In Louisiana, What a difference a Democrat makes..Boston Globe

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20. See, that's the problem, right there. I don't think he even realized it.

With many, it's just so ingrained by now that they do it that way without even thinking. It just becomes automatic. I think that's because it's been going on, for so damned long, with NOBODY correcting it or making an issue of it. And if THAT condition is allowed to continue, unchecked/uncorrected, it soon becomes "reality" for most observers who don't pay a lot of attention. We HAVE TO be vigilant on these things. Otherwise, they pass into common usage, and before you know it, "Democrat Party" and "Democratic Party" become perceived, and worse - used - interchangeably. We HAVE TO make an issue of it if we're gonna make any changes in that oh-so-subtle sabotage. That's what I think it is. It has to be caught, and corrected. AS SOON AS it is caught.

It's like you would do with your kid. You don't let him or her continue with bad behavior. Otherwise it becomes ingrained, and the message you sent them by NOT doing something about it, is - it's okay. And for me as a loyal lifelong Democrat, it is NOT okay.

And sometimes I challenge them - by smacking 'em in the intelligence and education department. One example was when I chided someone - awwww... poor thing, doesn't even know the difference between a noun and an adjective. Guess they were asleep in that third grade grammar class, and never learned it.