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13. It's something the Republicans came up with....

Fri Jul 31, 2015, 01:41 AM

Jul 2015

They found the proper use of "democratic" tested positive to focus groups and "democrat" with an emphasis on the "rat" tested negative.

I'm sure they get an extra thrill to hear someone from the Democratic Party adopt their smear.

Howard Dean used to call them out on it.

Debbie obviously hangs out with people who say it that way all the time and has accepted it as normal.

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Okay, That Was One of the Most Awkward Moments - DNC Head on Bernie Sanders [View all] tomm2thumbs Jul 2015 OP

She and Schumer are pretty bad... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #1

easy answer tell that obnoxious old man a democrat is one who supports the party platform. msongs Jul 2015 #2

Shouldn't this primary debate be about what that platform should be, delrem Jul 2015 #14

Where does the TPP fit into that platform? n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #55

The correct answer was 'Absolutely. Prime Time.' -- what a dolt answer she offered up tomm2thumbs Jul 2015 #3

She personifies embarrassment. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #16

Wow, Chris Matthews sounds like Bill O'Reilly Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #4

he sounds like someone who thinks DWS is full of shit Scootaloo Jul 2015 #5

She is full of shit, but he is even more full of shit Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #6

Yes. elleng Jul 2015 #12

You win. They are both full of shit. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #24

I watch Maddow. Moostache Jul 2015 #41

No kidding! I just lost the last shred of respect I had left for Chris 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #11

It was the best I have seen from DWS for a long time. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #25

she was less than perfect but not too bad......Tweety was an ass. n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #52

Tweety is just plain evil. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #56

I can't watch blowhards like tweetie. He's got his rep and talking points. erronis Jul 2015 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #7

Her definition of a Democrat is anti-Social. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #9

Listen close. She says, "...the DemocRAT National Convention".... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #10

It's something the Republicans came up with.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #13

Burns my ears every time they use it.......AND no Democrat should EVER say it. eom a kennedy Jul 2015 #30

Yes, offensive. blackspade Jul 2015 #37

I listened to it several times, I think she said "Democratic". n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #53

OK. The corporate overlords have let the MSNBC news team know that they need to shift JDPriestly Jul 2015 #15

I've had it with Matthews and indivisibleman Jul 2015 #17

She should have. I'd like to see him ask Trump what the difference is between him (Trump) JDPriestly Jul 2015 #18

ha! That would! n/t indivisibleman Jul 2015 #19

I think I recall that Tweety worked in the Johnson White House. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #20

I suspect DWS has been given strict orders to not draw that distinction. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #27

She is a smart lady and indivisibleman Aug 2015 #64

DWS could have said, "Chris, Bernie's Democratic Socialism is something quite different Enthusiast Jul 2015 #28

It made DWS look good while denigrating Bernie & still no debate dates mentioned. think Jul 2015 #31

Well said. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #34

Right? What a freaking softball. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #32

Excellent. If only. n/t indivisibleman Aug 2015 #63

Im a Bernie supporter, and I am no great fan of Wasserman-Schultz, BUT . . . markpkessinger Jul 2015 #21

Matthews was certainly being a stupid jerk IMHO riversedge Jul 2015 #38

+10000 nashville_brook Jul 2015 #47

All of the masss media seems to be fine grilling Democrats but they leave Republicans to blabber endlessly. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #62

Chris Matthews never listens. oldandhappy Jul 2015 #22

Somebody higher up at MSNBC is calling the tune now Stevepol Jul 2015 #23

Mathews is a pompous jerk who is vindictively doing his best to distort Sanders' message think Jul 2015 #26

Recommending this to illustrate just how unfairly Bernie Sanders is being treated by MSNBC. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #29

Matthews has been sputtering about Bernie for weeks, denigrating him as a passing appalachiablue Jul 2015 #33

Tweety showing his stupidity. ctsnowman Jul 2015 #35

I predict that Mathews will retire from network TV within a year. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #61

That was painful to watch. blackspade Jul 2015 #36

Debbie Wasserman Shultz should not be the DNC Chair INdemo Jul 2015 #39

MSNBC shit canned Schultz and kept this clown? rurallib Jul 2015 #40

"The progressive, populist message that he (Sanders) has that resonates deeply and widely with Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #42

Mathews was just blabbering out of control. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #60

I'm surprised that she SmittynMo Jul 2015 #43

Mathews is an ass. I wish she'd reched over the table and whacked him. STFU loudmouth. jalan48 Jul 2015 #44

What she doesn't want to say is that there is very little gap between Sanders and the Dem. Party Renew Deal Jul 2015 #45

this awkwardness is on Chris Matthews, DWS did a fine job nashville_brook Jul 2015 #46

And, can anyone tell me when the DNC debates will be? SmittynMo Jul 2015 #49

"Tell me the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist" packman Jul 2015 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2015 #51

Straight Answers padruig Jul 2015 #54

I've watched Mathews on TV for years. ladjf Jul 2015 #57

Back in the Day we DU'ers used to call him "Twist in the Wind Tweety." KoKo Aug 2015 #65

Yes, I always knew that he was very "shifty". But, the interview with the DNC chairman ladjf Aug 2015 #67

Chris sounded mentally deranged. He may be cracking up. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #58

If Mathews had interviewed me about the Sanders speaking issue, ladjf Jul 2015 #59

Mathews can dish it out but not take it olddots Aug 2015 #66