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Mayberry Machiavelli

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11. Yeah, I have kind of felt the "Democrat Party" thing is primarily a show of disrespect and assertion

Reply to brewens (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 20, 2014, 02:10 AM

Sep 2014

of power, like the way jerks do when they give people nicknames or call someone by a name they have already said they don't want to be called.

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Question about people saying "Democrat Party" etc. [View all] Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2014 OP

Even the big name Republican politicians? merrily Sep 2014 #1

This 2006 Media Matters articles reviews the history of the GOP semantics coup: Faryn Balyncd Sep 2014 #2

Wikipedia has a page on Democrat Party used as an epithet: NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #3

Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach w4rma Sep 2014 #4

But, no. Democrats don't, and have never, tended to say "Democrat Party". (nt) w4rma Sep 2014 #5

DemocRAT moondust Sep 2014 #6

Right, but a case like that would be a one-off slip of the tongue. Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2014 #7

Exactly. It wasn't intentional. n/t moondust Sep 2014 #8

Why have Democrats allowed Republicans to control the conversation, in this matter? Fridays Child Sep 2014 #12

Juvenile bullies and thugs moondust Sep 2014 #14

Should always be question. Never let slide. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #9

I would question it every time. phylny Sep 2014 #18

"You don't know the name of your opponent, how can you profess to know their policies?" grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #19

I've noticed with older people, pronouncing things wrong intentionally, is kind of like a show of brewens Sep 2014 #10

Yeah, I have kind of felt the "Democrat Party" thing is primarily a show of disrespect and assertion Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2014 #11

Yeah. I refrain from posting Chuck Tard when referring to Chuck Todd to be pc. It's a little brewens Sep 2014 #13

I notice that too Populist_Prole Sep 2014 #23

Can't get the media or Democrats to stop calling them the 'GOP' RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #15

Frankly, Jenoch Sep 2014 #16

What's the question? LWolf Sep 2014 #17

The question was specifically about whether Democratic officials actually adopted this usage. Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2014 #24

I don't know the answer, LWolf Sep 2014 #33

I can't recall seeing/hearing a Democrat do that. winter is coming Sep 2014 #20

Argument by assertion. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #21

It's very old. I think it was John Connally (nt) Recursion Sep 2014 #22

John Connally the Democrat said "Democrat Party?" When? Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2014 #25

Maybe: "In May 1973, Connally joined the Republican Party." WinkyDink Sep 2014 #27

After switching parties to work for Nixon (nt) Recursion Sep 2014 #39

ONLY Republicans use it. PERIOD. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #26

I've seen it used here by a fairly new member. AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #31

Like I said.... ;-) WinkyDink Sep 2014 #40

I have recommended we call them rock Sep 2014 #28

It would be interesting to see what Roosevelt and Truman used in speeches. Until I was here on DU jwirr Sep 2014 #29

As long as the Democrat Party keeps beating the Repubic Party I'm happy. n/t bobGandolf Sep 2014 #30

What would you expect from the Repimplican Party? rogerashton Sep 2014 #32

This should be brought up more often. Whenever there's a round table talking about rancor in Chathamization Sep 2014 #34

I heard a lot of haters say "Democrat Party", yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #35

It burns my ears whenI hear that..... a kennedy Sep 2014 #36

It's just a juvenile way of avoiding JEB Sep 2014 #37

It's either malicious or ignorance seveneyes Sep 2014 #38