"Democrat" primary, "Democrat" controlled Congress, "Democrat" Party

[DemoTex]

This grammatically incorrect usage was just used by the news-reader on MSNBC Hardball. Has the term entered the common vernacular (much of which is grammatically incorrect)? If it has, has the slur backfired on the GOP Slurmeisters? I say yes, it has backfired. It does not bother me any more, and it probably thrills only a few of the 25% that is the Bu$h base.

[annabanana]

1. Who was saying that? Tweety?

He knows better. If he was doing it, it was deliberate.

[DemoTex]

4. No, it was the news reader .. a woman.

On the half hour.

[LSparkle]

2. It still riles me ... and even DEMS use it occasionally (WTF?)

Thanks to Frank Luntz-the-Dunce for his mangling of the English language.

[muntrv]

3. I respond with the "republik" party.

[LSparkle]

7. I like "Republicker" better ... makes them sound like pervs ...

[Hand]

8. I prefer "Ignorant Fascist Pervs" myself.

But that's just me. :evilgrin:

[Harper_is_Bush]

5. You know, I'm sure some repukes use it to bother Dems, but it is an understandable mistake.

You identify yourself as a "Democrat" vs. a "Republican".

Democrat is the term for a member of the Democratic party, whereas Republican is the term for a member of the Republican party.

Who's party is it? It's the Democrats party.

[louis-t]

10. Should be possessive, "Democrats' " or "Democrat's"...

Not an English teacher, but I play one on tv.

[Harper_is_Bush]

12. Correct, but secondary point. It sounds like you see what I'm saying...n/t

[Burma Jones]

6. I don't cringe at Democrat controlled Congress, but the other uses are like when my kids want to

get the other in a fight.........it's nyah nyah nyah bullshit.

[jimshoes]

9. Screw em', they've overused it,

it's lost its negative connotation so that most people don't know the difference. It's all the same now.

[DemoTex]

11. That's my view too, Jim.

It's established in the vernacular.

[Divine Discontent]

13. they say it so they don't have to use the positive worded "democratic"

there's no other reason to use it but to steal the positive connotation from it. I guarantee you they ran a quick study and asked a bunch of people when they hear "democratic" do they have a positive or negative view, and thus, just "democrat" ran a higher negative, so they use it. I hope I'm not giving them too much credit?