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George II

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16. "Democrat" has been used sporadically for 100 years or more, but it became more prevalent...

Reply to malaise (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 2, 2017, 11:25 AM

Jan 2017

...during the McCarthy era of the early 1950s. To me every time a republican (because of that I never capitalize it and even refer to them as the republic party sometimes!) says that it brings back thoughts of how destructive McCarthy and his cronies were back then. Here's an interesting article on the reference:

http://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2010/03/since_when_did_it_become_the_d.html

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CNNs Jim Sciutto eviscerates former GOP Rep saying Russian hacking is no big deal [View all] TomCADem Dec 2016 OP

this is truly the fucking Twilight Zone spanone Dec 2016 #1

Ronald Reagan spits from his grave at the Republican turncoat Evil-Empire Symps Achilleaze Dec 2016 #2

I think Reagan would have been fine with all this n2doc Dec 2016 #11

Canned Talking Points Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #3

Let's be honest and admit that our jobs now as actual patriots Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #4

The Russian hacking would have been a very big deal if they thought it favored a Dem. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #5

More admission by republicans they are puppets of Putin. Thinkingabout Dec 2016 #6

it will only be a big deal to republicans when they are the victims of it. spanone Dec 2016 #7

Exactly, though they'd never admit that. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #12

You can bet on that! treestar Jan 2017 #17

This is a coupe and these guys are politically derranged. . CentralMass Dec 2016 #8

CNN says this, MSNBC says that, FOX News, NPR, why does it matter anymore? TonyPDX Dec 2016 #9

It's Democratic Party not Democrat Party malaise Dec 2016 #10

That really irks me, especially since 99% of the time it's done intentionally. George II Jan 2017 #13

+1,000 malaise Jan 2017 #14

"Democrat" has been used sporadically for 100 years or more, but it became more prevalent... George II Jan 2017 #16

Thanks malaise Jan 2017 #18

M$M doing their job?! Cha Jan 2017 #15