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bluepen

(620 posts)

10. They do it for two reasons. 1) It gets people off message

Reply to rainin (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 02:53 PM

Oct 2017

and that works because 2) people let them get them off message because people let it irritate them.

Solution: Don’t let them sidetrack the discussion and don’t give them the satisfaction of irritating you.

No shiny objects.

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Democrat Party [View all] rainin Oct 2017 OP

GOP Focus Group Tested. Wellstone ruled Oct 2017 #1

Because they are like sharp_stick Oct 2017 #2

Exactly. mreilly Oct 2017 #4

Joy Reid always corrects her guests if they do that. DLevine Oct 2017 #3

I, for one, do NOT let it stand. niyad Oct 2017 #5

It's illiterate BainsBane Oct 2017 #6

Just refer to them as the Republic Party and keep it moving. The problem mfcorey1 Oct 2017 #7

I was about to jump on you for using it in your subject line. Control-Z Oct 2017 #8

Smile and ask "You do mean Democratic?" Deb Oct 2017 #9

They do it for two reasons. 1) It gets people off message bluepen Oct 2017 #10

Yet so many democrats like calling them the Grand Old Party RandiFan1290 Oct 2017 #11

Bush used Democrat party In the state of the union California_Republic Oct 2017 #12