Palin, please, it's DEMOCRATIC PARTY! FUCK!

[Whalestoe]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

[av8rdave]

1. That's one of the chapter one points in the Rove playbook

Always refer to the party as the "Democrat Party."
"Democrat" carries negative connotations with conservatives, while "Democratic" sounds positively patriotic.

[thunder rising]

4. I think the phrase has lost it's bite.

[Whalestoe]

7. Seriously? What dumb dumbs.

[av8rdave]

11. I agree, but that tactic has been used a lot over the past couple of years

I think Bush (only 81 more days :)) still uses it regularly, and even Benedict Leiberman has uttered it at least once.

[Whalestoe]

15. Obama to Joe after the election:

[TwilightZone]

2. It's obviously intentional.

They all do it, so I wouldn't get too worked up about it.

[Ken Burch]

3. Don't bother. That slur goes back at least to Joe McCarthy.

They leave off the "ic" because they think doing that makes us sound disreputable. And because they know it sets our teeth on edge.

Best to ignore it.

[HereSince1628]

5. I heard Wasserman-Schultz say it yesterday evening...

I think it's gone beyond the point of fixing it when the professional Democrats use it themselves.

[Warren Stupidity]

6. 2 days and out.

[Overseas]

8. If you want your own show on Fox you have to get in line with the Democrat thing.

It is just part of the deal.

[Downtown Hound]

9. The best way to strip insults like these of their power

Is to not let it bother you. Either politely remind them, ignore it, or take the name and use it in defiance. Letting it get under your skin only gives those that use this tactic power they don't deserve.

[Whalestoe]

12. It makes me want to claw my eyes out.

It must be working. Time to take a couple deep breaths.

[Hippo_Tron]

13. The problem is that it's grammatically improper

Democratic is an adjective Democrat is a noun. Unlike Republicans, spelling and grammar are important to us.

[Downtown Hound]

16. Correcting them on their grammar is a good tactic too. n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

10. I really wish we would consistantly start referring to them as the "Republic Party"

Unfortunately that hasn't caught on.

[av8rdave]

14. Yeah, but the word "Republic" just sounds like a noun

The right wing noise machine has worked for many, many years to give the word "democrat" a bad name. They always try to associate it with anything they don't agree with.

[ComtesseDeSpair]

17. They say Democrat...

because it emphasizes "rat". Just like how they spell it "DemocRAT". Moronic assholes.

[busybl]

18. the republic party always calls us that