If Bush wanted to be 'bi-partisan' he'd stop calling us "Democrat Party"

[Ninja Jordan]

His speech on bipartisanship today was filled with doublespeak. "I spoke with Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat collegues." Yeah bipartisan....

[nickyt]

1. Honest to Christ, that drives me crazy, totally. I see it so often here on

DU, too - I think some people don't get how disrespectful and ignorant it is, oh well. But coming from THAT motherfucker, yeah, it's very purposeful, and when he switches to "Democratic party", I might believe him.

[DeepBlueC]

3. That's what I said to him

I sent an email to the White House earlier today to tell him just that. I thuink I might keep writing to let him know I notice when he "slips". Heh heh

[hwmnbn]

2. First thing I'd do is point this bullshit out....

to the chimp. If he continues his Rush limpballs impersonation, fuck his bi-partisan ass.

[Ninja Jordan]

5. NOBODY ever calls him on it

It's weird how no one in the media picks up on it.

[DeepBlueC]

6. I wrote to Pelosi too

I also wrote to Pelosi to ask her to make the same request of him. Apparently as I am not a constituent, she is enjoined from replying to my email, although I got a reply to tell me that. But someone in her office will read it. I went ballistic when Suzanne Malveaux referred to the "Democrat leadership" in a report this afternoon and I fired off an email to CNN to let them know that this is not acceptable from reporters. If we let people continue to use this without demur, it WILL become the new standard.

I suggest that people make a practice of complaining to the networks when on air correspondents do this shit. It's like a secret handshake that tells the Republicans not to worry that they are not any more unbiased than they can avoid.

[Evergreen Emerald]

24. oh---that makes me mad

The fact that the media is spewing the right-wing talking points so blatantly pisses me off.

I wrote to Pelosi yesterday regarding the same issue! I also got the canned response.

[AlCzervik]

4. and democrats shouldn't answer to anyone that refers to them thusly

anybody in the media or that holds public office.

[MarinCoUSA]

7. Damn Fu@king straight! I thought he might stop doing it now

I was imagining today Nancy P correcting him on this at the white house

What a fucking pathetic creature he is.

[DeepBlueC]

8. Everyone, please, email the offenders

every fucking time you hear it. They will catch on that the signal is not just going out to the conservatives listening.

[Captain Hilts]

9. EGGS ZACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[Trajan]

10. This is such a miniscule issue ....

It cracks me up when DUers harrumph so completely about those two little letters ....

Really : WHO the fuck cares about those letters ? .... I have been a Democrat all my life, and I have never found this issue to matter one iota ....

Much ado about nothing .... Lets talk about minimum wage/bankruptcy bill/social security/war and peace/college funding/public schooling/alternative energy/mass transit ....

ANYTHING but those stupid little letters ....

[DeepBlueC]

11. We CAN chew gum & walk at the same time!

[Trajan]

13. Ive been in this argument before .....

I dont intend to get too wrapped up in it now ...

It is hypersensitive Democrats that provoke this misdirection by overreacting to a perceived slight .... but it ISNT a slight, unless you make it one ....

Like the 'Joseph' who gets all worked up because someone calls him 'Joe' .... It makes no sense to me .....

[DuaneBidoux]

21. Then I suppose you don't mind if they fight to get rid of the "Death Tax?"

It came from the same coterie of Republican thugs (including Rove) that came up with Death Tax. It has been calculated to insult--and their internal polling shows that it leaves a negative effect on interpretations. The ACTUAL reason they quit using Democratic is because democratic is very closely associated with positive aspects of the word for Democracy (i.e., most people would rather live in a "democracy" than in a "republic" and so they are eager to take away that association.)

[Trajan]

31. Honestly ? ..

THAT is your argument ? .... an obvious 'coarse non sequitur' ? ...

The name game is a psychological gambit to induce comfort .... yeah .. the 'Death Tax' has more bite than 'Estate Tax' ..... but this is a completely different ploy ....

If a Repuke said to you "You in the Democrat Party dont know anything about creating jobs !" ....

You could respond by saying "That is nonsense: The Democratic Party has a LONG history of creating the conditions for the creation of GOOD paying jobs over a wide sector of the population ..."

Or you could say "Did YOU just call us 'The DEMOCRAT Party' ? ... How insulting ! .. How DARE you ... Why I Never ! ..... How could you call us such a thing ? ..."

Now: WHO is communicating more effectively ? .... WHO is giving the listener the BEST, most informative commentary and/or rhetoric ? ...

The 'problem' is not cutting those two stupid letters off: the problem is dwelling on those two letters at the expense of our own message ....

BLOW it off .... Ignore it .... stomp on them with a factual message that undercuts their support ....

To give them any creedence on this issue gives them too much power .. power they dont deserve ....

ROLL over them, and attack their lame policies ....

Those two letters will be long forgotten ...

[Robeson]

12. Look, this is the guy who calls the country he's charged to govern...

...Merhka. You're expecting to much from goat boy.

[Ninja Jordan]

14. I expect some class.

dumb of me.

[robinlynne]

16. I love "Mehrka". too funny.

[struggle4progress]

15. The Democrat Party is always happy to speak with Our Publican President

[robinlynne]

17. I think it's time for the publican to listen to Mehrka.

[mcg]

23. Repubelicker Presdint nt

[Melissa G]

18. I think we should respond by calling them Publican

I think we should ask the Dem Leadership to start doing it... The Publican agenda is Wrong for America. Publicans should rethink their stand on Social security. Publicans really need to get behind Public education.. They are Publicans after all....:rofl:

[montieg]

19. Or republic party n/t

[Melissa G]

20. Republic party is not as much fun... Publican makes them have to deal

with public issues they try to privatize... But hey, make a case for How Republic party could work...
might be fun.

[struggle4progress]

32. "Publican" has its roots in an old John Kennedy joke:

"A Republican is a sinner mentioned in the Bible"

[JerseygirlCT]

22. Yes. Time to be civil. They might start with that small, but

symbolic step.

Democratic is an adjective. Democrat is a noun. Grammar is your friend, even if you haven't visited in quite a while, GWB.

[rep the dems]

25. I pointed that out to Mike Fitzpatrick last month when he kept

saying that at my school. Guess I don't have to worry about that anymore!

[NancyG]

26. Politicians and reporters should be corrected each time.

Methinks it's a subtle or not-so-subtle emphasis on the ending,as in DemocRAT. Annoying at best,but a subtle message at worst.

[Ninja Jordan]

33. No one is ever corrected.

[ruggerson]

27. Thank you

Falafel O'Reilly does it too and he claims to be non partisan.

All these people are such liars.

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[Bobbie Jo]

29. I 'd settle for....

pronouncing the words "I resign" correctly.

[Generic Brad]

30. Every time he does that refer to the "Republic" party

Right back at him.