Matthews slams Rep. Issa's "Mickey Mouse" use of "Democrat Party"
February 26, 2009 5:57 pm ET
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Let's go through this again:
A Republican belongs to the Republican Party.
Therefore:
A Democrat belongs to the Democrat Party.
A Democrat belongs to the Democratic party. There is a difference. Sorry you're ignorant. Must be listening to too much Boortz eh? As I know he's a favorite of yours, and he is very fond of using that term to describe the largest political party in the county.
Exactly. And to really show how foul such a technique can be, image the outrage from Issa if someone were to refer to Jews as a member of the "Jew Lobby". Or to the "Jew" vote rather than the Jewish vote.
In the long run, though, it might backfire. The tems "Quaker" and "Shakers" were originally degrogatory, but members of those regligious groups difused the terms by embracing them.
Very silly and very childish. Yet more evidence as to why a voter, like myself, who leans libertarian no longer supports this party. I voted for Bob Dole once upon a time, but will NEVER again support this Republican party until they get their house in order.
This is yet another example of their childish tactics, which they continue to choose over actually doing some good or standing on any kind of principles that the American people can believe in. It is also simply ignorant from a basic grade-school grammatical perspective. They choose once again to promote ignorance and bash knowledge. Anyone who cannot or will not see that is simply looking through the eyes of an idealogue.
Where have all the adults in this party gone?! John Danforth where are you?! As long as Hannity and O'Reilly and Limbaugh are pulling the strings for the Republicans - they can keep this damn party! I am embarrassed to admit that I was ever one of them at this point. I want nothing to do with them representing me nor my beliefs. Disgraceful!
Gee that was very good, I'm glad I saw it: thanks MMFA.
As for what the above poster DUMASS wrote, well the word Republican is both a noun and an adjective, as in "Republicans call themselves such, because they prefer a Republican Government": the first use of the word Republican in that sentence being a noun, and the second use being an adjective...
But the word Democrat is simply a noun only, and the word Democratic is the adjective, as in "Democrats call themselves such, because they prefer a Democratic Government"
This is all so childishly simple, and is confirmed by Merriam-Webster's Dictionairy (11th Collegiate specifically): they are the absolute gold standard of the language, I say.
This is all so childishly simple, and is above most serious and adult discourse in matters of American Public Policy...
...which was why I was glad to hear it noted by Chris Matthews (or should I say by Media Matters).
I use it because it's fun.
If there's a Republican parallel for the "Democrat Party" I would be using it too - I don't favor one party over the other.
Re- pooh -blicans.
Will you start using it?
I would have used something a little less SFW.
But I dig your style, dude.
Can't you just call them the Republic Party? That seems like the correct analogy. I expect to see you use it from now on- let me know how it works out for you.
P.S. Why is calling something by the wrong name "funny?" Am I just not getting the joke? If I refer to a dog as a doug, would that be funny?