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13. this matters only to people that have no real problems
Wed Aug 14, 2019, 04:08 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
This whole 'conversation' is silly, imo; elleng Aug 2019 #1
I have no idea why it is objectionable. Seeking enlightenment. WheelWalker Aug 2019 #2
I called it SILLY, because I think most people don't know it's an issue. elleng Aug 2019 #3
Most dems notice it immediately! Nt USALiberal Aug 2019 #5
I'm sorry to disagree, but it's not silly. It is subtle, however. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #4
Why is it a slur? Am I just dense? WheelWalker Aug 2019 #6
No, you're not dense, but it is subtle. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #8
Republicans Were the First to Use the Term - It Was Meant as a Slur/Put Down dlk Aug 2019 #9
Republican pollster and strategist Frank Luntz started it. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #12
this matters only to people that have no real problems questionseverything Aug 2019 #13
For the GOP, it's intentional, which makes it idiotic. TwilightZone Aug 2019 #29
If he is that fucking tone deaf maybe he should run for dog catcher. magicarpet Aug 2019 #34
"Libs said/did nothing to stop or curtail the insult" TwilightZone Aug 2019 #37
But those of us who do find it insulting can't ignore it. Merlot Aug 2019 #31
Repeating a Slur Isn't a Winning Strategy dlk Aug 2019 #7
It has a long history as a slur to put down Democrats. MarcA Aug 2019 #10
I have the solution, my DU friends---- pangaia Aug 2019 #11
Nah, it sounds ignorant. TwilightZone Aug 2019 #30
THIS again?! Democrat is a fine, noble word and it means YOU! Hortensis Aug 2019 #14
Democrat is a fine noble noun. It is not an adjective. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #16
I don't have a "Kick me, I'm stupid" chain to jerk. At least not this one. Hortensis Aug 2019 #20
I wasn't kicking you. I was agreeing that Democrat is a fine word. Not all uses are so great tho. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #38
Oh, not YOU, Bernardo, the chain-jerking Republicans, Hortensis Aug 2019 #39
What gives them the right to change our name. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #17
Even if you don't understand or agree, we all only have so much Hortensis Aug 2019 #23
It's a matter of pride and it's easy to correct and embarrass them. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #24
I guess I'm just a thick-skinned Democrat. WheelWalker Aug 2019 #22
Bullock should run for the Senate seat in Montana IronLionZion Aug 2019 #15
I see what you did there! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #19
Bullock ought to withdraw his candidacy for this mindless insult to the party. (nt) Paladin Aug 2019 #18
He's running for VP, thinks the whole "red state" thing will work Merlot Aug 2019 #32
Honest mistake in his case, most likely Tiggeroshii Aug 2019 #21
Go back and watch 2016 tapes of Trump, if you can stand it. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #25
For Trump even the kindest gestures are made with nefarious intent. Tiggeroshii Aug 2019 #26
Yes, I think it is, too. Hopefully, one or more of his advisors will correct him. CTyankee Aug 2019 #28
I'm giving him a break on this MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #36
It is a slur, but the younger generations dont know that or care. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #27
Only the GOP use this crap-It is the Democratic Party and not the Democrat Party Gothmog Aug 2019 #33
I voted that it isn't okay for a Democrat to use the term MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #35
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