What's The Difference Between The Teabaggers and The Republican Base?

[boedicca]

Wrong.

The Tea Party has specific policy stances - it isn't cult-like personality worship for someone who claims that he is the one we've all been waiting for.

 

[The T]

So it is OK for the right to use democrat but not alright for the left to use teabagger?

Please provide a link to show how Democrat is a sexual epithet.

How does that matter?

Its the wrong name isnt it?

Its intended as an insult isnt it?

Apparently you're catching on. Perhaps a look at your own words is in order here?

 

[Sherry]

Democrat is an insult?

Well, that certainly 'splains the self-loathing inherent in many Democrat Policies.

It's Bush's fault.

Sometimes, however, Republican and even Democrats whose speech patterns have been influenced by southern dialects will omit the "-ic" from Democratic when referring to that party. Much was made about President George W. Bush's referring to the "Democrat majority" and "Democrat Party" in his 2007 State of the Union message. He made light of the issue by his self-effacing rejoinder, "Now look, my diction isn't all that good. I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party."

Trivial Distinctions
The truly unfortunate result of the constant carping on this trivial distinction between "Democratic Party" and "Democrat Party" is that it serves as a distraction; therefore, instead of addressing the issues, the aggrieved Democrat retorts that the offending Republican uttering the shortened form "insults the party," as partisan hack Paul Begala complained about Bush's use. Other sword-swallowing partisan Democrats such as those of the DailyKos ilk like to pounce on any and every use of that term by conservatives, even when many times that use is inadvertent, as in Bush's case, and therefore meaningless.

Democratic vs. Democrat - Trivial Insults - Republican Party

 

[boedicca]

Aren't the INTERNETS useful for digging up such trivia?

 

[California Girl]

Please provide a link to show how Democrat is a sexual epithet.

How does that matter?

Its the wrong name isnt it?

Its intended as an insult isnt it?

You are INSULTED by Democrat?



Is there an Urban Dictionary reference I'm missing out on?

Shit! Obama decreed the use of 'Democrat' to be an insult to the Socialists now? I did not know that!

 

[uscitizen]

Wrong.

The Tea Party has specific policy stances - it isn't cult-like personality worship for someone who claims that he is the one we've all been waiting for.

As I said....

 

[Si modo]

How does that matter?

Its the wrong name isnt it?

Its intended as an insult isnt it?

You are INSULTED by Democrat?



Is there an Urban Dictionary reference I'm missing out on?

Shit! Obama decreed the use of 'Democrat' to be an insult to the Socialists now? I did not know that!

That's IT! I am composing a letter to my congresscritter and demanding that my government issued lexicon of Newspeak be forwarded to me immediately.

 

[boedicca]

Wrong.

The Tea Party has specific policy stances - it isn't cult-like personality worship for someone who claims that he is the one we've all been waiting for.

As I said....

Don't you have some styrofoam columns to polish?

 

[The T]

You are INSULTED by Democrat?



Is there an Urban Dictionary reference I'm missing out on?

Shit! Obama decreed the use of 'Democrat' to be an insult to the Socialists now? I did not know that!

I know!! That's IT! I am composing a letter to my congresscritter and demanding that my government issued lexicon of Newspeak be forwarded to me immediately.

 

[uscitizen]

Wrong.

The Tea Party has specific policy stances - it isn't cult-like personality worship for someone who claims that he is the one we've all been waiting for.

As I said....

Don't you have some styrofoam columns to polish?

Naah, I don't believe in religion.

 

[The T]

Wrong.

The Tea Party has specific policy stances - it isn't cult-like personality worship for someone who claims that he is the one we've all been waiting for.

As I said....

So what 'Democratic Group' do you belong to?

 

[The T]

As I said....

Don't you have some styrofoam columns to polish?

Naah, I don't believe in religion.

How DARE you DENY me!

 

[California Girl]

You are INSULTED by Democrat?



Is there an Urban Dictionary reference I'm missing out on?

Shit! Obama decreed the use of 'Democrat' to be an insult to the Socialists now? I did not know that!

That's IT! I am composing a letter to my congresscritter and demanding that my government issued lexicon of Newspeak be forwarded to me immediately.

I will join you in writing to the critters! We need to be kept informed! How are we supposed to object to everything if we are not informed? Damn them!

 

[boedicca]

I'm pretty sure you can find all that information here:

Organizing for America | BarackObama.com | Stand with the President

 

[NYcarbineer]

Why do the people on the right call the democratic party the democrat party?

Mostly because Limbaugh told them to.

 

[Truthmatters]

Democrat Party (phrase) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)


"Democrat Party" is a political epithet used in the United States instead of "Democratic Party" when talking about the Democratic Party. The term has been principally used by conservative commentators and members of the Republican Party in party platforms, partisan speeches and press releases since the 1930s. The explicit goal is to dissociate the name of the rival party from the concept of democracy.

The word "Democrat" is not at all controversial, except when it is used as an adjective (as in "Democrat Party" or "Democrat Senator" or "Democrat idea"). In that case some Democratic Party leaders and non-partisan commentators have objected to the use as adjective.[1] New Yorker commentator Hendrik Hertzberg wrote:

 

[uscitizen]

Wrong.

The Tea Party has specific policy stances - it isn't cult-like personality worship for someone who claims that he is the one we've all been waiting for.

As I said....

So what 'Democratic Group' do you belong to?

None, I am actually registered as a republican.

 

[NYcarbineer]

What are the political stance differances between the two?

Can none of you really state them?

There are none of any significance. There may be an intermingling of some of the anti-imperialist Ron Paul types with the neo-con types, but much of that has been somewhat blurred by the magical disappearance of so many conservatives who thought invading Iraq was a brilliant idea.

 

[Sherry]

As I said....

So what 'Democratic Group' do you belong to?

None, I am actually registered as a republican.

 

[Truthmatters]

What are the political stance differances between the two?

Can none of you really state them?

There are none of any significance. There may be an intermingling of some of the anti-imperialist Ron Paul types with the neo-con types, but much of that has been somewhat blurred by the magical disappearance of so many conservatives who thought invading Iraq was a brilliant idea.

This has been talked about in a couple of threads today and NOT ONE suppoorter can tell me ANY differances between the two.