"We look forward to working with President-Elect Obama and our DEMOCRAT colleagues..."

[jenmito]

John Boehner. I wish someone in Congress would call on the Repubs. to use the CORRECT term-the Democratic party-or get punished in some way.

[Thrill]

1. I want to punch him in his face so hard. His voice drives me nuts

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Yeah, but he's got a really cool tan.

He's like George Hamilton without the charm.

[jenmito]

5. Me, too. His voice and the way he always licks his lips like he needs another cigarette.

[firedupdem]

2. He's a fucking jerk. Droopy eyed jerk n/t

[jenmito]

6. I hate him. n/t

[yardwork]

4. They started saying that back in the 1970s and they do it because they know it bugs us.

I wish that Democrats would start calling their colleagues across the aisle the "Republics" with the emphasis on the second syllable, sort of slurred so it sounds like "Repugligs" but they don't.

[jenmito]

8. I know. But they shouldn't be allowed-it's not proper etiquette. n/t

[yardwork]

13. They're getting away with torture, murder, illegal invasions, ripping the constitution

...and you hope to enforce basic rules of etiquette? That cause was lost the day the Democrats accepted Dick Cheney saying "Fuck you" to them on the floor of the senate.

[TygrBright]

20. No, they started it back in the 1950s. It was a Roy Cohn brainstorm.

Back in the sleaziest days of the HUAC hearings, it was a way of getting at the Dems, who weren't falling into line fast enough.

Once Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and their sleazy pals were gone, there was an effort by the GOPpies to act like adults. They managed to keep it up for quite a while, too.

Of course, that was back before it was impossible to be a GOPpie if your IQ was larger than your belt size.

informatively,
Bright

[Captain Hilts]

22. Actually goes back to Thomas Dewey, RFK's pal, Cohn, picked up on it. nt

[yardwork]

41. I didn't know that. Figures.

[Captain Hilts]

46. I, too, thought it was a 70s creation of Lance Tarrance, but ends up, it goes ...

further back.

[zulchzulu]

7. At least he didn't ask if people wanted the friggin' undercoating

The guy looks like a sleazy used car salesman.

[jenmito]

11. I know. What a creep. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. They do that shit on purpose. Send him to AA. Maybe he'll learn how to speak then.

[jenmito]

12. I know. They shouldn't be allowed IMO. n/t

[wndycty]

10. As long as forced to address President Barack Obama, Senator Al Franken, Vice-President Joe Biden...

...and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton he can call the party anything he wants. LOL

[zbdent]

14. The "Democrat" party should do like the Repukes did (to themselves);

every time they said "Inheritance tax", they were charged a dollar ... for pizza ...

I say, every time a Repuke misuses the term, they get charged $20 ...

[jenmito]

28. That's what I'm talkin' about...

Is that possible?

[zbdent]

45. doubtful ...

I'm sure the "liberal media" would paint this as "unique" and partisan, without noting that the Repukes did it within their own party.

Maybe the "Democrat party" should copyright it, and force them to pay each time they use the term ...

[90-percent]

15. a KO special comment

Some time in early 2008 I remember Keith Olbermann was delivering his awesome SPECIAL COMMENT on a GWB speech and said; "It's DEMOCRATIC. Show a little RESPECT." In a very stern, pissed off, looking right into the camera tone.

The term "democrat" in place of democratic is a term I find offensive. It's a Republican dog whistle kind of message they insist on throwing in when ever they can.

Keep it up REPUBS, you're doing GREAT!

-90% jimmy

[jenmito]

29. I remember that!

And I feel the same way.

-100% jenny

[AtomicKitten]

16. And I look forward to the savoring the GOP's impotence and irrelevancy.

:hi:

[cbc5g]

17. I'm a liberal progressive leftist Democrat...it's not a bad word

[Captain Hilts]

23. It's bad grammar and incorrect. It's 'DemocratIC colleagues." nt

[jenmito]

30. Yes, but you're a member of the Democratic party. Proper grammar-it's an adjective.

[cbc5g]

35. Exactly ...I'm a Democrat in the Democratic Party...the guy said Democrat colleagues

It's not a bad word. I really don't see what the fuss is about. Who cares that he calls them Democrat colleagues? Who cares that he uses bad grammar? I don't see why people are offended that he didn't put an IC on the end.

[jenmito]

42. They're Democratic colleagues. It's an adjective. They KNOW they should

add the "ic" to the end. If you read any of the links posted here you'd SEE why people are offended.

[Writer]

18. The fact that this bothers so many Democrats enables the GOP to continue using this as an epithet.

It's really quite stupid. Just ignore it.

[NYC_SKP]

32. It is sad, but it is true.

I think it sucks, it grates me to hear it.

However, the words "Democrat" and "Democratic" are two distinct parts of speech, we can't play turnabout with "Republican", which as one word may serve either as a noun or an adjective.

[Cha]

19. It just looks bad on him...we own

it. They call us anything they want but they're the losers.

[jenmito]

31. I still don't like it. n/t

[Captain Hilts]

21. He's got to stop that SHIT. nt

[polichick]

24. Any worthwhile reporter would correct Republicans when they say that.

[jenmito]

33. I remember Chris Matthews did it once-to Ron Christie-and Christie apologized. But he never

corrected anyone again.

[polichick]

37. Hmm, wonder who told Chris to stop it.

[bluedawg12]

25. Here's a bit of interesting repuke history on this.

The entire artilce is intersting in a train wreck sort of way.

http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200610250005

>>In his article, Hertzberg also noted that "among those of the Republican persuasion," the use of " 'Democrat Party' is now nearly universal" thanks to "Newt Gingrich, the nominal author of the notorious 1990 memo 'Language: A Key Mechanism of Control,' and his Contract with America pollster, Frank Luntz." While Hertzberg noted that Luntz "road-tested the adjectival use of 'Democrat' with a focus group in 2001" and "concluded that the only people who really dislike it are highly partisan adherents of the ... Democratic Party," he also wrote that Luntz had told him recently that "hose two letters <'ic'> actually do matter," and that Luntz "recently finished writing a book ... entitled 'Words That Work.' "<<

[polichick]

26. Thanks for that - really interesting! Those people are SICK CREEPS.

[bluedawg12]

27. You are very welcome. The repukes are morally and ideologically bankrupt

they should have spent more time actually governing, than sniffing Frank Luntz's keyboard for the best words to manipulate us. ;-)

There are only two words they have to remember now: "President Obama." :patriot:

[polichick]

36. LOL - They're probably choking on those particular two words!

[jenmito]

34. Thanks for that...

I knew about Gingrich and Luntz but none of the other things in the article. Full disclosure-I didn't read the entire thing. I skimmed through about half of it. :)

[90-percent]

47. Luntz

I think Frank Luntz main legacy for his life will be setting back the effort to fight global warming back twenty years almost single handedly.

He's the guy that engineered the misinformation campaign that global warming was just a theory with no consensus in the scientific community.

This is a little incorrect, as I think the "scientific community" is about 99.9% in agreement that global warming is real and is happening RIGHT NOW.

Sorry, all you unborn, for the crappy world we're leaving you. Take comfort in knowing IT WASN'T MY FAULT!

-90% jimmy

[moondust]

38. Is "Democrat" for "Repugnant" a fair trade?

I think so.

[jenmito]

43. Or "RepubliCON."

[tledford]

39. The Democrats in Congress should begin to reference "the Republic Party." eom

[crimsonblue]

40. and I speak on behalf of all democrats

in saying we look forward to working with our Bush party colleagues.....

[MasonJar]

44. Bean-head needs a shoe thrown at him. In case you missed KO

tonight, he had the greatest description yet of my "moran"ic senator, Mitch McCON. He said he was the one who always looked as if a flashbulb had just gone off in his face. I loved it!

[jenmito]

48. Yes-I saw his show last night...

his description of McConnell was the best and funniest and most accurate description of anyone I ever heard!

[Hippo_Tron]

49. I'm glad they do it because it's a dead giveaway that they're not serious about bipartisanship

They know that it pisses us off and if they really wanted to work with us they would use the correct name for our party.