would be cuter if the waste were drawn with eyes and a mouth and legs and arms -- maybe like that messy, singing character on South Park)

[Solon]

21. Hanky the Christmas Poo's Stupid Cousin...

Shitty!!!

[indigobusiness]

18. Vote at he Elephant or Ostrich poll

I like Jackall. But Snake or Vulture are good, as well.

[kentuck]

20. You know, the elephants at the circus do go around in a circle....

holding on the other's tail with their snouts....

[Solon]

22. Yeah but those in the wild...

display altrustic behavior towards other species, Wildabeasts and so on.

[ET Awful]

23. Agreed to an extent . . .

But, much like elephants, conservatives consume more than anyone else, leave a bigger pile of shit behind than anyone else, and have an odd habit of getting together and totally destroying anything in their path whether they need to or not.

[KayLaw]

24. Dodo bird? ( nt)

[TheWraith]

25. I always thought the elephant was appropriate

Since elephants in captivity are often mistreated and forced to perform for amusement of the spectators, I thought it fit well with the Republican tendancy of cruelty towards others. Also appropriate since Repubs think that they're the elite, and the elephant brings to mind the corrupt 'royalty' of pre-democratic India.

However, if I were going to make a suggestion, it would be a hog. Ugly, self-centered, obnoxious, and more than willing to eat people.

[VOX]

26. I seriously recommend that the Hyena replace the Elephant...

They share so many characteristics with the GOP:
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/hyena.htm
<snip>
The spotted hyena spends its day in holes in the ground, or in rocky dens. They hunt in packs, mostly at night. They chase their prey until it is exhausted. Then the pack sets upon its victim and disembowels it.

These noisy animals have several types of cries and bloodcurdling howls. They make a maniacal laughing sound when they are attacked.

[JayS]

27. I'll kiss your elephant if you will...

...kiss my ASS! :)

[stevedeshazer]

28. I'll go with the cockroach

They'll be the only ones left after they set off World War W.

[Straight Shooter]

30. I vote hyena. There's just something not quite right about that creature.

n/t

[blindpig]

31. ought to be some sort of parasite

perhaps a tick, lamprey, blowfly, leech, tapeworm or that little Amazonian fish that swims up your pee hole & gets stuck. Cause they represent the parasite class.

[onecitizen]

32. I agree with you........

about Elephants. what fantastic animals they are. I watched an "Animal Planet" special about them and was so impressed. They are very social, loyal animals. They are very much "family" oriented. The herd ALL watch out for the young ones(It Takes A Village), even the males. Every time I get the chance now I'll watch something about them. Wish we were more like them. AND you're right! They are waaaayyyy too cool to be the symbol of Repukes.

[Commendatori]

33. Honestly, I couldn't care less

People don't vote for symbols. However, if they did, it's interesting to note that an elephant generates a lot more shit than a donkey does.

[bloom]

34. someone was saying that elephants might become extinct

in 30 years or so.


That would be sad in the case of actual elephants - not for the Republican Party.


The Democrats could replace the Republicans and the Greens could replace the Democrats.

[Misunderestimator]

35. I'm getting all misty-eyed at that scenario... n/t