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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 10:49 PM
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We MUST stop calling them DINO's...there is an actual name for them
"Bourbon Democrats"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_Democrat
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 10:51 PM
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1. Why "MUST" we? What's wrong with updating language every 100 or so years?
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 10:57 PM
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2. I guess you are correct
So...(whistling)...what do we call the people we USED to call Democrats?
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-04-09 11:01 PM
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3. Republicrats
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:40 AM
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4. You talking about the Republicans who shouldn't be confused with the Confederates?
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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:43 AM
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5. I prefer the term "Boll Weevils" myself
But I know that was used for conservative Southern Democrats in the 70s/80s.
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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:43 AM
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6. Or how about this.. Republican lite
nt
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:45 AM
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7. The actual name is DLC
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Libertas1776 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-05-09 12:50 AM
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8. eh,
I prefer Fingerlicans and Tastycrats.
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