Calling us the DEMOCRAT Party IS a Proven Conspiracy says Houston Chron.

[elehhhhna]

The conspiracy, officially confirmed by the Republican Party of Texas, is depressing. The GOP's strategy of trying to deprive Democrats of their chosen party name and its associations reflects and contributes to the incivility, malice and misrepresentation that mark this era's partisan politics.

At least in this case the voters will no longer be confused about the incorrect usage. The practice isn't due to ignorance or indifference to correct usage. It's simply bad manners.


Read it all -- it's worth it.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/4137423.html

More on this at http://www.brazosriver.com/

[Amy6627]

1. Thom Hartmann talks about this very thing on his radio show almost daily.

[PDittie]

31. The significance is that this is the HOUSTON newspaper

They also ran not one but TWO editorials favoring VVPAT in the past three weeks.

The worm has turned.

[Nikki Stone 1]

2. The use of language is crucial to propaganda

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[liberaldemocrat7]

33. Call their Party the REPUBLIKLAN Party.

Give them some of what they give us right back.


Call their party the REPUBLIKLAN Party.

I have even made t shirts and mugs with that name for them LOL.


http://www.zazzle.com/maximus7

[skids]

3. Hrm... nice comeback line there.

It doesn't take too much time out of a TV debate to stop and say "you know that's bad manners, right?" Would only MSM news guests do so.

[elehhhhna]

4. I would stop, say "Excuse me?" Wait. Then ask, incredulously:

Do you not KNOW the NAME of my party? You clearly have no business commenting on politics / answering the question/ blah blah whatever...

Then I'd throw a chair at their HEAD.

[Scout1071]

5. They should be called on it every single time and in turn called the

"Republic Party" to make our point.

[mcscajun]

7. I propose the "Publican" party rather than Republic or Republican.

It's more suitable to their imperial intentions.
From the Latin, publicanus, in ancient Rome, publicanus meant public contractors, suppliers of military equipment, tax/duty collectors. Other more modern definitions from the UK include landord, and owner of a pub or bar.

Let them choke on that one.

[Clark2008]

8. Yeah, but with their lack of intelligence, they'd think we were

calling them Pubic Hair or something.

Many of brainwashed would never know about the Latin, publicanus.

[mcscajun]

9. Who cares what they think? The important thing is to deny them

their name, the same way they deny ours, and with far less Humor.

And if they think it's vulgar, so much the better to show up their inbred ignorance.

[Richard Steele]

29. Well, 'public anus' would be a fair description of the average Repuke.

I say go for it!

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. I prefer repukelican

Gotta love that mental image!

[jayctravis]

18. Which is nicely shortened to "pubes"

[Qutzupalotl]

37. Publicans. Good!

Remember, Jesus ate with publicans and sinners. Those two words should be associated in everyone's minds.

[calimary]

16. Absolutely. "republic Party."

And if one of them tries to give you grief about it - just say "I'll say it correctly WHEN YOU DO."

Taste of their own medicine. See how they like it. If they can do it to us because they know it ticks us off, well then, let the games begin. They're not the only ones who can (or SHOULD) play that game.

I'll play fair WHEN THEY DO. And not until OR unless. I'll stop WHEN THEY DO. And not a moment sooner.

[ClassWarrior]

21. I like how Sam Seder says it...

"Rape-Publican."

NGU.

[AspenRose]

6. What? Republicans aren't civil? Well color me shocked.

:sarcasm:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. Why Don't We Just Call Them Republican'ts Instead?

[BootinUp]

11. Republicons was what popped nto my head. n/t

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. Ehhhh, I Don't Think It Would Resonate Enough With Everyday Americans.

Republican'ts, however, is a pretty universal connotation.

[BootinUp]

15. I could settle for either. :-)

[Liberal In Texas]

35. I like "The Cons".

It works on many levels and is short and to the point.

[ruggerson]

14. It's not bad manners

It's little, immature children deliberately perverting a name.

[jayctravis]

17. Let me correct your opening sentence:

The conspiracy, officially confirmed by the Repub Party of Texas, is depressing. The Republic's strategy of trying to deprive Democrats of their chosen party name and its associations reflects and contributes to the incivility, malice and misrepresentation that mark this era's partisan politics.

Turnabout. Everyone call your DemocratIC represenatives and tell them to do this!

[Telly Savalas]

19. I don't get the negative connotation of "Democrat Party"

I fail to see the offensiveness of it.

It just makes the person who says it look like an uneducated rube. Why do Republicans think they're being clever when they use the term?

[Gold Metal Flake]

23. Focus group testing by Pukes showed that people had a more...

...negative response to the sound of Democrat, with the emphasis on the last three letters, than on Democratic, which made them feel good according to Thom Hartmann. If you ever visit rw site, you will see it written democRAT.

I now rarely say Democrat. Rather than say I am a Democrat, I say I am a member of the Democratic Party. "Democratic candidate Soandso", not "Soandso, the Democrat". The Democratic candidate. The Democratic policy on whatsis control. We should simply not say Democrat. Use the extra words needed to work in Democratic every time. Always call pukes on using "Democrat Party". And then kick them in the crotch and shove an enlistment form into their gaping yap.


Edit: +e, -m.

[AZBlue]

26. Do you know where any links are to those studies?

I looked all over Thom's site and couldn't find them. I'd love to see them if you have them! Thanks!!

[spanone]

20. Calling someone a Republican is about as bad as it can get.

[Raffi Ella]

25. lol.

:toast:

[DemoTex]

22. I ALWAYS call them the "Republican" party in public. Here is why:

If I am talking about the Republicans, I have important points to make. I want to make damn sure everyone in earshot knows exactly which political party I am discussing. And I will use my best vocabulary, my best grammar, my best diction, and my best syntax because I don't want to demean myself and my party - the Democratic Party - by stooping to their sophomoric level. Their use of the term "Democrat Party" is only one trick removed from the whoopee cushion.

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[Peggy Day]

27. The Republic Party? nt

[nicknameless]

28. "Democratic" is a positive adjective.

Not surprising that rethugs don't want to use a positive adjective to refer to their opponents' party.
Democrat is a word mostly associated with party affiliation.

"Republic" is a positive noun. So referring to them as the "republic party" wouldn't be insulting in the same way.

OMC's "republican'ts" is very good.

:)

[Rex]

30. Hezbocrats, coined by a Wal-Mart CEO.

The real conspiracy is WHY exactly the RW is linking 911 to Saddam..er..Dems to terrorist organizations. It has been going on for a while now and looks to be picking up speed. I dunno, just seems kinda fascist to me. What are they planing to do in the next year or so?

[farmbo]

32. Its official: GOP officials think like third grade schoolyard bullies!

Our response: I know YOU are, but what am I?

[ms liberty]

34. And they are the Republicult Party...

That's right I said it.

They are Republicultists.

They allow only one message, and anyone who disagrees with that message is sent for reeducation or expelled. They demand absolute loyalty and obedience to their leader in all things without question. Power and wealth is held only by that leader and his chosen inner circle. Anyone not in their cult is seen as evil, an enemy to be eliminated at all costs.

I'm sure there are more parallels, just can't think of them at the moment.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

36. The RepubliCAN'T Party !! n/t