2016 Postmortem

bluegopher

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63. Stupid democratics

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Wed Oct 26, 2016, 03:24 PM

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Please do not use "Democrat" as an adjective on DU. [View all] MineralMan Oct 2016 OP

Very well written. I'be been fighting this for long time. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 #1

So have I -- IndianaDave Oct 2016 #108

Thank you Hekate Oct 2016 #2

Yeah when I see Republicans or somebody talking about the Democrat Party Dem2 Oct 2016 #3

I agree Ccarmona Oct 2016 #45

Those are not actually "Republicans" ... nikto Oct 2016 #132

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Thank you!!! Far too often I see that mistake. RKP5637 Oct 2016 #4

Don't assume it's a mistake. nt msanthrope Oct 2016 #9

Good point, now I get it! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #29

and sometimes trolls are such idiots they use the term on liberal blogs certainot Oct 2016 #166

That is correct, because if you correct them, some will say ... SFnomad Oct 2016 #90

Dubya delighted in doing it. tavernier Oct 2016 #96

Not a mistake. This is MSM compliance to GOP re-labeling. First instance I saw of this... Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #102

Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #117

Yup, Newt. Nothing like demeaning someone's worth by mispronouncing their name. misterhighwasted Oct 2016 #5

oops Ardoewaan Oct 2016 #6

Thank you, MM! eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #7

Well freemay20 Oct 2016 #8

Grammar matters. It truly does. MineralMan Oct 2016 #12

While I agree with you about the use of "Democrat" vs. "Democratic" as a way of tblue37 Oct 2016 #68

I try and point out their poor grasp on the English language when I see someone purposely do this Maraya1969 Oct 2016 #83

unfortunately it will be used by half the country and many in the media certainot Oct 2016 #170

I'm not sure I agree that it's a tell... Blanks Oct 2016 #183

...and it's "their" not "they're" Ligyron Oct 2016 #35

I think the poster was making a funny... Lochloosa Oct 2016 #39

Yes, because if you'll notice, the poster got all three of their/there/they're wong. n/t SFnomad Oct 2016 #91

"There's revolution in th'air." Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #104

And it's grammar, not grammer. Funneeee! nt Still Blue in PDX Oct 2016 #167

There you go again... Lochloosa Oct 2016 #37

Their heads... maddiemom Oct 2016 #59

Such an easy reminder for all Doitnow Oct 2016 #129

Amazing freemay20 Oct 2016 #160

+1000 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #11

Yup! sheshe2 Oct 2016 #16

And the (so called liberal) media is guilty of it too. progressoid Oct 2016 #20

Rachel Maddow often says "Democrat Voter" & I want to scream stuffmatters Oct 2016 #50

In all seriousness... thejoker123 Oct 2016 #58

It matters because the party name "Democratic" refers to our democratic ideals. pnwmom Oct 2016 #75

Point taken thejoker123 Oct 2016 #128

I agree...this is the least thing that I care about or is on my mind. Cakes488 Oct 2016 #78

Usually when I read "Democrat Party" jcgoldie Oct 2016 #21

When I read it... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #140

^^ Winner ^^ Coyotl Oct 2016 #162

Every once in a while, I screw that up. It's so easy to do, and then fall into that rut. Thanks. TheBlackAdder Oct 2016 #22

This is the result of Conservative Think Tanks.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #23

It could be. You hear that shit so often, that it becomes part of the normal vernacular. TheBlackAdder Oct 2016 #26

The only grammar mistake that drives me bonkers is when someone uses women NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #24

my personal pet peeve: barbtries Oct 2016 #41

That would be "chafes my bum" geardaddy Oct 2016 #77

lol...I missed a typo! NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #106

LOL geardaddy Oct 2016 #124

I hate that one, too! moose65 Oct 2016 #92

Worst possible punctuation gaffe, forget the comma, "I'm sorry I love you" Coyotl Oct 2016 #163

Should of, instead of should've... Blanks Oct 2016 #178

I always call out rightwing assholes, who use this term, on their bad grammar. MoonRiver Oct 2016 #25

My dad, who is rabidly right wing, SalviaBlue Oct 2016 #171

That's a good one! MoonRiver Oct 2016 #190

It drives me nuts PatSeg Oct 2016 #27

Not only have right wingers been using democrat as an adjective, they have been using it as a Augiedog Oct 2016 #30

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! calimary Oct 2016 #31

K & R SunSeeker Oct 2016 #32

I bet that many of the instances of "Democrat" here on DU central scrutinizer Oct 2016 #33

Or EVER! It just sounds ignant. ffr Oct 2016 #34

why does it seem as if the right always manages to insert this kind of shit barbtries Oct 2016 #36

The "liberal" media....... WcoastO Oct 2016 #38

Thank you very much for this post Mira Oct 2016 #40

K&R! DemonGoddess Oct 2016 #43

I like proper grammar. nt retrowire Oct 2016 #44

The Great Keith Olbermann to GWB 90-percent Oct 2016 #46

when i used to watch tweety, i did hear him call rethugs out on this n/t luvmybluestate Oct 2016 #53

Yes PatSeg Oct 2016 #176

Gingrich is an obscenity bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #47

Thank you mcar Oct 2016 #48

I Fixed It. stonecutter357 Oct 2016 #49

Actually, from what I read the adjective term "Democrat" first surfaced in the 1930s.... George II Oct 2016 #51

You are correct: TonyPDX Oct 2016 #86

That's a good article, thank you. I've seen several write ups of it over the years, and they all... George II Oct 2016 #112

democrat, intended to rhyme with "rat." they were well aware. luvmybluestate Oct 2016 #52

I hate it when some GWC58 Oct 2016 #54

When used here on DU, it's a 'tell'... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2016 #55

I joined DU in 2004 iwillalwayswonderwhy Oct 2016 #56

Thank you, MineralMan! maddiemom Oct 2016 #57

I have called it out here too frazzled Oct 2016 #126

Whenever I see that, I automatically assume that it's a troll or disruptor... NurseJackie Oct 2016 #60

It drives me crazy when republicans call us the "Democrat Party". Initech Oct 2016 #61

thx so much ellennelle Oct 2016 #62

Stupid democratics bluegopher Oct 2016 #63

Yes! Thank you, MM NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #64

I get what you're saying. I don't see it as a problem. David__77 Oct 2016 #65

Gingrich did this because he doesn't want our party, and not his, pnwmom Oct 2016 #76

it is promoted by ignorant, rightwing hacks Skittles Oct 2016 #87

YESSSSS! lillypaddle Oct 2016 #66

Thank you! ColesCountyDem Oct 2016 #67

Thank you,Mineral Man gademocrat7 Oct 2016 #69

And PHOTOSHOP is not a verb Auggie Oct 2016 #70

It is too! So. There! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2016 #72

My Dear CaliforniaPeggy ... Auggie Oct 2016 #93

My dear Auggie... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2016 #121

Any noun can be verbed in English. Odin2005 Oct 2016 #159

Today it is. Usage dictates. I use it a lot as a verb. Coyotl Oct 2016 #165

Wrong! Auggie Oct 2016 #168

With the help of Frank Luntz as a wordplay strategy JDC Oct 2016 #71

Didn't the use of the word 'Democrat', Chicago1980 Oct 2016 #73

I am glad you made this post. Lunabell Oct 2016 #74

K & R geardaddy Oct 2016 #79

I couldn't agree more wysi Oct 2016 #80

This is one of my pet peeves also Gothmog Oct 2016 #81

Nailed it! Helen Borg Oct 2016 #84

I sure hope you don't mind but I copy and arthritisR_US Oct 2016 #85

Thanks. Everyone is welcome to copy MineralMan Oct 2016 #134

This chap is continuously disrespectful and carries on as if it arthritisR_US Oct 2016 #136

Agreed. This sort of shitty Newt tactic enrages me. When I hear acquaintances use it, Nay Oct 2016 #88

Kick & recommended. William769 Oct 2016 #89

yes! lakeguy Oct 2016 #94

It is one of the things that allows me to The Green Manalishi Oct 2016 #95

This is a silly battle to pick, Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #97

This is a hobby horse of OPer unfortunately. Great post btw. OnDoutside Oct 2016 #105

Respectfully, the GOP is in da bidness of re-labeling. They have succeeded with "Democrat" Party. Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #107

The origins are really irrelevant, what matters is that right-wingnuts have co-opted the word Tarc Oct 2016 #116

I agree... Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2016 #145

yes, my one lil pushback on this good OP, is the fact that many people Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #153

If you peruse this thread, Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #154

If we listed all the characteristics the DU paranoids think are "troll-like," there'd be noone left MadDAsHell Oct 2016 #174

I agree, and I find it troubling Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #185

So Right! THANK YOU. /nt bitterross Oct 2016 #98

Why not? oberliner Oct 2016 #99

Hmmmmm rtracey Oct 2016 #100

Their never going to learn there lessons HAB911 Oct 2016 #101

That's how I spot trolls... tallahasseedem Oct 2016 #109

Well as someone who committed the mortal sin today, you'll kill a lot of innocents with that crude OnDoutside Oct 2016 #113

Outside, you sound like a typical American. Nitram Oct 2016 #179

No, all I'm saying is OnDoutside Oct 2016 #186

It is not intolerant to expect people to use the correct name for your party rather than... Nitram Oct 2016 #187

Exactly. I finally figured out the name-implies-Democrats-are-more-democratic thing betsuni Oct 2016 #188

Or people who just don't let Necons decide what language is unacceptable? MadDAsHell Oct 2016 #173

+1 Well said. OnDoutside Oct 2016 #184

Republicanists and the Democrat Party JackHughes Oct 2016 #111

Why not just call them Fascists ? OnDoutside Oct 2016 #114

100% agreement... Puzzler Oct 2016 #118

I also thought it stupid ... left-of-center2012 Oct 2016 #119

Goes back to the fifties The Wizard Oct 2016 #120

Gingrich is just an Ahole mdbl Oct 2016 #122

Amen!! nt cry baby Oct 2016 #123

Republicans . . . OldRedneck Oct 2016 #125

They sound ignorant. yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2016 #131

Thank you! Stand and Fight Oct 2016 #127

The NM Democratic party PasadenaTrudy Oct 2016 #130

This message was self-deleted by its author Starbuck2239 Oct 2016 #135

And Newt Gingrich is a skeevy, past-his-prime ASSHOLE... Raster Oct 2016 #137

Thank you. One of my biggest pet peeves. catbyte Oct 2016 #138

Abso-fucking-lutely. The team was designed by the right wing as an insult to the Democratic Party. Nitram Oct 2016 #139

Yes once Gingrich started doing it jimlup Oct 2016 #142

People get hypnotized. It's why trump repeats his lies at least 3 times per sound bite. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #143

MineralMan. You have earned my eternal appreciation. I have been on this since I first heard the The Wielding Truth Oct 2016 #144

K&R n/t lupinella Oct 2016 #146

DAMN Mineral Man.. Why warn them? That was a really really easy way annabanana Oct 2016 #147

Rushbo likes it... czarjak Oct 2016 #149

To those who say it doesn't matter... wncHillsupport Oct 2016 #151

I am lazy and just use Dem and Rep. However talking about it I always say Democratic. Rex Oct 2016 #152

This one drives me crazy... WiffenPoof Oct 2016 #156

K&R nt One of the 99 Oct 2016 #157

Michael Steele (former head of GOP) has got to be one of the largest culprits of this Esse Quam Videri Oct 2016 #158

Thanks, good post. harun Oct 2016 #161

Totally Agree DownriverDem Oct 2016 #164

I wish more host would do that PatSeg Oct 2016 #177

AMERICANS should not use "Democrat" as an adjective on DU meow2u3 Oct 2016 #169

So you're letting Newt Gingrich frame the terms? MadDAsHell Oct 2016 #172

Why not speak grammatically? Why settle for poor grammar? MineralMan Oct 2016 #175

Why not display some good manners and call the party by it's real name? Nitram Oct 2016 #180

Exactly. MineralMan Oct 2016 #182

K&R SalviaBlue Oct 2016 #181

K&R betsuni Oct 2016 #189

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