What's up with this "republic" meme? Where did it come from?

I feel like I missed a memo.

we have to mimic it to demonstrate that we aren't any smarter.

Republics call the democratic party "democrat party" therefore we thought it was only fair to refer to them as singular like they do to us so we started calling them the "republic party"

Sorry, I've been tuned out of non-NPR/Daily Show information sources while getting my school aps together.

even happened on a Hardball, Mathews called them on it. These people know what they are doing.

Thanks for the explanation!

...with more and more frequency, the Republics have been referring to the "Democrat Party" and "the Democrat bill" and the like.

Screw 'em. Tit for tat is a small enough thing, it's jarring to hear our party referred to incorrectly and I assume it's jarring to hear theirs referred to incorrectly as well. Obviously it jarred you a bit, you noticed -- I'm actually amazed that you haven't heard the "Democrat Party" thing, but now that you've been clued in, just pay attention anytime you see a Republic on TV, you'll see that more often than not they use that phrase.

It's a conscious ploy on their part, and deserves to be thrown back in their faces. Oh and a good kick to the gonads now and then would be a good idea too.

gingrich started it with his 'contract on america'.

ellen fl

IIRC, I looked it up once.

-Hoot

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FUCK OFF!

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Interesting.

it's not rocket science...
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You do realize that "Democrat Party" was specifically used as a slight, started by Newt Gingrich in the 90s, right? That was the whole point of it.

I just think some people make a career out of searching for something to be offended about. Also, bear in mind an insult only works when the insultee consents to it.

You know, besides your good word and all.

nt

than about how to fix a system where 90 year old guys freeze to death over a few dollars short of an electric bill. Your priorities may vary.

None of them used it out of some ignorance of the name of the party. They did it deliberately, as a slur.

And if you don't think Gingrich perpetuated it, go read about his Language: A Key Mechanism of Control memo.

and now you agree with me. I never said he didn't perpetuate it. :D I just think it's a bit a minutia that's not worth getting one's knickers in a twist over.

I was meaning to say that Gingrich got it into the Repug Party platform and kind of "codified" it for them. I don't think it's worth getting to worked up over, but I don't think we ought to use i though.

nt

It is part of the republican agenda to intentionally say "Democrat party" instead of "Democratic party", because it sounds derogatory. Republicans in congress were instructed to do so by party leaders a while back and it sounds flat out ignorant. I think it makes them look illiterate.

The republican party acts like nazis, call 'em that. :shrug:

I find it to be quite silly myself.

Or are supposed to be, at least.

Either in terms of:

(a) "can't" - meaning what they say and claim they can't do.
(b) "cant" - definition for "drivel" or "stock phrases that become meaningless nonsense due to being repeated excessively"

Works either way. Works both ways. I'm happy with that. Though I know Republicans who do not deserve such scorn. (I will periodically remind people I try not to make blanket statements about entire groups of people. Even if I don't have the disclaimer in every message because (a) that should be a basic truism and (b) to do that makes it cant. :rofl:

(to those all up in arms, not the OP)

Can you still have fun?
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Pokey would have backed him up, but he decided to partake of a feed bag of hemlock.