'Oh, the Banana Republican Party'

[bigtree]

Acyn @Acyn
Raskin to Boebert: Democrat is the noun. When you use it as an adjective, you say Democratic.. As if every time we mentioned the other party it just came out with a kind of political speech impediment like, oh, the Banana Republican Party.

Link to tweet

[OnDoutside]

1. Outstanding.

[Dustlawyer]

57. It is a shame that all of what he said went smooth over her head.

That was great!

[MN2theMax]

2. He's all badass with his rockstar head scarf

And zero f***s left to give.

Dark Raskin will eat your lunch if you Banana Republicans don’t shape up!

[rubbersole]

3. Lauren, honey, may I call you honey?

That is what in junior high school we would call a rhetorical wedgie. And thank goodness we're not in the old south that you long for, 'cause you just got owned, girl.

[TigressDem]

31. Oh bless her heart.

She came to a battle of wits and was all out of ammo.

[liberalla]

34. +1

Love your speaking truth graphic signature line.... the image reminds me of Betty White.

[wnylib]

39. Good phrasing.

[Joinfortmill]

53. ROFL

[keithbvadu2]

4. Well, Boeberts GED was a gimme.

[betsuni]

5. Fabulous.

[underpants]

6. 🔥😆

[Marcuse]

7. "Noun? Adjective? That sounds woke!"

[malaise]

16. I love Woke 😀

😀

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

33. The Republicans love to use the word "woke."

(1) They have absolutely no idea of its history:

Before 2014, the call to “stay woke” was, for many people, unheard of. The idea behind it was common within Black communities at that point — the notion that staying “woke” and alert to the deceptions of other people was a basic survival tactic. But in 2014, following the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, “stay woke” suddenly became the cautionary watchword of Black Lives Matter activists on the streets, used in a chilling and specific context: keeping watch for police brutality and unjust police tactics. "A history of 'wokeness.'" Vox.com

(2) The word "woke" is used as a term of derision by members in both parties to describe anything they don't like. It's a dog whistle by the Banana Republican Party,* whereas more conservative Democrats use it to explain why certain groups are leaving the party, while conveniently omitting the new, younger members who are attracted by a more liberal philosophy.



*Rep. Jamie Raskin to Boebert: "Democrat is the noun. When you use it as an adjective, you say Democratic.. As if every time we mentioned the other party it just came out with a kind of political speech impediment like, oh, the Banana Republican Party."

[malaise]

37. Yes I know the history

They distort everything.
Jamie nailed them. It was a nice warning- Dems can diss them with even more effect with banana Republicans.

[Marcuse]

64. Compliments the Vox article.

Thus, the proper way to understand the history of our current usage of “woke” is that the metaphor was popularized by the labor movement, then borrowed by Black activists early in the 20th century before bursting into blues music in the 1920s. But the word remained a part of labor discourse all along, and is still used by organizers today.

Moreover, for all that we identify the metaphor with a particular politics, it carries much the same meaning in everyday conversation.
 (“Wake up and smell the coffee.”)



We study etymologies so that we might use language to unlock history. Here the history is far more complex than the commonly accepted origin story suggests. So whether or not wokeness has passed its peak, understanding how the word first came to be adopted by activists more than a century ago suggests it will remain a part of our political conversation in 2023 — and for decades to come.

[link:https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/08/heres-where-woke-comes-from/?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=entity_page&utm_medium=related_articles|

[BHDem53]

26. I wonder why she wears her IQ number on her cap?

[TigressDem]

32. So she remembers where she parked?

[Joinfortmill]

54. Lol

[CTyankee]

67. that gun. Is it real? If so, is it loaded?

Is she even trained in shooting it?

If the gun is real and loaded, I want to know where she is so I can stay as far away from her as possible.

Another thing: isn't she afraid someone could just grab it and use it against her?

[MagickMuffin]

8. I love Jamie and I agree with the term Banana Republican Party

It's what Boebert eats before the State of the Union Address.

Gets her in rip roaring fighting shape to blurt out her grunts during the speech!

[malaise]

9. Do this every time they say it

Go Jamie!

[thomski64]

22. ..the Banana Republic Party

...it shall henceforth be..

[wnylib]

35. Works for me. A fitting adjective for

people who don't know the difference between a noun and an adjective.

We can even abbreviate it in writing as BR.

[alwaysinasnit]

10. That was the most awesome verbal ass-whooping I've ever heard.

[malaise]

14. It was brilliant

Watched it three times😀😀😀😀😀

[alwaysinasnit]

15. +1000

[wendyb-NC]

11. Ha ha

He's on it. I love Jamie Raskin.

[Pepsidog]

12. Raskin spitting fire. It's like getting in an argument with that one kid in high school

who would tear you a new asshole because they were so bright. Banana Republicans would do well to steer clear of Democratic Representative Raskin.

[JoeOtterbein]

13. Actually, they are...

...republicants.

They can't do a thing that makes sense!

[Rebl2]

19. 👍👍👍

[Justice matters.]

66. Well, they can fill up their own pockets.

That's like the only thing they know how to do.

[ancianita]

17. Long may this man run.

Long may he publicly expose their nationwide stupidity that passes for politics.

[Rebl2]

18. They don't

know what nouns and adjective are.

[aggiesal]

20. This is a remnant of Rush Lumbutt ...

Democrat symbolizes as RAT.

It's purely intentional, and they'll continue to do it.

[NJCher]

21. this English teacher

loves the lesson on nouns and adjectives.

So funny. Jamie is my favorite Congress person.

❤️

[FoxNewsSucks]

23. Banana Republican Party. Perfect.

[niyad]

25. Sooooon glad that I was not drinking anything.

[Bluethroughu]

30. I just laughed out loud and woke the family up!

Hilarious.

[calimary]

27. Yep. That's about the size of it.

With apologies to bananas everywhere.

[wnylib]

36. BR for short.

[malaise]

38. BReTHUGs it is

😀😀👂

[wnylib]

40. I like BR because it also stands for bath room.

Fitting for the crap they spew.

[malaise]

44. Well they are crapspewing THUGs

[wnylib]

47. That they are.

[niyad]

24. The trouble is, that those pukes who actually understand the reference (surely

therevat least one or two), would glory in it.

[Marcuse]

28. Banned in Florida. The term offends Chiquita Brands International, the corporate descendant of UFC.

[malaise]

45. THIS

with help from US governments

[Skittles]

29. GAWD HOW I LOVE THIS MAN

[YoshidaYui]

43. heh

[Skittles]

70. I mean, he is all that, isn't he?

[YoshidaYui]

71. iiight?

[DFW]

41. Banana Republican Party--got that covered, Caribbean music and all (Harry Belafonte would approve)

[malaise]

46. Today is Harry's 96th birthday

Perfect

[DFW]

48. How very appropriate!

My dad took me to see him live in the sixties in Washington, great concert. He had Miriam Makeba with him, first time I had ever heard of her. I had never heard the click language before. We have a new South African guy in our office in Dallas, and he can do the throat click perfectly. I never managed to get that down.

[malaise]

49. How lovely

I met him😀

[DFW]

50. I'm jealous!

I never got closer than the 50 or 60 feet I was from the stage back 60 (!!!) years ago.

[niyad]

59. Definitely one of your best!

[DFW]

60. I have a lot of fun doing these, gotta admit

I wrote most of the lyrics, direct the music production and the most of the video content from afar. If I end up as a Hollywood producer in my next life, I'm ready. Finding these "soundalikes" is a cool process. The guy who sang this one isn't Jamaican, but his wife is, and he knew what we needed, as you can hear.

In Atlanta, there is always someone in the music scene who can do almost anything. And if not, then Don of the Parody Project out in the Pacific Northwest, can fill in. I only wish I had more time to be there in the studio and participate!! The last time I did any of the serious studio work was the "Talking TSA Blues," and that is now over ten years ago! I was in the studio from start to finish for that one, did some simplified lead guitar and vocal. At 9:00 A. M., met with the rest of TFT who had never heard the song yet. I laid it out, put down a rhythm guitar track on a 12 string, and in four hours, the track was finished. I love working with serious musicians!

[malaise]

68. I love them

[wnylib]

42. Give 'em hell Jamie!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

51. Ask them, anytime a Republicon says "Democrat" as an adjective, ask them

Ask them if they need help finding remedial English tutoring.

Then after they get all huffy and then calm down, ask them if they are recent immigrants and English is not their first language.

After they get all huffy about that, they will say "you are just so upset at the word".

Then one can say, no, it doesn't upset me, but your lack of basic language skills is amusing and telling. Then walk away.

[Joinfortmill]

52. Love this dude.

[frogmarch]

55. Boebert: Wut's a ajutiv?

[Richard D]

56. Banan Republican!!

I will use it from now on. That and Reich-Wing.

[LeftinOH]

58. There is ZERO chance Boebert knows what a 'Banana Republic' is.

[Wild blueberry]

61. Didn't think I could love Jamie Raskin more

This, even more!
Thank you.

[Abigail_Adams]

62. As Jackie Gleason used to say,

Pow! Right in the kisser! Here is a man who, fighting cancer, has no f*cks to give about the feelings of the Magats. Bravo Jamie!

[KS Toronado]

63. Hey Bigtree, don't know how you did it

But you was able to post the actual tweet instead of a "Link to Tweet" we see so often.
Can you share your trick how it's done? Thanks.

[KPN]

65. Tasking is on a roll of late. Not that he hasn't

always been sharp as a tack and great at clear, frank expression.

I would have really loved it if he’d gone one small step further by adding “and immaturity” after in civility; and then said “so grow up” somewhere along the line thereafter.

[OAITW r.2.0]

69. Have used the term Banana Republicans to describe this collection of organized criminals/assholes

many times on DU. Glad to see it's percolated up to members pf Congress,

[malaise]

72. From JHBs cartoon thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17692883