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Diamond_Dog

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5. It's the way it's used, like a pejorative.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 08:18 AM

Oct 17

Or like the in-law who refuses to pronounce your name right even when they know better. It’s juvenile and petty and I’m sick of it, too.

Any time I hear someone say “Democrat party” my mind immediately goes to “that person is a partisan hack whose mind is closed.”

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"The Democrat Party." It's my go-to litmus test for Republicans about to spew outright lies and divisive b*llsh*t. [View all] Miles Archer Oct 17 OP

Stumbled across the web page for "Democrat Women of Mercer County" yesterday. sl8 Oct 17 #1

IIRC, this was a linguistic innovation from Rush. CincyDem Oct 17 #2

It goes as far back as the early Federalists.. ananda Oct 17 #4

I often reply to people who say that with... themaguffin Oct 17 #3

It's the way it's used, like a pejorative. Diamond_Dog Oct 17 #5

Hey, that's fine. durablend Oct 17 #6

I call them Bettie Oct 17 #7

Word Association 2na fisherman Oct 17 #8

Of course, some people are just ignorant PatSeg Oct 17 #9

Dates directly to Newt Gingrich, 1990, "Language A Key Mechanism of Control" AverageOldGuy Oct 17 #10

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