The Democratic Party should Sue the DLC for using the Democratic name

berni_mccoy

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:12 PM
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The Democratic Party should Sue the DLC for using the Democratic name

Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 03:18 PM by berni_mccoy

I just read another post here that quotes the DLC as saying that war critics are anti-American. WTF!?!?!

It's time to strip this organization of the right to call themselves Democratic.

The DLC is anything but.

And they certainly aren't even "American" if they are going to call the vast majority of Americans UN-American.

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BlooInBloo

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:14 PM
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1. "anti-war critics" ? Are you sure that's what you mean?

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berni_mccoy

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:18 PM
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4. Thanks for that catch. Fixed.

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LittleClarkie

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:15 PM
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2. How is banning or stripping someone from using a word

in itself democratic.

My irony meter is going off.

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berni_mccoy

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:20 PM
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6. They are misusing a name. If someone used the Nike name to sell crappy sneakers

Don't you think they'd sue?

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Hydra

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:18 PM
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3. I do think they need to get out of our tent

They claim we anti-war loonies are the fringe. Those morons are the vocal minority of our party! :mad:

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azurnoir

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:19 PM
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5. How many of these guys are DLC?

Seems that their views were bought and paid for, and the exact opposite of what they campaigned on.

http://www.counterpunch.org/kroth07102007.html

you have to scroll down a bit

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KingFlorez

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:22 PM
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7. They can't strip anyone of anything

This isn't some third world anti-Democratic country where political parties can jerk organizations around. As for what else you said, I've heard no one from the DLC say any such thing.

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berni_mccoy

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:23 PM
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8. Any organization can sue any other organization for misusing their brands

Period. You create an organization, give it a name, you have a right to defend the use of that name.

Here's the article: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1632185

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KingFlorez

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:28 PM
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10. Well, in this case, I don't think that applies

The DLC is a separate organization that only makes arguments about what direction the Democratic Party goes in. Since the word "Democratic" isn't a brand and is used by several organizations, there isn't grounds to sue.

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Robbien

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:24 PM
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9. Also, almost every single Democrat on MSM has been a DLC/Blue Dog

When MSM needs a Democratic "expert" they always go to the DLC/Blue Dogs and the public gets the rightwing viewpoint of the Democratic party.

No wonder people have a problem telling the parties apart.

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Individualist

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Tue Aug-21-07 03:29 PM
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11. I'm glad you pointed that out

MSM has been using DLCers/Blue Dogs for years to push the neocon agenda.

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