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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:26 PM Original message |
538.com: GOP's continued use of "Democrat Party" foretells a LONG time in the wildnerness for them. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. That is a great analysis. Perfectly logical. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Using "Democrat Party" to my mind |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. newt gingrich is responsible for this language use. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. It might be older, actually. |
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onlinesavant (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. All we have to do is tell the truth about them. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Probably wouldn't hurt to keep that in mind when some of our folks call them 'republics.' |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. I have never heard or seen written "republics"... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. It's been suggested on DU for ages that we do it in retaliation. nt |
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mamameow (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
40. huh? |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. 1-800-ABCDEFG |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
43. You REPUKES started this fucking thing - when YOU stop, I will stop... |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
61. Are you calling ME a "repuke"? Jeezus, talk about a juvenile response. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. You are transparent as all get out. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
59. Not that I ever use it... |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. But even then, what kind of Republican was Eisenhower by most standards. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Good page on wiki |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Very interesting. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. That is the part that bothers me first |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's just petty. |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. more and more often, I'm reminded of playground tactics. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. They are Draco Malvoy. nt |
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alterfurz (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
28. "RNC meeting = Slitherin 50th Class Reunion" |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
36. This is why authoritarianism is psychological... |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Right Spot On |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Don't forget Israel and China. We've kissed their asses for a long time. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. This is precisely why I can't take those who use these childish names seriously |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I think there is a big difference in people posting on a message board |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Not to me. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
67. I agree, I would use nicknames on a message board but not in a letter to the editor |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. I agree--with one exception. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. I always put scare quotes around 'president' if anywhere near that asshole's name |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. Insightful. k&r n/t |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. True. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. Excellent observations. K&R n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-05-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's a classic passive-aggressive technique |
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shimmergal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. And I thought we should |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
21. Exactly. |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
23. These two statements say it all: |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:04 AM Response to Original message |
24. Frank Luntz has been involved with this tactic for over 15 years |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
66. the godfather of this tactic is Newt Gingrich. I witnessed his rise in Georgia |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:13 AM Response to Original message |
25. They're disco dancing in the mosh pit. |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. the iceberg under limbaugh made it possible- another example of |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. There's good news on that score. |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. great news |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
58. Rupert Mudoch's right-wing propaganda outlets are also tanking financially |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
31. "typing with your forehead" best comment i`ve read in years... |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I rather liked... |
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spamlet2002 (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
35. well, they're all in |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
37. "It's the single-celled amoeba of verbal harassment." And |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. That dope Limbaugh doesn't know why women are repulsed by him. |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Doesn't look in the mirror or what? |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
39. I think it's very useful: Use of 'Democrat Party' = Ignorant yob speaking. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Tweety smacked down Darrell Issa about this the other night |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. I disagree with the statement that there's nothing objectively wrong with them doing it. |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
44. This term can be useful for us too. |
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AlexDeLarge (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
45. Beautifully articulated! |
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Dollface (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. Well said. The short version... It is like Endora never using Darin's correct name. |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
48. Excellent post! |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
49. Perfectly framed! |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
51. It was always a jolt when I'd hear President Bush say "Democrat Party" |
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suede1 (770 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
52. Great! K&R |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
53. Hey if they want to call me a member of the "Democrat Party" I'll say "damn straight".. |
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BanTheGOP (596 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
54. REPUBLICANS NEED TO BE DESTROYED!! |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #54 |
64. That kind of take-no-prisoners attitude is what put the Republicans out of office. |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
55. Ranks right up there with "Tweety" instead of Chris Matthews.. |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. Now that was a mouth full! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-06-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
62. I am sorry I am too late to rec....but I can still kick. |
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